AAA 2008-09 Handbook.pdf - South Carolina High School League

SOCCER REGULATIONS
I. General Rules
A. National Federation rules will be used in all games.
B. Head coach must attend a League sponsored rules clinic.
C. No match may end in a tie. In regular season matches, there will be two full five
minute overtime periods. If a tie still exists, penalty kicks will determine the winner.
D. In the event a soccer match is called prior to completion of one half because of
conditions, which make it impossible to continue play, the game will resume at the
point of interruption.
E. Schools must use officials that are certified by the League Office.
F. Instructions for postponing or canceling games for which certified officials are
booked are printed on page B-56 of the League Handbook.
G. Soccer teams are allowed 16 regular season games and two tournaments or 18
regular season games and one tournament. Varsity teams are allowed two
tournaments, four scrimmages and one jamboree. JV teams are allowed 14 games,
two tournaments, two scrimmages and one jamboree. One tournament may be preseason
and start on February 27.
H. The State Finals will be played at Stone Stadium - USC in Columbia.
II.
State Playoffs – Boys and Girls
A. 32 teams will qualify for the state play-offs.
B. Each region will be responsible for determining the method for assigning play-off
positions in the event that teams are tied. It is the region’s responsibility (either the
region coordinator or designee) to forward this information to the High School
League by 9:00 a.m. on May 8, 2009. May 7 is the last play date.
C. Brackets – See page 42.
D. In the event a match ends in a tie the following procedure will be used until the tie is
broken.
1. Two full ten minute overtime periods.
2. Two five minute sudden victory overtime periods will be used.
3. Penalty kicks will determine the winner.
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