Small Sided Rules
Fall 2005 Recreation Playing Rules (recommended only) (PDF)
Fall 2005 Recreation-Plus and Travel Playing Rules (PDF)
U9-U10 Punt Rule (PDF)
US Soccer recommended Playing Rules
U6 (PDF)
U8 (PDF)
U10 (PDF)
U12 (PDF)
U6 Addendum (PDF)
U8 Addendum (PDF)
U10 Addendum (PDF)
U12 Addendum (PDF)
Field layout by US Youth Soccer
3V3 max(110x60) (PDF)
3V3 max(120x70) (PDF)
3V3 min(100x50) (PDF)
4V4 max(110x60) (PDF)
4V4 min(120x70) (PDF)
4V4 min(100x50) (PDF)
6V6 max(110x60) (PDF) 8V8 max (120x70) (PDF)
8V8 min (120x70) (PDF)
Under 6 Field of Play (PDF)
Under 8 Field of Play (PDF)
Articles
Coaching Comments and their messages-Author Dr Tom Turner (PDF)
Deconstruction of Youth Soccer-Author Dr Tom Turner (PDF)
Do Boys and Girls view competition in different ways? (PDF)
FAQ about Small Sided Games (PDF)
Insight into why Kids quit sports (PDF)
Dr Ron Quinn Article (PDF)
Small Sided Discussion (PDF)
The Youth Soccer Coach-Author Mike Berticelli (PDF)
Touches on the ball comparison-Author Glenn Buckley (PDF)
What we did not play that way?-Author Vince Ganzberg (PDF)
Why Small Sided Games -Author Tom Goodman (PDF)
Emerging American style (PDF)
Small Sided Games thoughts from College Coaches (PDF)