Detroit Catholic Young Adults Sports - Summer Soccer 2024

Detroit Catholic Young Adults Sports is back for the 2024 Summer Soccer Season! Join us on Saturday mornings in June and July for our co-ed soccer league! We try to balance teams with a mix of new and more advanced players, to help make a good experience for everyone.

WHEN: Saturday mornings at 9:30am & 10:30am June 1st - July 27th (with a break on July 6th). If enough players sign up, we may add an 11:30am time slot.

WHERE: Bishop Foley Catholic High School football field (32000 N Campbell Rd, Madison Heights, MI 48071)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED: A good pair of soccer shoes or cleats (no metal spikes allowed)

COST: $30 per person or $50 for a 2-person registration. This includes your team T-shirt. (Must be age 18-35 to play)

IMPORTANT: This year we are asking people to commit to making at least 6 out of the 8 weeks. If you cannot do this, we encourage you to register with us here for free as a substitute instead.

FORMAT

1. Games will consist of two 25-minute halves.

2. Players are to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled kickoff.

3. Games will begin no later than 5 minutes past scheduled kickoff time. If they do, it's a 3-0 forfeit.

4. Captains will meet to flip a coin for sides and first possession just before the start of the game.

TEAMS

5. Team captains will be assigned to each team and are responsible for coordinating their players, and disseminating messages from league leadership. Should a day of play or any game be canceled for any reason, the team captain(s) will be notified by leadership and will be held responsible for forwarding it to all of their team members.

6. If a captain is not able to be present for a game, the team must nominate a fill-in.

7. Each team is required to have a maximum of 8 players on the field at one time, including a goalkeeper.

8. Each team is required to have a minimum of 6 players present to play each game.

9. If a team has fewer than 8 players for any given game, that team may recruit only one player from another team to play the position of goalkeeper only. If a team has less than 6 original players the game will be considered a forfeit. All substitutions must be registered league players.

10. A maximum of 6 men may be on the field at one time, including goalie.

11. A minimum of 2 females must be on the field at all times. If only one is present, the team must play down 1 player. If no female players are present for a team, the game will be considered a forfeit.

PLAY

12. If the leading team is ahead by 5 or more goals at any given time, the trailing team is permitted to add a player onto the field until they reduce the lead to 4.

13. At the end of regulation, if the score is tied, the game will be declared a draw.

14. If the ball exits the field on the sidelines, the other team will bring the ball back in play by performing a throw-in.

15. Should a foul by the defensive team occur within the 18-yard box, an indirect free kick will be awarded. A team cannot score a goal off of the free kick itself. The spot of the free kick is to be moved back to the edge of the 18-yard box

16. No PKs

17. Slide tackling and playing the ball while on the ground is not permitted. Any player who is not a goalkeeper must be on their feet to be permitted to play the ball.

18. If the ball is kicked excessively out of bounds, the team kicking the ball is must retrieve their own ball.

19. The team's goalkeeper will need to wear either a penny or a shirt of a different color than the teams competing to identify who can pick up the ball. The league will provide a penny to the team prior to the start of the game, and must be returned at the conclusion of play.

20. Should the ball be kicked off the property, the player who kicked it must substitute out to retrieve it.

21. Most of all, have a fun time out there!

TOURNAMENT

22. Each team will participate in the post-season tournament, which will take place one week after the conclusion of the regular season.

23. The tournament will be a single-elimination format. Teams will be seeded based on season ranking, but seeds may be slightly adjusted at the discretion of leadership to promote matchups that did not occur during the season.

24. Games will consist of one 25-minute session.

25. At the end of regulation, if the score is tied, the game will be decided by a penalty kick shootout.

PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT (IF NECESSARY)

26. Captains will meet to flip a coin to decide which team will shoot first.

27. A penalty kick may only take place once a whistle has been blown (or another signal signifying the start of play).

28. Each team will alternate penalty kicks and have five penalty kickers. The game will end once a lead becomes insurmountable (i.e. 4-2 after four rounds).

29. If the penalty kick shootout is tied after five rounds, the shootout will continue in a sudden death format, and will end after one team leads at the end of a round.

30. Only an official player of the team may play goalie.

31. Each player on a team must have an opportunity to take a penalty kick before any player is allowed to shoot a second time. Of the first 5, 2 must be female.

SUBSTITUTION LIST

32. A separate substitution list will be available for teams to pull players from in the event they are low on players for the week

33. Substitutions will be determined by random draw when an email is released to the entire group on Friday Morning between 8am & 12pm. If your team needs a sub, the first responder to the email will be placed on that team FOR THAT WEEK ONLY, provided they have met the criteria required for play (i.e shirt color, shoes etc)

34. All substitution requests must be submitted to the league manager no later than Thursday at 11:59pm that week to be considered for a league sub, preferably by the team captain.

35. If a permanent sub is needed, it is the responsibility of the team captain to communicate to the league manager for approval.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Trey Bauman, league manager at [email protected]

Host or Publisher Archdiocese of Detroit - Young Adult and Campus Ministry