boys Soccer Regulations

Regular Season

1. Have officials approve and sign score sheet at the end of each game.
2. Home team must provide the necessary money, ready at game time, to pay officials. In addition, home game management includes the setting up of a "scoring area" - preferably a table with a substitute horn and official scorer.
3. Physical or verbal abuse of officials will not be tolerated. Direct suspension may result. Infractions reported to the League Office shall require the coach to appear before the League Director. (See CHSL Regulations 5 and 6)
4. C.H.S.L. Soccer standings will be three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a tie game. During league play, there will be no play-off of ties, except in the C.H.S.L.
5. Strict enforcement and reporting Red Cards to the League Office will result in a one (1) League game disqualification for the first Red Card; two (2) League games for the second during the season, and suspension for the season on the third Red Card. The above applies to players and coaches. Enforcement of disqualified games is the responsibility of the coach and the athletic director.
6. Mercy rule: A game shall be terminated when a team reaches an eight (8) goal advantage after the first half is complete.
7. Suspended games: In the event a game must be suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to continue play, the head referee shall declare it an official game if one complete half or more of the game has been played. If less than one half of the game has been played, the game will be restarted from the suspension of play.
8. It is strongly recommended that a school administrator be present at each contest. That administrator should introduce him/herself to the head referee prior to the game.
9. National Federation State High School Association rules shall apply in all other situations.

Tie in standings

In case of a tie between two or more teams for playoff seeding, upon completion of the league schedule, the winner will be decided by the 5-goal system.

1. If two (2) teams are tied in the standings at the end of regular season league play for playoff seeding, the winner will be the team which won the game played by these two teams.
   1. If the two (2) teams played home and away during the regular season and split, the 5-goal system would be used.

Example

Team A 4 at Team B 1 (Team A is +3)

Team B 5 at Team A 0 (Team B is +5)

Team B would be declared the winner of the tie.

            b. If two or more teams are tied in the standings at the end of regular season league play for playoff seeding, the winner will be decided by comparing the margin of victory up to five (5) goals in the contests between the tied teams only. Loss equals zero points.

Example:

Team A 3 vs Team B 0 (Team A would be +3)

Team B 4 vs Team C 3 (Team B would be +1)

Team A 0 vs Team C 8 (Team C would be +5)

1. If a tie still exists, then a goal system of plus five (5) of all common league opponents will be used. Loss equals zero points.
2. If a tie still exists after the previous steps, then coin flip will determine the winner of the tie. The League Director will organize the coin flip.

Championship

1. 1. Same tie-breaking method as in the MHSAA tournament.
2. 2. Golden Goal will end an overtime contest.