News & Events Around District VII

If your Soccer Program has enough officials, this is not for you.

Should you be in need of officials, 

the District 7 Game Day Facilitator course may be

a quick and easy way to recruit and license officials.

Course Basics

1 day—5 hour course     No cost to students         Minimum age 13

18 or older must pass a no-cost background check.

To schedule a course and request more information

Contact D7 office (559) 227-2972

cysad7office@gmail.com or (559) 280-3654

p.ferre@att.net

Upon completion of the course

The officials are able to work D7 in-house games and some comp games up to U-16.

CINCO V CINCO

 click here for the Cinco v cinco application form

This event is open to US Soccer registered teams in the Affiliated

Leagues in CYSA/CalNorth District 7

DATE

May 7th 2023. 

LOCATION

Location or Locations to be determined. 

TEAMS

Will be 5 to 10 players from teams registered in the Leagues of District 7.  Each player must have a 2022/23 seasonal player pass.  A Coach with a large roster may make 2 teams

 

AGE GROUPS

Boys and Girls U10 through U19

 

TEAM

APPLICATIONS

Will be due at the District 7 Office by Friday April 21st 2023. 

 

Application Forms available via the D7 Website:                       https://cysadistrict7.org/ the D7 Office or your League President or Registrar.

 

Applications received after that date will be on an as needed basis.  Once accepted teams will put their players into the Got Sport Event 

 

FEE

$150 per team.   A split team will require entry fees for each group of players.

 

PLAY

Games will be of 2 x 10-minute halves. 

Half time will be 5 minutes.  

3 games to play back-to-back when possible.  

Substitutions will be “on the fly”.  

At no time will there be more than 5 players from each team on the field of play.  

 

For the second round of play team brackets will be rearranged based on your prior results.

 

OFFICIALS

There will be one Game Day Facilitator or Referee assigned to a match.

 

SPECIFIC RULES

There will be no off-sides.

No direct free kicks

Time will only stop in case of serious injury

 

CYSA DISTRICT VII Five V Five Tournament – Cinco de Mayo 2023

 

About the California Youth Soccer Association

CYSA – “Kids First” is the largest state organization within the US Youth Soccer Association. CYSA registers more than 165,000 players annually, ages 4 to 19, and over 35,000 administrators, coaches and volunteers in 142 member leagues of registration.

CYSA is dedicated to assisting parents in developing youth as individuals and not just soccer players in a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game. For more information, visit www.calnorth.org.

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California Youth Soccer Association Heading Policy

(Approved by Board of Directors, August 4, 2019)

PLAYING POLICY:

  • Heading is prohibited in 12U and younger small-sided games.
  • All players age eleven (11) years old and younger, who are playing up in 13U and older games, are prohibited from heading, and must clearly be identifiable to match official. (i.e. armband)
  • When a player, who is eleven (11) years old and younger, deliberately heads the ball in a game, an indirect free kick should be awarded to the opposing team from the spot of the offense. If a deliberate header occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick should be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred. If a player does not deliberately head the ball, then play should continue.
  • All players age eleven (11) years old and younger, who participate in a non-CYSA sanctioned event with their CYSA player pass, must adhere to the CYSA heading policy and are prohibited from heading.

PRACTICE POLICY:

  • All players age eleven (11) years old and younger are prohibited from heading.
  • It is strongly recommended for players between the ages of twelve (12) and seventeen (17) years old, heading in practice must be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes per week, with no more than fifteen (15) to twenty (20) headers, per player, per week.
  • In addition, CYSA recommends that standard coaching methods to instruct on how to properly head the ball be instituted by all Affiliates. CYSA will assist Affiliates, as needed, in teaching coaches the proper heading techniques as such to reduce the risk of possible concussion.