Matches in the Under 10 age group are played according to the FIFA Laws of Association Football with the following modifications:
Modifications
1. All games are to be conducted as friendly games; competition points and tables will not apply.
2. Goal kicks may be taken from anywhere inside the goal area, i.e. within a 12 metre radius of the centre of the goal.
3. Whenever the goalkeeper has the ball or a free kick is awarded to the defending team in the goal area, the opposing team must retire at least 10 metres from the ball.
4. There is to be no marking or obstructing the opposing goalkeeper. Offenders will be penalised by a free kick to the defending team from the edge of the goal area, as for rule 7.
5. The offside rule does not apply. However, a player standing blatantly offside to gain an advantage shall be penalised for 'loitering'.
6. Penalty kicks will not be given, and all free kicks will be indirect. (Players should be encouraged to pass the ball to another player of their own team before a shot is taken for goal.)
7. All free kicks awarded within a 12 metre radius of the centre of the goal area to be taken with the ball placed 12 metres from the centre of the goal on a line between that point and the point where the offence occurred.
8. A team consists of seven players on the field, including a goalkeeper (five players is the minimum).
9. R eferees will have discretion to either send a player from the field for the remainder of the match, or send a player from the field for a 5 minute cooling-off period for certain offences. In either case, that player may be replaced by another player.
10. A player may be interchanged with a player who has already played in the game. The referee's consent is not required, but the interchange must not interfere with the game.
11. If a qualified referee is not in attendance a ‘game leader’ will be decided by the home team first offering the opportunity to the away team to nominate a person and failing that it becomes the home team’s responsibility.
12. Official referee fees to be set at $8. T he teams’ managers will each pay half of the fees to the referee before the match.
Other specifications
Field size recommended half of a full field, or as close as possible as appropriate at the ground in question
Goal size approximately 1.8m x 4.0m, up to a maximum of 2.0m x 6.0m
Ball size size 3-4
Kick-off time (see Age Group)
Playing times (see Age Group), and a maximum of 5 minutes for half-time
this size contained in current Junior League Regulations