key reminders for all baasl leagues:
All players must be registered and have signed a release waiver before participating. No unregistered players are allowed.
All players must check in with the referees, using the roster their captain provides, before being able to play.
All players are required to wear shin guards.
No jewelry is allowed to be worn, including watches.
All players, and especially captains, have the responsibility to know and follow all rules.
The “Sin Bin” protocol, pursuant to the IFAB/FIFA LOTG, is used in all BAASL leagues.
Players receiving a yellow card are temporarily dismissed for a specified period of time and the team plays down.
The amount of time depends on the individual league. 5 minutes for 11v11 leagues, 3 minutes for small sided matches.
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Modifications to IFAB/FiFa laws of the game:
See Rules for your specific league below in “Rules by Individual League.”
General modifications:
Duration of matches (Roughly 3-5 minute halftimes for small sided match. Roughly 10 minutes for 11v11.):
Match durations may be shortened by the league (including any referee) as needed
Most 8v8 matches: Two 25 minute halves
Albany Saturday 8v8: two 35 minute halves
Futsal (5v5) matches: Two 25 minute halves
11v11 matches: Two 45 minute halves
No offside for small sided matches (any non 11v11 leagues)
COED specific modifications:
There are no slide tackles permitted in any coed leagues. Doing so will result in a direct free kick and possibly a yellow or red card.
Slide tackles will include slides to make a play on an ball in immediate proximity to opponents
Sliding to play the ball when no opponents are in immediate proximity will be considered to not be an infraction
Playing the ball while on the ground will be permitted, assuming it is deemed safe by the referee to do so, even with opponents in immediate proximity
Determining what is a slide vs playing on the ground, what is dangerous play, and what is “immediate proximity” is up to the referee’s judgement.
Each coed league has a specific “minimum” number of female players that each team needs to field for each match to have play started and or continued to be played.
This minimum number of women includes the goalkeeper.
For 5v5/Futsal, 1 woman is the minimum required to be fielded.
For 8v8, 3 women are the minimum required to be fielded.
For 11v11, 5 women are the minimum required to be fielded.
A single “Designated Player” may be used to replace a woman.
A Designated Player is defined as a male player 44 years old or above.
Only 1 designated player may be used to replace a woman at any given time.
A team will forfeit their match if they cannot field a minimum number of female players.
The minimum number of women to play 5v5 & 8v8 is 1 woman
Designated players do not count towards this number
The minimum number of women to play 11v11 is 3 women
Designated players do count towards this number
Please also note several coed rules that some other leagues use that BAASL doesn’t:
Any player on a team may take any restart of play (throw in, free kicks, PKs, etc.).
There are no “50/50” rules regarding a male challenging a female for the ball.
There are no 2v1 rules.
There are no individual player goal limits.