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General
Referee/Match Official
cautions/
cautions/sendsend-offs
The purpose of this document is to provide
important game day information. For more
comprehensive detail, you can download the
following documents from our website
www.ramssoccer.com.au
• GDSFA BY-LAWS Rev 19, March 2013
• FIFA Laws of the Game 2014-2015
We will endeavour to give you prior notice and/or
arrange a club referee for your game if an official
referee has not been appointed.
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The yellow card is used to communicate that
a player has been cautioned. Two cautions
within the same match equates to a red card.
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The red card is used to communicate that a
player has been sent-off resulting in a
suspension.
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The referee will record the cautions and/or
send offs on the team sheet. You should
ensure that this has been accurately
recorded for both teams.
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Our Competition Secretary may retain the
player ID card of any player that has received
a suspension, will liaise with GDSFA regarding
any requirement to attend a judiciary hearing
and will return the card to the team bag
when the player is eligible to play again.
Your Age Coordinator is your main point of
contact:
U8
Trish Aldred
0414 372 364
U9
Ash Sandhu
0414 690 458
U10 & U11
Beau Thomas
0413 082 448
U12 to U18
Matt Ryan
0411 865 781
Girls/Ladies Steve Duval
0419 789 663
Seniors
Brendan Galway 0413 737 856
Your draw is available at
www.granvillesoccer.com.au Check regularly as
changes can be made without notice.
Team Sheets
Team Sheets will be emailed directly to coaches
and/or managers by the Age Coordinators on or
before Friday. It is the home team’s responsibility
to print the team sheet on white paper, ensure it
is correctly completed and returned to the club.
Don’t use inkjet printers or felt tip pens.
Prior to the Game
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The home team should provide 2 match
balls.
Locate the manager of the opposing team.
Complete the Rams portion of the team
sheet.
All players must be listed with their number
prior to commencement of the match.
Players cannot be added after the match has
commenced.
Elect a Team Official.
Hand the completed team sheet to the
Match Official prior to commencement of the
game if you are the home team.
Make your player ID cards available for the
manager of the opposing team to check and
ensure all players in the opposing team are
eligible to play by checking their player ID
cards. This is done when players are lined up
prior to kick off. Borrowed players must also
present their ID cards.
The rules state that both teams must mutually
agree on a ref should an official referee not be
available. If you are not able to agree on a
referee, do not forfeit the game, regardless of
whether you are the home or away team. A
report must then be submitted to GDSFA
explaining why a referee could not be agreed
upon and why the match should not be cancelled.
Rouse Hill Rams introduced an Instructional
Referee program in 2013. Instructional Referees
will be provided for Miniroos home games only.
Rouse Hill Rams Soccer Club will not tolerate any
abuse, swearing or inappropriate behaviour from
coaches, managers, players or spectators towards
referees and in particular our Instructional
Referees.
Team Official
Each team must provide a Team Official whose
responsibility it is to ensure spectators behave
appropriately.
The Team Official:
• must be over 18
• must wear a Team Official vest
• must stay with the spectators for the
duration of the game
• must not enter the technical area
• must sign the team sheet
• may be required to submit a written report in
the event of an incident
Players
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For competition games (U12 and above) each
team must field a minimum of 7 players for
the duration of the match.
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Ensure you verify the identity of the players
on the opposing team by checking their
player ID cards prior to the commencement
of the match.
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Ensure all details are recorded for borrowed
players in the ‘Borrowed Players’ section of
the team sheet, including full name, FFA
number and the team they are registered
with.
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Suspended players can only act as spectators
and their name will appear crossed out on
the team sheet.
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Only players playing that day can be inside
the technical area.
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Unlimited interchange is allowed however
only 5 interchange players are permitted per
match.
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Players must not wear any jewellery,
piercings (including tongue), leather
bands/necklaces, hair clips, and bobby pins.
End of the Game
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Approach the referee and check that the
team sheet accurately reflects the results
and any yellow or red cards are recorded.
The team sheet must be signed off by the
Match Official and the managers of both
teams.
Upon completion of your match, SMS your
result to the Competition Secretary phone on
0402 562 822 for every game
(e.g. 2-1 win U14/2, 3-2 loss U13/5).
To avoid the club being fined, ensure your
team sheet is correctly completed.
Return your completed team sheet (home
team) and Match Summary Report (all
games) to the locked box near the Centenary
Park canteen by 6pm Saturday for Friday and
Saturday games and 6pm Sunday for all
Sunday games.
Technical Area
The Technical Area is the designated seating area
for coaches, managers and interchange players
only.
• Only one person (coach or manager) is
allowed to stand at a time. All players should
be seated (sufficient seating permitting)
• Coaches & managers must stay within the
technical area and not pace the sidelines and
wear their ID cards on a lanyard.
COMPETITION FORMAT
U8/U9
U10/U11
U12
U13
U14
U15/U16
U17
U18
AAM/AAL
O35/O45
7v7
9v9
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
11 v 11
2 x 20 min
2 x 25 min
2 x 25 min
2 x 30 min
2 x 30 min
2 x 35 min
2 x 40 min
2 x 45 min
2 x 45 min
2 x 40 min
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size 4 ball
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size 5 ball
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What do I do if the other team does not show up?
Check that you are at the correct field and at the
correct time then contact our Competition
Secretary on 0402 562 822.
What do I do if the other team does not have
players ID cards?
Teams failing to produce ID cards prior to the
commencement will automatically forfeit the
match and incur a fine of $100. Any subsequent
game conducted is not sanctioned and no
discussion regarding results or outcomes of such
game will be entertained. Insurance will
therefore not apply for any injuries incurred
during a non-sanctioned match.
No protest or appeal concerning a match shall be
heard unless both clubs concerned agree the ID
cards have been sighted by the opposing coach or
manager prior to the game commencing.
What do I do if I have lost a player’s ID card?
Report the loss to your Age Coordinator
immediately so that a new card may be issued.
Any delays may prevent that player from
participating in the next round.
Can I borrow a player?
Yes, until 30th June and with the following
conditions:
U6 – U11
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A registered non-competition Miniroos
player is not permitted to play for any team
playing competition football (U12 and
above).
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There is no time limit for borrowing players,
however whilst players may play up for an
older age group, they must not play down
for a younger age group.
U12 – All Age Men/Ladies
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A player may be borrowed from either a
lower division in the same age group or
from an equal or lower division in a younger
age group.
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A player is not permitted to play more than
2 years above his/her true age however on
attaining the age of 16, a player may play in
any applicable older competition.
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A maximum of 2 players may be borrowed
per match.
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A player may play 3 matches for his/her
club in a higher age grade or division
without the consequence of being regraded.
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A player may not play down an age group
and/or division.
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Miniroos players cannot be borrowed by
competition teams.
O35 & O45
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An O35/O35L player is allowed to
temporarily play up into AAM/AAL team
(but NOT Premier League)
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An O45 player is allowed to temporarily play
up into any O35 men’s team
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Write the player’s shirt number here
Write DNP if the player did not play
Write details of any borrowed players here. Shirt numbers, name, FFA
number, team they are borrowed from
Coach or manager and team official’s name and signature
Ensure the Match Official has completed this section regardless of whether
they are an official or club referee
Do not write anything here. This is for the referee to list any yellow or red
cards that may have been issued.
Please check your team sheet carefully. GDSFA will issue fines for missing information
and incorrectly completed team sheets. Information entered into the Match Official
(referee) portion of the team sheet by anyone other than a Match Official will incur a
$50 fine.