Laws of the Game / Region, Area and Section Rules

You'll find links to official sources of information about the Laws of Soccer below. Most of these files are in PDF format, are located on external websites and take a while to download.

In addition to the IFAB Laws of the Game and the AYSO National Rules and Regulations, Region 76 has also chosen to follow Area 1P Rules not only in Area and Inter-regional play, but also during the Region 76 Core Program as well.

Please be sure to review the recent Directions in Law Changes download below.

• New IFAB Laws are published

  Read the laws online or Download the OFFICIAL IFAB Laws of the Game app!

  

  Laws of the Game Changes and clarifications

• AYSO Area 1P Rules and Guidelines (Download PDF)
• AYSO Section 1 Extra Guidelines (Download PDF)
• AYSO National Rules and Regulations
• FIFA Laws of the Game
• USSF Advice to Referees (a very useful document by the US governing soccer body on how to interpret FIFA laws) (Download PDF)
• AYSO Guidance for Referees, Coaches, Parents, and Other Volunteers (Download PDF)
• AYSO Manual for Youth Referees (Download PDF)
• . . . and Our Own Referee Cheat Sheet!

In the event that a coach or parent is sent off and suspended in either Core or Extra and has children playing in the other program, Region 76 will expect and require that the coach or parent serve the same suspension in the other program. However, point deductions for standings will only be applied for the program which actually generated the send-off.