NEW RULES 2006-07
4-1-1: Beginning with the
2008 fall season, shinguards must meet the NOCSAE standard.
4-1-1f: If visible apparel is worn under shorts, it shall be of a similar
length, all alike and of a solid color (delete, “the same basic color of
the uniform shorts”).
4-1-1g: One manufacturer’s logo/trademark “or reference” is permitted on
the outside of each item…
4-2-8 New: A protective face mask may be worn by a player with a facial
injury. The mask may be made of a hard material, but must be worn molded
to the face with no protrusions. A medical release for the injured player
signed by a physician (MD/DO) shall be available at the game site.
(Note from MASO Interpreter: As with a cast, no
note, no play)
5-1-2: The jurisdiction of the officials shall begin 15 minutes prior to
the start of the game and end with their leaving the field of play and its
immediate surroundings.
Comments on the
New Rules
4-1-1: Over the past five years, attempts
to clarify the coverage, placement and size of shinguards on players
within the text of the rule has fallen short. Beginning with the
Fall 2007 soccer season, players will be permitted to wear only
shinguards that meet the National Operating Committee for the Safety
of Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) standard. Shinguards that meet the
standard will have a permanent seal or mark visible on the front of
the equipment. Each manufacturer whose shinguards meets the standard
will be required to indicate the height of the player that would be
permitted to wear that specific equipment. Coaches should be certain
that every player has shinguards with the NOCSAE seal and that the
player meets the height requirement posted by the manufacturer on
the equipment. During the pre-game inspection, officials need only
ask the coaches if their players are legally and properly equipped
according to NFHS Soccer Rules.
4-1-1f: The new rule clarifies that compression shorts or garments
under the short are no longer required to be the same basic color of
the uniform. As long as the undergarments are of a solid color and
all are alike, they are legal. It is difficult to purchase this type
of undergarment in colors other than black and white. Officials on
the committee did not feel that undergarments that were a different
color than the uniform would be a problem.
4-1-1g: This change prevents a manufacturer from adding to the
uniform any verbiage or mark other than the logo/trademark. Such
things as the line of apparel or words to describe a manufacturer’s
theme would not be permitted. This clarifies that only one
logo/trademark may appear on each piece of the uniform.
4-2-8 New: Prior to this rule, face protection of any kind was
declared illegal. Manufacturers have now developed protection for
the face that is safe to the player wearing it and to other players.
The committee is concerned that players would play without
protection, putting them at serious risk. This new rule allows
players to play as long as they have a medical release from a
physician (MD/DO). Officials still have the authority to declare any
equipment illegal if it is dangerous or confusing.
5-1-2: Officials are often confronted by coaches, players and
specators prior to contest. This rule change permits officials to
caution or disqualify coaches and players 15 minutes prior to the
start of play. After the game is over, jurisdiction continues until
they leave the immediate surroundings of the site. Once the
officials leave the immediate surroundings, they should not caution
or disqualify coaches or players but instead, should file a written
report with the proper authorities. In the sport of soccer, it is
imperative that officials exit the immediate surroundings as soon as
possible without delay. Delaying one’s exit may provide coaches,
players, and spectators the opportunity for inappropriate contact
with officials.
Points of
Emphasis
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