8/30/2011 - New Officials Fingerprinting Procedure

 8/24/2011 - Athletic Directors

 5/9/2011 - 2011 President's Letter

 11/4/2010 - Playoff Procedure

 10/6/2010 - Important Update

Effective immediately (10/06/10), as per Section XI, the handshake between teams prior to the start of a game will no longer take place. It will take place after the match.

Procedure for officials: Approximately five - seven minutes prior to starting time, meet with the head coach and captains of each team together at midfield. Conduct the coin toss and sportsmanship instructions. At the conclusion of the game, meet your partner at midfield and depart the site together. Do not stay after to observe the postgame handshake. This procedure is to be followed for all regular season games.

Playoffs only: Officials will observe the postgame handshake.

 6/21/2010 - Scrimmage

A soccer scrimmage may not exceed a total of 100 minutes and unlimited substitutions are permitted. The length of time for the periods of play is to be determined by the coaches, not to exceed 40 minutes in any one period: halves, three periods or quarters. Scoreboards may be used for timekeeping only. The clock will begin with the goalkeeper in possession of the ball. When a goal is scored, play will be restarted with goalie possession. The goalie can restart play with a goal kick, goalie throw or goalie punt.

 5/18/2010 - Membership Form

 10/30/2009 - Section XI Playoff Procedures

1. The home team shall provide 3 game balls for use during the Section XI
    contest.
2. Each team is to provide 2 ball runners.
3. Timing: Two 40 minute halves
4. Overtime: Two 15 minute periods - sudden victory
5. Should the contest remain tied after the two overtime periods, the procedure
    for penalty kicks is:
    A. The head referee shall choose the goal.
    B. Each coach will select 5 players, including the goalkeeper or any player on
         or off the field except a disqualified player to take the kicks.
    C. A coin toss will be held. The winner of the coin toss has the choice of
         kicking first or second.
    D. Teams will alternate kickers.
    E. The defending team may change the goalkeeper prior to each penalty kick.
    F. Team with the greatest number of goals is declared the winner.
    G. If the score remains tied, 5 different players will shoot in a sudden victory
         situation where the game is ended as soon as one team scores and the
         other fails to do so.
    H. If the score remains a tie, the coach may then select any 5 players of his
         choice to continue in sudden victory fashion.
    I. During all tiebreaker penalty kicks, the ball remains alive until its momentum
        is spent, it goes out of bounds or it is retouched by the kicker.
    J. If the score is tied at any point after the regulation time, the referees
         (officials) may, if darkness prevails, halt the contest and replay the game
         from the beginning of the overtime periods - before a new round
         of overtimes or penalty kicks begins. The game would then resume with:
         2 - 15 minute overtimes - sudden victory
         1st round of penalty kicks
         2nd round of penalty kicks
6. Section XI's misconduct policy is in effect for all tournament games.

Suspended Games:

Section XI Tournament: If a game is suspended at any point, it shall be resumed from the point of suspension (including overtime and tie-breaking procedures).

State Tournament: In the event a game must be suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to play, the head referee shall declare the game official if one complete half or more of the game has been played and one team is ahead in the score. If less than one half has been played, the game will resume from the point of suspension.

 9/8/2008 - Reminder

Red cards or red/yellow combined cards to all players & coaches are to be reported without delay to Jack Sexton at Section XI.

All yellow cards on coaches are also to be reported without delay to Jack Sexton.

Failure to comply with the above is unethical and may result in sanctions against the responsible official(s)!