IHSAA Soccer
2006-07 Controlled
Scrimmage Rules and Regulations
I. Date
Each soccer-playing school may
choose to participate in an inter-school controlled scrimmage to be held at
least 48 hours prior to the first contest of each participating school.
Only one scrimmage shall be held by
a high school. JV players and freshman
players may be utilized, provided that they have been included in the practices
prior to the scrimmage and that their plays are included as part of the
scrimmage time limit. There shall be no
separate freshman or junior varsity scrimmages organized.
II. Contractual Agreement
Schools who choose to participate in
a scrimmage must schedule another
There shall be a contract between
the two schools which will include the location, time and any financial
arrangement between schools.
Spectator admission into the
scrimmage would be an option of the participating schools. Both schools must be in agreement with
financial arrangements prior to the scrimmage.
III. Coaches
Each team may have the head coach
and two additional coaches on the field during the scrimmage. All other coaches will be on the sideline, or
in the bleachers.
Each team shall have the opportunity
to videotape/film the scrimmage. Only
one person from each team will be allowed to videotape/film the scrimmage. Scouting should not be allowed at the
scrimmage. The scrimmage videotapes shall not be exchanged with other coaches
for the purpose of scouting. The purpose
of the scrimmage is evaluation of your own squad.
Coaches should communicate with each
other prior to the scrimmage. This
should be done to assure players are competing against players of comparable
talent level and so that coaches are in agreement as to the format of the time
schedules.
IV. Players
Only those players who have
participated in five days of practice shall be allowed to participate in this
scrimmage.
V. Time Schedule
15 Minute Warm-up
Session 1 (50 minutes)
|
25 minutes |
Team A |
Offense |
|
25 minutes |
Team B |
Offense |
·
Head coach and
two assistants on the field
·
Unlimited
time-outs
·
Unlimited
substitutions
·
Running time
·
Coaches can elect
to work on any offensive and defensive tactics
Session 2 (55 minutes)
Full Field Scrimmage
20 minutes
·
Unlimited
time-outs
·
Unlimited
substitutions
·
Three coaches
per team on the field
·
Running time
20 minutes
·
No time-outs
·
National
Federation substitution rules
·
One coach per
team on the field
·
Game-like
conditions
·
Running time
Penalty Kicks
15 minutes
·
After scrimmage
·
Alternating
kicks by teams
Total time for Controlled Scrimmage: 2
Hours (including warm-up)
If this scrimmage format is not followed, it will be
considered a contest and shall count as one of the allowable season contests.
VI. Officials
Two officials shall be provided by
the home team. There will be a running
clock. The only time the clock will stop
will be for an injury. Officials should
go through all signals, but the clock operator should not stop the clock for
fouls, violations, etc. This does not
apply to the “GAME SITUATIONS” part of the scrimmage.
Officials are responsible for seeing
that the clock keeps running and that no more than the maximum time of each
segment is played. This is a very
important point.
The scrimmage officials are
responsible for enforcing all the specified rules, including the time rules of
the scrimmage. No one has the authority
to supersede the officials’ decision on any aspect of the scrimmage.
The
IHSAA will strictly enforce the scrimmage format. Schools who choose
to use other scrimmage formats are subject to disciplinary procedures.