PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON FIELDS FOR ALL AYSO ACTIVITIES
(SERVICE ANIMALS ARE OK)

Pets of any kind are NOT allowed on the field during games or practices. While we love our pets, please make sure to keep them at home. If a pet is seen on the field our Board Members will ask you to escort the pet off. The only exception is if the pet is a service animal. Even with Service Animals, only true Service Animals are allowed. Therapy Dogs and Emotional Support dogs are not allowed on any and all AYSO fields.

For more detailed information regarding Pet related rules and regulations, please feel free to visit our Safety Portal page at the link below. 

Safety Portal (Re: Safety Animals)

LINKS & SCHEDULES
Below are a few reminders that all attendees must be aware of: 

AREA 1R POOLS
The list of our various Area 1R teams and their place in the Pool Play brackets.

 

AREA 1R PLAYOFF SCHEDULES
Find your team in the "Pool" list above, then hit this link to view the game schedule and find your game times using the pool information.  

Notes: 
(1) First place team from each Pool advances 
(2) One "Wildcard" team will advance. A "Wildcard" is determined by the highest point value team who doesn't win their pool. 
(3) Semi-Final Match-ups: Pool A Winner vs. Pool B Winner | Pool Winner C vs. Wildcard Team
(4) Finals: Semi-Final Winner vs. Semi-Final Winner 
(5) Note: No Consolation Game

AREA 1R REFEREE SCHEDULE
Referees: Please review the Referee assignment schedule. 
Note: Breakfast & Lunch will be made available for all referee volunteers. 

AREA 1R PLAYOFF GUIDELINES 
Please be sure to review these guidelines PRIOR to Playoff Saturday, December 9th. Best practice is for Coaches to print out a copy and bring it with you in case needed. 

AREA 1R PLAYOFF GAME CARDS 
Please be sure to fill these cards out and have enough available for all of your Playoff games.

Key Information from the Area 1R Guidelines
Please be sure to read the guidelines prior to Playoffs however we've provided key notes everyone should be aware of: 

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Each age division will be bracketed into playing pools. Each team will play a minimum of two qualifying games within their respective pools. There may be multiple flights in a division depending on the number of teams. In the case of a team drop or a shortage of teams in a particular division one or more pools may get a bye resulting in only one qualifying game. In each division, the team with the highest Standings Points in each pool and one wildcard team will advance to the semifinal games. 

GAME FORMAT
2023 Area 1R 10U – 14U playoff pool play matches will be played to the following lengths:

10U Division: 25 minute halves 
12U Division: 30 minute halves

There will be a running clock during quarter substitutions for all games.  There will be no time added on for injuries or time wasted in pool play rounds.

The Home team has the choice of the kickoff to start the first half or the second half.  The Visiting team chooses which goal to defend in the first half.

STANDINGS
Standings for pool play round games and 3rd and 4th place winners will be determined as follows:

Winners of Standings Points ties for pool play rounds will be decided by the following:

• Head-to-head competition record (the team who won in pool play advances)

• Most number of wins

• Goals allowed (team with fewest total goals allowed advances)

• Goal differential (goals scored (max 5 per game) less total goals allowed - high team advances)

• Penalty shootout as outlined in the IFAB Laws of the Game (as modified as described below; winner advances)

SEMI-FINALS & FINALS GAMES 

• A winner is required for all semifinal and final games. If time allows, then the preferred approach is to use extra time periods. If time does not allow for extra time periods as determined by the Area 1R Staff in their sole discretion, then go straight to Penalty Shootout; per the IFAB’s 2023-2024 Laws of the Game, as slightly modified below) to determine the winner.

• Championship and Semi-Final games will be full-length for that division as designated by AYSO National Rules & Regulations, with a five-minute halftime.  There will be a running clock during quarter substitutions for all games.  

Playoff games that are tied at the end of regulation play will have two (2) full extra time periods as follows:

10U: Two (2) 5-minute extra time periods
12U: Two (2) 7-minute extra time periods

• Both extra time periods are played in their entirety – the first team to score a goal does NOT win. The referee is the sole timekeeper and can decide to add time to either or both extra time periods.
  
  
• The referees will not enforce any Region or Area minimum play requirement for extra time periods.

• A player sent off during regulation time may not return for extra time or the Penalty Shootout.  Any coach, parent, or spectator dismissed during regulation time or extra time may not return at any time (including after the match ends).

SEATING GUIDE FOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY GAMES
Please note that spectators will be asked to sit on the opposite side of the Assistant Referees.

SATURDAY SEATING GUIDE


CHANGE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY ONLY! (ALL DIVISIONS)
Critical Change - Team parents/fans will sit on the away side on their respective half. The actual teams will sit on the Home side with their Coaches. Home teams will sit on the West Side of the field and Away Teams will sit on the East Side. Only players, Coaches and Officials will be allowed on the Home side.

Championship Games will have an opening ceremony. Introduction of teams to all fans before the game.

IMPORTANT PARKING FYI - ARRIVE EARLY! PARKING CAN BE DIFFICULT
For more information visit this page: Torrey Pines Park Information

To all of our Parents, Grandparents, Guardians, and visitors - please note that there isn't a tremendous amount of parking at Torrey Pines Park. You may need to park in neighboring streets and walk to the fields. Please take note of this and try to arrive a bit earlier than you normally would to ensure you get to your games in time. 

Parking Notes: 
* Entrance Gate: Entrance to the fields are only accessible via Torrey Pines park off Torrey Pines Road. 
* Parking in Lot: Parking in the Parking Lot is very limited.
* Parking in Surrounding Neighborhoods: Parking on surrounding neighborhoods is ok. For example, Torrey Pines Road, Silver Oaks Road, etc. You can also park on Date St. but this is a longer walk to the fields. 

Please plan accordingly. 



FYI: EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESERVED SPOTS

With that said, please be aware that there are two parking spots that we must set aside both for Emergency Vehicles and for our on field Vendors. We clearly mark these parking spots with cones and signs. It is very important that we keep these two spots completely clear in case an emergency vehicle needs to drive onto the field for any reason. 

Please do us a favor and do not move the cones and park your car in its place. This is very important to us and it'd be outstanding if we could have your cooperation. The location of the parking spots have been marked in red in the image below. 

PENALTY SHOOTOUT CHECKLIST

Click the image above to watch a video which provides an overview

Before the conclusion of regular play

• Cover in the pregame basic requirements for this procedure

• In competitions using unlimited substitution rules, remind both coaches at a convenient stoppage (e.g., between the first and second additional periods of play) that:

• Only players on the field at the end of regular play will be eligible to participate in Penalty Shootouts
• Eligible players must be kept separate from ineligible players when regular play ends

Between the conclusion of regular play and the taking of the first kick

• The “Penalty Shootout” phase of the match begins immediately upon the conclusion of regular play and includes the activities described in this section
  
  

• Determine the number of eligible players for each team

• Eligible players include any players temporarily off the field with the permission or at the direction of the referee (e.g., receiving treatment, correcting equipment, bleeding, or blood on the uniform who have not been substituted with the permission of the referee)
• A player temporarily off the field at the end of regular play who is declared unable to return after regular play has ended but before the first penalty kick is taken may not be substituted for and will reduce the number of eligible players for that team

• If, based on this determination, the teams are of unequal numbers, the team with more eligible players must "reduce to equate"
  

• The captain of the team with the greater number must identify the player(s) to be excluded from participating in Penalty Shootouts as a means of making equal the number of eligible players on each team

• The excluded player(s) must join team officials and substitutes in the technical area
  
  

• Allow eligible players to receive water, treatment, equipment repair, or other such assistance on the field near their bench. Team officials may temporarily enter the field but must exit the field when directed by the referee.
  

• The Referee selects the goal to be used for the Penalty Shootout. One assistant referee is responsible for administering the players taking the kicks. The other assistant referee is responsible for judging goalkeeper encroachment and a goal being scored during the Penalty Shootout.

• The senior assistant referee takes a position at the intersection of the goal line and the goal area line
• The other assistant referee will be located in the center circle

• A standard coin toss will be used to determine who will take the kick first. The team winning the coin toss decides which team will kick first.
  

• At the conclusion of the break time set by the competition authority, ensure that only eligible players remain on the field 

• Defending goalkeeper properly positioned at the goal
• Non-defending goalkeeper at the intersection of the goal line and the penalty area line behind the senior assistant referee
• All others off the field (substitutes and team officials in their respective technical areas)

During Penalty Shootouts (from the first kick onward)

• All eligible players (including the goalkeeper) must conform with the uniform and equipment requirements of Law 4

• All players and substitutes remain under the authority of the referee

• A foul cannot be committed, but players can be warned for misconduct 

• Team officials are required to behave in a responsible manner

• A player who is sent off or is injured and unable to continue will reduce the team's pool of eligible players but the opposing team will not further "reduce to equate" (as is otherwise required by FIFA rules for a Penalty Shootout).

• Substitutions are not permitted

• However, an injured goalkeeper may be substituted if the team has not used all its permitted substitutions
• If the goalkeeper had kicked before being replaced, the goalkeeper’s substitute from off the field is considered also to have kicked
• No eligible player will be permitted to kick more than once in the same round of that player’s team
• The goalkeeper may be changed, with the referee’s permission, with any eligible teammate, at any pause in play during a Penalty Shootout.  A goalkeeper who is unable to continue before or during a Penalty Shootout may be replaced by another eligible player.  If the goalkeeper has already taken a kick before being replaced, the replacement may not take a kick until the next round of kicks.

• Except where modified by rules specific to this procedure, Penalty Shootouts are conducted in accordance with the requirements and procedures in Law 14, the Guide to Procedures, and the officiating team’s pregame discussion

• However, once the ball is in play, the kicker may not play the ball again in any way (including if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper, the crossbar, or a goalpost)
• A goal is scored by a Penalty Shootout only if it meets the requirements of Law 10
• If the kicker violates Law 14 and a goal is scored or if the goalkeeper violates Law 14 and a goal is not scored, the kick must be retaken
• If, as a result of a violation, the kick must be repeated, it may be taken by a different eligible player

• The other eligible player must not have kicked already in the same round
•  The original kicker whose kick is retaken by a different eligible player is not counted as having taken a kick

• The senior assistant referee assists the referee with determining if a goal has been scored and whether there has been illegal goalkeeper movement which affected the outcome of the kick
• The other assistant referee assists in managing the eligible players in the center circle and maintaining an orderly movement of the players out from and back to the center circle, in accordance with the procedures discussed in the pregame.

• If the end of the field being used for Penalty Shootouts becomes unplayable (field conditions and/or the condition of the goal), the referee may change to the other end of the field, but it is recommended that, if possible, this not be done until each team has kicked an equal number of times
  

• Unless otherwise specified by the rules of competition, the final match report will indicate the tied score at the end of regular play (including any extra time) and will then indicate the final tally of Penalty Shootouts which allowed one team to advance

• If, through misconduct, injury, or other cause, the number of players on a team falls below seven, Penalty Shootouts will continue so long as the team has at least a single eligible player
  

Initial group of 5 Players for Penalty Shootouts

• Penalty Shootouts are conducted in pairs, one from each team, for an initial round of up to five pairs

• Penalty Shootouts are stopped and one team is declared the winner if that team has scored more goals than the other team and the number of kicks remaining for that other team is insufficient to make up the difference (e.g., 3-0 after three rounds -- the team with 0 cannot make up the difference since only two kicks remain)

• Penalty Shootouts proceed past the initial round of five only if, after five kicks by each team, the score is still tied
  
  
• The goalkeeper is a player, and may take a kick at any point and must take a kick if all other players on the team have taken a kick.

Initial round of all eligible players

• Past the initial group of five, Penalty Shootouts proceed only in single pairs

• At this point, Penalty Shootouts are stopped and one team is declared the winner if that team has scored in its pair but the other team has not

• If Penalty Shootouts proceed beyond all eligible players into a second or subsequent round, players are not required to kick in the same order as in any previous round.

Additional Notes

• Under a Penalty Shootout, the kick is completed when either 1) the ball stops moving, 2) the ball goes out of play, or 3) the referee stops play for any offense.  The kicker may not play the ball a second time.

• Remember that an offense by the goalkeeper results in a retake if:

  (a) The Kick is saved or...

  (b) The Kick is not scored but, in the referee's opinion, the Goalkeeper's offense clearly impacted the kicker.