Playing Formats
Please note that in order to more closely align Sporting Brookside Soccer Club with the United States Soccer Federation guidelines and to allow each player more time on the ball, some playing formats were adjusted within the last year. In order to ensure all divisions follow Sporting Brookside’s core values, division coordinators will create balanced and fair teams. As per the club’s mission and within the registration system, 1st – 8th grades are single-sex divisions and PreK, K and High School divisions are coed. There are no exceptions to this rule.
| Pre-K & Kindergarten Game Format: 25 minute practice+30 minute game Game Length: 55 minutes Field Size: 20×30 Ball Size: 3 Number of Players: 3v3 Goalkeeper: No Max. Roster Size: 6 |
1st Grade Game Format: 4×10 minute quarters (2 minute breaks) Game Length: 50 minutes Field Size: 25×40 Ball Size: 3 Number of Players: 4v4 Goalkeeper: No Max. Roster Size: 8 |
2nd Grade Game Format: 4×10 minute quarters (2 minute breaks) Game Length: 50 minutes Field Size: 25×40 Ball Size: 3 Number of Players: 4v4 Goalkeeper: No Max. Roster Size: 8 |
| 3rd Grade Game Format: 2×25 minute halves Game Length: 50 minutes Field Size: 40×75 Ball Size: 4 Number of Players: 6v6 Goalkeeper: Yes Max. Roster Size: 12 |
4th Grade Game Format: 2×25 minute halves Game Length: 50 minutes Field Size: 40×75 Ball Size: 4 Number of Players: 6v6 Goalkeeper: Yes Max. Roster Size: 12 |
5th & 6th Grades Game Format: 2×30 minute halves Game Length: 60 minutes Field Size: 40×75 Ball Size: 4 Number of Players: 8v8 Goalkeeper: Yes Max. Roster Size: 16 |
| 7th & 8th Grades Game Format: 2×35 minute halves Game Length: 70 minutes Field Size: 75×120 Ball Size: 5 Number of Players: 11v11 Goalkeeper: Yes Max. Roster Size: 18 |
High School Game Format: 2×35 minute halves Game Length: 70 minutes Field Size: 40×75 Ball Size: 5 Number of Players: 8v8 Goalkeeper: Yes Min. Roster Size: 12 Max. Roster Size: 16 |
Coed Adult League (19+) |
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