Game Rules.

Disciplinary Regulations

PPJSA follow the FSA Football South Australia Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations

MERCY RULE
When a team is leading by 5-0 they are required to remove a player from the field of play, if said team scores again (6-0), they remove another player from the field of play (so and so forth till the team winning has 7 players remaining on the field )
If/when the Opposition scores a goal (say at 6-1) the team leading by 5 goals can add a player onto the field, if the lead again extends past 5 goals the winning side removes a player from below see example.
 
Team A v Team B
Team A 1-0 (11 Players)
Team A 2-0
Team A 3-0
Team A 4-0
Team A 5-0 (10 Players)
Team A 6-0 (9 Players)
Team A 7-0 (8 Players)
Team A 7-1 (9 Players)

Team A 7-2 (10 Players)

Amended Rules for Mercy Rules Trials to be monitored and reviewed on 2nd July:

– When score difference reaches 5 the team with the lower score will be permitted to add an additional 1
player to the pitch. Up to a maximum of 2 extra players on.
– If the lower score team does not have any additional players to add to the pitch – the team with the
higher score will remove 1 player from the pitch up to a maximum of 2.

Fill-In Rule

A team can use fill in players to ensure they have minimum two subsumptions available to them. All players including the substitutes/fillins to be given even playing time.

Age Groups 2023
U7s are born 2016, 2017, 2018(must be at school)
U9s are born 2014, 2015,
Primary are 2013, 2012, 2011(but is only for yr6s and not yr7s)
Jnr High goes by grade yr 7, 8, 9
Snr High goes by grade yr 10, 11, 12
 
And anyone playing out of their age groups requires an exemption, with the exception of girls playing 1 year down.
 
Please note that the younger grades go by ‘Year born’ not ‘School grade’

 

Address
Senate Road Sports Complex
Senate Road
Port Pirie

KO Times
Under 7’s 9am
Under 9’s 10.00am
Primary 11.10am
Junior High School (Yr 7/8/9) Monday Nights see fixtures
Senior High School (Yr 10/11/12) Monday Nights see fixtures

Please refer to our Facebook Page for more information.
https://www.facebook.com/PortPirieJuniorSoccerAssociation/

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