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1. Use these games as an opportunity to teach rules and some basic skills.

2. There are no re-do's on bad throw-ins.

3. Fouls are called as in the FIFA Laws of the Game, including penalty kicks

4. Red and Yellow cards are used in U-10 House. Typically referees will first verbally caution a player who acts in a dangerous mannger and may may ask the coach to sub out a player who needs a "time out." If a player is cautioned with a yellow card, the player must be substitued out. In the extraordinary event that a red card is issued, the referee must note it on the game card and contact the Referee Coordinator to make a verbal report.

6. The teams on the field consist of 8 players per team.

7. 25 minute halves with a 5 minute half-time.

8. Games may be refereed by a licensed center referee or coach, with volunteer 'club referees' (parents) as linesmen who will ONLY call out of bounds. Some games may have TPSC "Referees in Training" who will be sideline assistant referees. Licensed referees who work with this RITs should consider themselves teachers and use this as an opportunity to help the RITs learn their AR duties AND as an opportunity to develop their own skills of working with ARs (running a diagonal, communication, positioning, etc).