WINTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2021-2022

WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS
WEDNESDAYS:  
  • 10 sessions
  • Location to be Announced Shortly 
  • 5:00-6:15pm
  • Dates:  December 7, 14; January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1 (makeup)

SUNDAYS
  • 10 Sessions
  • Location to be Announced shortly
  • 2:00-3:15pm
  • Dates: December 4, 11; January 8, 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12, 26; March 5
WINTER TRAINING DATES   
The teams will be practicing in the week of:
  • Dec 5, 12
  • Jan 02, 16, 23, 30
  • Feb 06, 20, 27
  • March 06

WINTER LEAGUE DATES   
  • Dec 12, 19
  • Jan 09, 23, 30
  • Feb 06, 13, 27
  • March 06, 13
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INCLUDES
  • Includes 1 practice/week with a Team and participation in the 4v4 winter league on the weekends.
  • Due Monday, November 15th: $300/player (DCYFC players).
  • Due Monday, November 15th: $350 (non-DCYFC players).
  • After November 15th: $350/player (DCYFC players).
  • After November 15th: $400/player (non-DCYFC players).
  • Registration after November 28 doesn’t guarantee participation in the Winter League.

DCYFC 4v4 Winter League Rules and Regulations:
TEAMS
  • A team will have 4 players with a recommended maximum roster of 6 players.
  • Each team will be allowed to invite 2 players from outside of DCYFC. 
  • The DCYFC coaches will be responsible for dividing the teams.
  • Guest players have to be registered on the website in order to play.
  • The league will provide pennies to wear in case of color conflict.
  • The Home team, listed first on the schedule, will be required to change.
  • The league will provide game balls.
  • The number of games depends on the number of teams registered per age group with a possibility of 10 games in total.\
 
AGGREGATE SCORE
  • Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a tie, and zero points for a loss
  • The team with the most cumulative points advance as the winner of their groups 
  • If there are ties, then goal differential is used to determine the final standings, followed by goals scored.
 
PLAYING RULES
  • Normal fouls per FIFA
  • The playing field will be approximately 25 yards wide by 35 yards long
  • Goal size: 3x5 Bownet Goal
  • Games will consist of two 20 minutes halves with a 5-minute halftime
  • No goalkeeper
  • After a goal is scored there must be a kickoff to restart the game
  • All free kicks are indirect
  • A goal may not be scored directly from a kickoff
  • There are no throw-ins allowed
  • All restarts for the ball out of play can be taken as a pass-in or dribble-in, except corner kicks must be passed in or shot directly
  • A pass-in is indirect and must be taken from behind the touch or end line. Once the ball has entered the field, it is considered a dribble-in and becomes in play.
  • All penalty kicks will be taken from mid-field. All players must be behind the kicker (open goal with no goalkeeper). 
  • Opponents must be 5 yards away from all restarts – including out-of-bounds restarts.
  • Goal kicks are indirect and must be taken from the end line.
  • Teams may substitute “on the fly”. Substitutions on and off the field should occur at the center field line from the same touchline as the team is located. “On the fly” substitutions are allowed without waiting for the referee’s permission to leave or enter the field of play.
  • If a team has more than four players on the field and a goal is scored, the goal shall not be awarded. 
  • Any goal scored during a substitution “on the fly” by the defending team shall be allowed.