Laws (Rules) of the Game SSA in association with US Youth Soccer
and Kansas Youth Soccer promote small-sided games. Players
between ages 4-6 (U5/U6) play 3 v 3 Players between ages 6-10
(U7-U10) play 6 v 6 Players between ages 10-12 (U11-U12) play 8
v 8 Players 12 and older play 11 v 11 (U13-U19) or fullside For
the rules for the varying ages please see the generalized rules
of play below. Generalized Rules of Play U5-U10 Generalized
Rules of Play U11 and above What is offside? An offside position
is when the attacking player of one team is beyond the last
defender of the other team. A player may be in an offside
position, but not be called offside if the ball is not played to
him or her. For a complete explanation, please see this link -
LAW 11 Offside.