Men's Competitive Soccer in the MRSL

Players are required to wear shin guards. Any color shorts and socks are okay, though see below for common colors. Players are required to have both team color shirts with a unique number, we will place an order for shirts ahead of the season for those who do not have them. Taping a number on a shirt is okay.

Common colors for socks and shorts are royal blue, gray, white, and black. 

There is a zero jewelry policy, so if you have permanent jewelry do not join a team that plays in the MWSL. Why? This rule is handed down by FIFA and US Soccer, and the MRSL league is part of US Soccer's structure. If you have permanent jewelry you should instead play coed and/or in the MPRB league. Taping and covering of watches, fitbits or jewelry is not permitted. Even if a ref is lenient, that is not an excuse. Players can be fined by the league and teams can be fined by the league if players take the field with jewelry. 

Teams can pursue their own practices, but adult soccer tends to just be games only as people have limited ability to participate in extra curriculars. There is not a coach either. Teams are expected to work together, and often team captains emerge to help lead the team through the game strategically.
A team manager is always necessary to ensure game day rosters are printed, a check is available to pay refs at half time, and any other game materials are present. A club admin is always involved in teams to ensure the teams have what they need for a fun, competitive and successful season of play. 

The summers are busy in Minnesota and it is expected people will miss a couple games. It is how you go about missing a game that matters. All attendance RSVPs are due 48hrs or more in advance. Any changes to the RSVP need to me additionally noted in the team chat as a change to the invite is not sufficient to alert the team that a drop has occurred.

Anyone who no shows or consistently drops last minute is subject to being removed from the team without refund. The leagues are expensive and that sort of action has negative impacts on experiences and safety. We do a lot of the work to make it so all you have to do is RSVP yes or no, and show up to play and have fun when you're a yes. 

We strive to build our teams to have a balance between up top, mid and defense. The only assured role on a team is the goalkeeper. Strategically we want our best defender as center backs, and our ball distributors in the center mid.

Teams have always worked together to balance out who players where. There tends to be more interest in forward than other spots, so we do not permit people to ONLY play striker. If that is all you want, then playing adult soccer may be a challenge for you in general. Not saying forwards wont ever get that chance, but teams need to share the role is all. 

All players are expected to share playing time, and there are unlimited subs permitted. Stoppages are when subbing can occur, and players may go in and out of play unlimited numbers of times. Players average around 60 minutes of play during each game. Adult soccer requires subbing to ensure the pace of play is maintained at the level it needs to be in order to be most effective.

No one is permitted to play 90 minutes in our club. Some players may earn extra playing time grace from their teammates if they play a role others don't want to play e.g. center defense. If players are not being effective and they're tired, teammates can and should call them off the field to get fresh legs.