Assalaamualaikum,

We would like to welcome all our soccer players for the spring semester of our league. The schedule for the games will be every Friday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at a city park and practices will be held on Saturdays at 4:00 at the Islamic Center of Boca Raton. In most cases the park will be the south soccer field at FAU. Your child's coach will provide the park directions before the beginning of each month. Please note the following instructions for Friday and Saturday soccer:

" Registration fee is $80 for 4 months, please stop by the office and pay the fee as soon as possible
" Your child must be wearing the proper uniform in order to participate. This includes soccer cleats, and shin guards. In the next week, your child will be provided an official ICBR shirt and socks that must also be worn
" When reporting to the field, please go directly to the field that your coach is on. You will work with the same coach every week unless told otherwise
" It is highly recommended that you do not leave the premises when dropping off your child, especially for very young children.

The main goals for the soccer league are for the children to have fun in an Islamic environment and for the children to learn some athletic skills and get some physical exercise. In order to fulfill these goals there are certain rules that will be enforced. These rules are being put into place in order to give a chance for all children to play, have fun and learn respect for their peers as well as the adults.

Rules (Applicable only for the older children, ages 8-14):

During game play on Fridays, the referees will be issue warnings for inappropriate behavior and expulsions for serious infractions. Any child who is issued an expulsion will be removed from the game and also receives a one game suspension for the following week. The following are the infractions that are punishable.

Warning:

1. "unsporting behavior" - this includes hard fouls; harassment (such as jumping around, shouting or making gestures to intentionally distract an opponent; blatant cases of holding and pulling an opposing player or his uniform; any action designed to deceive the Referee; and behavior which in the Referee's judgment is unsporting or causes an unfair advantage)
2. dissent by word or actions
3. persistently breaking the rules
4. entering the field without the referee's permission
5. Deliberately leaving the field without the referee’s permission

Expulsion:

1. serious foul play (includes any use of excessive force or brutality against an opponent when challenging for the ball. violent conduct)
2. spitting at anyone
3. using offensive or threatening language
4. receiving a second warning in one game

We look forward to an exciting semester of soccer at ICBR. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s coach or the administration.