Field Procedures & Field Behavior

General Information (All fields)

Kids Zone

Important note regarding the respect of referees: we have a zero tolerance policy for adults not respecting Youth referees (they will be asked to leave the field and banned from future games). People who tend to be vocal against referees are highly encouraged to take the referee training next year! Any comment or question should be directed to rra@ayso43.org.

Field Equipment

• If you see UP in the Nets column of your game schedule your team is in charge of taking the goals and corner flags out.
• If you see DOWN in the Nets column of your game schedule your team is in charge of putting the equipment away and at the proper location.
• The combo is the same for goal locks and field boxes (if you don't remember it ask the RRA)
• After taking the goals out please lock the cable by itself so that the lock doesn't disappear during the games.
• Ask everyone to leave the field as clean or cleaner than you found it!
• Missing or broken equipment? Please report it a.s.a.p. to rra@ayso43.org and equip@ayso43.org
• Field lining or safety issue? Please report is a.s.a.p. to fields@ayso43.org and safety@ayso43.org

Rosita mini-fields (U7, U8 games)

• U7B games are on the 2 fields closest to the parking lot. (Use the smallest 4' goals)
• U8B games are on the fields behing those (Use the larger 5' goals)
• U8G games are on the farthest fields, on the left (Use the larger 5' goals)
• All goals go back to the same location against the fence (near the AYSO banner) stacked up together in 2 piles and locked with the long cable.

Please use your own red cones to mark corners instead of 5' corner flags from the field box (Those flags are for the U16/U19 games. We stopped providing enough flags for the 6 mini fields because they were getting broken too often)

Portable toilets are available behind the baseball diamond.

Egan Patch (U10G games)

• Use the corner flags marked AYSO from the field box, not the bigger ones from MVLA
• Goals should be anchored to the stakes in the ground during games
• It's OK if spectators stays on the same side of the field since the school side is narrow, but nobody should stay beyond the penalty area.
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• Goals must be locked together mouth against the fence near the container after the last game.

Almond (U9B, U10B games)

• Goals should be anchored to the stakes in the ground during games
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• No spectators are allowed beyond the penalty area or behind the goals (except silent photographers)
• Goals must be locked together mouth against the fence after the last game, 1 pair on each side of the field.
• Do not use the large 8" goals (unless you are U14 and above)
• Los Altos police will stop to give tickets to cars parked illegaly on El Monte near the cross-walk!

Santa Rita (U12G and U12B games)

• Goals should be anchored to the stakes in the ground during games
• Please use the corner flags marked AYSO from the field box, not the unmarked ones from MVLA
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• No spectators are allowed beyond the penalty area or behind the goals (except silent photographers)
• Goals must be locked in pair mouth against the fence after the last game at the location where the cable was left (around middle of each fied)
• The big 8" goals near the lower field are not for AYSO use! (the combo is different)

Egan track field (U14 games)

• Large 8' goals have wheels that can flip down to roll into place, then the wheels must be flipped up to keep the goals steady on the goal line.
• After the last game the home team must roll the goals back together behind the pine tree on the end near the baseball diamond.
• Current wheels are in bad condition, some without tires. Please move the goals will precaution and get enough helpers.
• Please use the corner flags marked AYSO from the field box, not the unmarked ones from MVLA (the field box is behing the big tree on the left when you arrive)
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• No spectators are allowed beyond the penalty area or behind the goals (except silent photographers)

Hillview field (U14 games)

• The 8' goals are anchored permanently during the season and nets stay on.
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• No spectators are allowed beyond the penalty area or behind the goals (except silent photographers)

Rosita main field (U16, U19 games on Sunday)

• Teams stay on the opposite side of the field.
• The 8' goals are anchored permanently during the season and nets stay on.
• Extra plastic cable ties are available in the field box if you need to fix the nets.
• People making coaching comments should stay within 10 yards of the halfway line.
• No spectators are allowed beyond the penalty area or behind the goals (except silent photographers)