2025 Outdoor Season & Rules Summary:
- All Detailed Rules and Regulation available at https://rbbsb.org/ourFiles/RBBSB_Rules.pdf
- Active/Current Schedule Always Available at https://rbbsb.org/active-schedule/
SEASON:
Starts Sunday 5/4/2025 and Ends on Sunday 10/26/2025
- 21 Games Total
- Every Sunday except Mothers’ Day 5/11, Memorial Day 5/25, 4Th of July 7/6, HCC Tournament 8/3, Labor Day 8/31
- Round-1: 5/4, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8, 6/22, 6/29, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/10 – 10 games
- Round-2: 8/17, 8/24, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26 – 10 games
- League Tournament and Family Picnic on Father’s Day, June 15
- 10 Teams, No Bye dates.
- 5 Games per Sunday – all at same field
- Starting times are 11:45am, 1pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm, 4:45pm – 6pm
- 70min game, 3min between games, 2 min break
- Standings determined by Points as follows: Win=3 points, Tie=1, Loss=0, Forfeit=-1
- Final Week in each Round are Playoff Games, 1st vs 2nd, 3 vs 4th, etc.
- Winner of Playoff Game determines Final Standings, ex: 3v4 and 4 wins, 4 is 3rd place winner.
LOCATION:
- Orchard Hill Park, Field #4, 8413 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517
- Entrance on Janes Ave, south of 83rd Street, on East side, just past Orchard-1 Soccer Fields
- See Map Here
GAMES:
- 9 v 9 (8+G); No Offsides; Score from anywhere
- 2-35 minutes halves, 2 minutes water break
- 70 total minutes per game, running clock
- Free and unlimited substitutions
- No slide tackles and no playing ball when player on the ground
- Away Team Kicks Off; Home Team Defends South/West End
- Teams switch sides at half time
- All Restarts are Indirect; Wall Distance is 7 Yards if/when requested
- If distance is requested, then ref must restart play or lose possession
- Team losing by 4 goals difference can add 1 player until difference is 2 goals
- Away team will change t-shirt/jersey color if conflict arises
- One Ref per game and Game Supervisor per Day
COST:
- $225 per player
- $120 for Goalies, Captains, Over 70 Players
- Pay your captains before first game, 5/4
- NO REFUNDS AND NO PAY PER GAME
- Players injured for the season can receive credit the next season
- Captains please submit Roster & Waiver Form along with Full Payment by 5/18/25
PLAYERS:
- Players must be 50 years old and over, goalies 47+. No Players under 47 allowed.
- New Over 47 Players are welcomed but on Coordinator’s Supervision for skills and behavior
- Max 2 Under 50 Players per team
- Players Must Show Driver’s License on Coordinator’s or Supervisor’s Request
- New Players must be added to the team’s roster ~24 hours before the game
- All Players Must Sign the Team’s Roster & Waiver Form, https://rbbsb.org/ourFiles/Roster_Waiver.pdf
- NO GUEST PLAYERS ALLOWED WITHOUT WRITTEN CAPTAIN REQUEST AND APPROVAL BY COORDINATOR
- NO REFUNDS AND NO PAY PER GAME
HELPING PLAYERS:
- If team is short, helping players from other teams are allowed with following restrictions
- Team must have 5 of their own players to avoid forfeit
- Teams with more than 3 forfeits will be dismissed and players reassigned
- Helping Players, except goalies and Over 60, can only play 2 games max per day
- Helping Players Under 60 are not Allowed if Team Has 3+ Subs (their own or Under 60)
- Barring Injuries, all helping player agreements need to be made before game starts
- No Under 60 Helping Players Allowed during playoff games
- No “all star teams” allowed. Teams cannot use only best players in the league as helpers
- Captains can say NO to any helping player, except Over 60. No reason needed.
- Over 60 players are always allowed as helping players – no restrictions
- Captains must cooperate and agree with each other to ensure games friendly and fairly played
DISCIPLINARY RULES SUMMARY:
- Games are friendly, Respect Each Other – No Aggressive Play – No Abusive Language
- You Touch Another Player, Ref, or Fan and you are OUT Forever – No Refunds
- Coordinator can deny and remove any player from the league at anytime
- Yellow Card, player must come out and NOT replaced for 3 minutes
- 2 yellow cards – Player Suspended for Next Game – Cards Clear
- 3 yellow cards = 1 red – Player Suspended for Next Game
- Two Yellows Clear at end of Season but Not 3. Three turn into one Red and Reds don’t clear
- Red Card, player is out for the current game plus next game
- 2 Red Cards in one season and the player is out for the rest of the season
- 3 Red Cards in 2 Years and player is OUT of the League for Ever
- Yellow cards are cleared at the start of a season
- Red Cards are cleared after 2 years without a red card
- Please respect each other, our referees, and our captains
- Excessive arguments with players or referees will result in dismissal from our group
All Detailed Rules and Regulation available at https://rbbsb.org/ourFiles/RBBSB_Rules.pdf
TEAMS:
- Azzurri, Frank
- Barza, Misael
- Cosmos, Triba
- Dragons, Lubo
- Fire, Sergio
- Metrostars, Mike
- Internationals, Francois
- Lions, Atilla
- United , Xavi, Andy & Russ
- Scorpions, Hector, aka Peak
- Players cannot switch teams during the season without coordinator and both captains approval
- Mimimum Roster Size:
- Indoor: 12
- Outdoor: 15
- Maximum Roster Size: 18
Active/Current Schedule Always Available at https://rbbsb.org/active-schedule/