Outdoor Season & Rules Summary

2026 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/

Starts Sunday 5/3/2026 and Ends Sunday 10/25/2026 0 Total Weeks, 2 Rounds

Round-1: 5/3, 5/17, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/9
Round-2: 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25
No games on: Mothers’ Day 5/10, Memorial Day 5/24, Fathers’ Day 6/21, 4Th of July 7/5, HCC Tournament 8/2, Labor Day 9/7
10 Teams, No Bye week
5 Games per Sunday – all at Orchard Hill Park, Field #4, Woodridge
Starting times are 11:45am, 1pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm, 4:45pm
70min game, 3min between games, 2 min break
Running Clock with very few exceptions
No switching field/side after Water Break
Standings determined by Points as follows: Win=3 points, Tie=1, Loss=0, Forfeit=-1
Final Week in each Round are Playoff Games
Winner of Playoff Game determines Final Standings, ex: 3v4 and 4 wins, 4 is 3rd place winner

All games played at 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

$230 per player paid in full on or before game 1, 5/3/2025
If Necessary, players can pay $130 before game 1 and $100 before 6/21/2026
$120 for Goalies, Captains, Over 70 Players
Pay your captains on or before first game, 5/3/2026
Players cannot play if no payment on or before first game, 5/3/2026
All players must be paid in full on or before 6/21/2026.
NO REFUNDS AND NO PAY PER GAME
Players injured for the season can receive credit the next season
All players must sign Roster and Waiver form on or before second game, 5/17/2026
Captains please submit signed Roster & Waiver Form along with Payments by Tuesday 5/19/2026
Fees for New players that join after the start of the Season will be determined by Coordinator.
New player to the league can play first game for Free but must pay the then in force fee if they join

9 v 9 (8+G); No Offsides; Score from anywhere
2-35 minutes halves, 2 minutes water break, 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 do not switch sides at half time or after break
All Restarts are Indirect; Wall Distance is 7 Yards if/when requested
If distance is requested, then ref must restart play or lose possession
If team is short helping players from other teams are allowed, see Helping Players rules
Team must have minimum 5 players from own roster to avoid forfeit
Teams with more than 3 forfeits will be dismissed and players reassigned
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

Last week of each round will be playoffs.
Playoffs: 1v2, 3v4, 5v6, 7v8, 9v10 to determine final standings.
Winner of Playoff Games determines Final Standings, ex: 3v4 and 4 wins, 4 is 3rd place winner
No under 50 players, including goalies, are allowed as helping players during payoffs

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
All players must provide Full Name, Email, Phone, Birth Date and sign Roster Waiver by Game 2, 5/17/2026
NO GUEST PLAYERS ALLOWED WITHOUT WRITTEN CAPTAIN REQUEST AND APPROVAL BY COORDINATOR
NO REFUNDS AND NO PAY PER GAME

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
Bye team players have priority over any other helping player
If Bye player is available he must be used before any other if he has not yet played
Helping Players, except goalies and Over 60, can only play 2 games max per day, even if Bye players
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 or Goalies 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 or Goalies. No reason needed.
Over 60 players and Goalies are always allowed as helping players – except playoffs
Captains must cooperate and agree with each other to ensure games are friendly and fairly played

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
Safety is top priority. Fun, Friendship and Fitness are distant second. No third priority.
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 Current and 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

Players cannot switch teams during the season without coordinator and both captains approval

Mim/Max Roster Size:

Active/Current Schedule Always Available at https://rbbsb.org/active-schedule/