AYSO National Rules Changes for 2023/24

AYSO National Rules Changes

In addition to the IFAB law changes for 2023/24, there are some additional AYSO rule updates that you will need to know for the upcoming season:

Hair Beads and Clips

Hair control devices and other adornments, such as beads, worn in the hair must meet the following criteria:

• Be securely fastened to the head
• Do not present an increased risk to the player, teammates, or opponents
• Flat clips less than two inches in length may be used to hold the hair in place close to the head so long as their placement on the head does not present an increased risk to the player, teammates, or opponents.
• Hair charms are still considered jewelry and are not permitted. These gold charms are an example of what is considered jewelry and not a hair control device. 
  
  
  

Player Equipment - Medical Devices

Hard devices, such as a cast or splint, continues to be disallowed. However, if the protective device is used to provide support, flexibility, or enable an otherwise healthy player to function normally, such as a knee brace, prosthesis, hearing aid, insulin pump/monitor, etc., and the device is sufficiently padded to prevent injury to other players, then this would be allowed. 

The referee is the sole judge of whether or not the item in question is permissible to wear in the game.

Penalties (Penalty Shoot-outs)

A friendly reminder that we are dealing with youth players and we should apply any discipline accordingly when penalty kick infractions occur.