Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
and Answers!
This section provides Frequently Asked Questions (and answers!) regarding Harleysville Soccer. The FAQ information is organized into the following categories:
- Registration Questions
- Intramural Program Questions
- Volunteer Questions
- Small-Sided Game Questions
Small-Sided Game Questions
and Answers!
Small-Sided Game FAQ
- Why make the change to small-sided games?
- Whose idea was this?
- Why can’t the kids play 11v11 like "real" soccer?
- Other sports don’t alter their game - why does soccer?
- I didn’t grow up playing this way!
- How will they learn to play 11v11?
- Are you saying we shouldn’t teach positions?
- Won’t players just "bunch up" more?
- Does competitive or Travel have to play by this new rule?
- Will this ever work!
- Where do I find rules?
- Will we need more coaches?
- Will we need more referees?
- Will we need more fields?
- Will we need more goals?
- Will we have to break up our current team rosters?
- How many players should be on a roster?
- What is the "dual field" method?
- I’ve heard of "academy" and "scramble" methods - what are they?
- Will other State Associations play the same format as our state?
- What is the easiest way to implement the new rules?
- Where do we go for help in implementing the small-sided games?