Shoes should be soccer cleats, turf shoes, or tennis shoes. No baseball shoes. No earrings or hard hair barrettes. Shinguards are under socks, shirts are tucked in, and shoelaces are double tied. Examine player passes if available.
Home team provides the ball.
Visitors call coin toss. Winner chooses the goal they will attack. Do not call offside. Unintentional handballs play on. Allow rethrows for bad throw-ins.