AYSO Soccer - Player Equipment
Region 149, (Corvallis and surrounding area) has the following rules on player equipment allowed (adapted from the national AYSO guidelines). The referee check before each game is to make sure that all players conform to these rules. This is for your child’s safety and that of all players and referees on the field. Any exception, for medical, religious or other extraordinary reasons, requires a written waiver, signed by the Regional Commissioner, which must be shown to the referee on the field. Referees may also refuse to permit other items not listed here if, in their opinion, those items are dangerous.

Head
• NO hair barrettes or hard fasteners (straps, combs, etc.).
• NO “pony tail holders” (elastic bands with hard plastic balls).
• Plain elastic fasteners, rubber bands, Scrunchies (cloth-covered elastic) are OK as long as they do not contain hard objects.
• Headband OK (cloth only).
• Long hair should be tied back or up.
• Glasses - prescription only, retaining straps strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Safety or sport glass are strongly encouraged; metal rims are discouraged.
• NO sunglasses, even if prescription.
• NO external head or neck gear (goalkeeper may wear a soft-brimmed hat; referee judges acceptability).
• NO dental retainers with protruding wires (must be removed before match begins). Molded retainers without wires are OK. Orthodontic braces are OK. A sports mouthpiece is allowed.

Jersey
• Team jersey must be worn.
• Another shirt or sweatshirt (long or short sleeve) under jersey is OK. Cannot be the same color as other team jersey. Referee judges if color is acceptable. NO hooded shirts are allowed, unless the hood is securely tucked under the jersey and will not come loose during play.
• There must be 5 different jersey colors, and only 5 colors, on the field: Team A goalkeeper, everyone else on Team A, Team B goalkeeper, everyone else on Team B, Referee.

Shorts
• Non-regulation shorts are OK, but only if color matches team’s shorts to referee satisfaction.
• “Bike pants” (tight-fitted stretch shorts) or sweatpants may be worn under regular shorts if they are of the same color as the shorts and do not cover any part of the shin guard or socks.
• NO knee pads except goalkeeper (soft pads only).

Legs
• Team socks must be worn.
• Shin guards are required [Law IV(2)]. Shin guards are to be put on first, then the socks, which must completely cover the shin guard.
• Knee braces are permitted, provided the brace is adequately covered and padded so as to eliminate the possibility of its causing injury to other players. The knee brace should be one designed specifically for use in sports, and may not pose a potential hazard to the wearer or any other player.

Feet
• Shoes are required. Cleats are recommended and should be FIFA-approved, without a single cleat at the toe (i.e., baseball/football shoes are illegal unless modified to remove toe cleat). Screw-in cleats are permitted if they meet FIFA requirements regarding size, shape, and method of attachment; a sharp edge or protruding metal core is not permitted. Turf shoes and sneakers are OK.
• In the younger age groups (Under 10 and below), remind players to tie shoes and suggest double knots.

Jewelry
• NO earrings, at all, period. Earrings must be removed before the child can play - padding/taping is not an acceptable substitute.
• NO necklaces.
• NO hard bracelets (metal, plastic, beads, leather, anything that could cut or bruise). This includes “Medic-Alert” bracelets, which should be held by the coach or parent during the match, or taped to the skin. Cloth or string (”friendship”) bracelets are OK if not loose enough to be caught or snagged (referee judgment; if loose, they can be taped or removed).
• NO rings or watches.
• NO body jewelry, such as nose rings/studs, eyebrow rings/studs, tongue rings/studs, etc.
• NO pins or pin-on buttons.

Other
• NO casts or splints, at all, even if taped or wrapped in foam rubber. This applies even to plastic and Velcro strap-on casts.