In one format, the teams will play two “mini-games” simultaneously on adjacent small-sided fields.  Each mini-team shall play a match against each of the opposing mini-teams. Each mini-game will consist of two periods. For U7 & U8, each period shall be 10 minutes, with no substitutions (except for injuries) allowed during the period (because substitutions during such short halves would be disruptive to the game), and a half-time interval of 2 minutes.  For U9, each period shall be 12 1/2 minutes, with no substitutions (except for injuries) allowed during the period, and a half-time interval of 2 minutes.  The interval between mini-games shall be 5 minutes.  During the interval between games, the visiting team’s mini-teams swap fields while the home team’s mini-teams and the referees remain on the fields where the first mini-games were played.

In the second format, teams will divide up into two mini-teams which will each play a single game against one of the opposing mini-teams.  For U7 & U8, each game in this format will consist of two 20-minute halves, with substitutions allowed at 10 minutes into each half, and a half-time interval of 5 minutes.  For U9, each game in this format will consist of two 25-minute halves, with substitutions allowed at 12 1/2 minutes into each half, and a half-time interval of 5 minutes.

In both formats, allowance for time lost through substitution, the treatment of injured players, time wasting or other cause may be made at the discretion of the Referee.