2002 Rule Changes

The NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee approved the following rules changes during the annual meeting. All rules changes become effective for the 2002 season.

The Pregame Schedule timing sheet was altered, allowing additional time following the introduction and National Anthem for the teams to return to the lockerroom before the beginning of the game.
During a team?s own corner kick, they are allowed to substitute. If the offensive team substitutes, the defensive team is allowed to substitute as well.
With reference to periods of play, substitutions are permitted as following: One reentry is permitted in each half. The no reentry rule during the same period remains in effect during overtime.
Shinguards shall be professionally manufactured; age and size appropriate and not altered to decrease protection.
The committee recommended that at least four ball persons are provided by the home institution during all games.
Adopted a Lightning policy from the softball rules book, developed by the Sports Safety guidelines.

For regular season, postseason, conference tournaments, play-ins and NCAA tournament games, two, sudden-victory overtime periods of 10 minutes each shall be played. A coin toss called by the visiting team will determine choice of ends of the field or the kickoff before the start of the first sudden-victory overtime period. Teams shall change ends of the field to start the second sudden-victory or period. If the score still is tied at the end of the second sudden-victory overtime period, the game will remain a tie for all purposes.

For postseason games, which include conference tournaments, play-ins and NCAA tournament games, two sudden-victory overtime periods of 10 minutes each shall be played. If the score still is tied, the game shall be recorded as a draw and the tiebreaker procedure of taking kicks from the penalty-kick line or spot shall be used to determine a winner.

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