About HSC & CASL

Hillsdale Soccer Club (HSC) is part of the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) which fields U-10 through U-15 teams.

CASL, a member of MSYSA, USYS, and USSF, runs boys’ and girls’ leagues from U9–U13 and U15–U19. Fall runs Sept–Oct; Spring runs Apr–mid-Jun; tryouts begin the third Saturday in June.

CASL League Rules

The full list of CASL league rules can be found here: CASL Rules

Rules FAQs

Offsides

A player is “offside” if, at the moment the ball is played forward, they are:

In the opponent’s half
Positioned nearer to the opponent’s goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender

Being offside results in an indirect free kick for the defending team.

Here's a quick visual representation of offsides: Offsides

Throw-Ins

When the ball fully crosses the sideline, the team opposite to the one that last touched it takes a throw-in:

Both feet must stay on or behind the touchline
The thrower must deliver the ball with two hands, from behind and over the head

Here's a quick visual representation of a throw-in: Throw-in

Basic Gameplay Rules

Here's a quick guide to other basic gameplay rules: Cheat Sheet

Points & Goal Differential

Win: 3 points
Tie: 1 point
Loss: 0 points

Goal Differential (goals scored minus goals conceded) is used as a tiebreaker if teams share the same points.