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Fall season August 2023
Rosegarden P.A.L SOCCER
Welcome to Rosegarden P.A.L. Soccer, District 9, of the San Jose Metro P.A.L. Youth Soccer League.
We are a recreational youth soccer league that invites those between the ages of 4 and 17 to play soccer each year during the Fall. We are an all-volunteer organization under the direction and leadership of the San Jose Police Activities League. The Rosegarden District has over 300 players, and participates with our partner district teams from Cambrian, Willow Glen, Santa Clara, and Milpitas, to bring our league total players numbers to 2,500+!
The District
Rosegarden P.A.L. Soccer's geographical area generally covers the Rosegarden, Shasta-Hanchett, Burbank, and Downtown areas of the City of San Jose. The schools that our players attend include Bachrodt, Cory, Anne Darling, Empire Gardens, Gardner, Grant, Hester, Lowell, Luther Burbank, Horace Mann, Olinder, River Glenn, Trace, and Washington Elementary, as well as Burnett Academy, Herbert Hoover Middle School, and Lincoln High School. Local Catholic Schools are also represented with players from St. Leo and St. Martin of Tours.
Where We Play
Our home fields:
- Hoover Middle School (Under 8 & 10)
- Lincoln High School (Under 12, Under 15, and Under 18)
More Information
Interested in registering your child? Go to the Registration page.
Want more information about coaching? Visit the Coaches page.
Can't find the answer to your question? E-mail us at
Metro PAL Youth Soccer League
Soccer Practice Fields
Click here for the addresses of the fields.
Paperwork for Coaches
California State Law and P.A.L. regulations require that coaches be officially cleared to coach. All prospective coaches must fill out the San Jose Police Activities League Adult Registration Form and be fingerprinted (Livescan).
Primary coaches must submit the registration form and complete the livescan report to the San Jose P.A.L. Office. Assistant coaches can submit their information (a copy of the completed livescan report, the Adult Registration Form, and a photo) to the Rosegarden PAL Soccer Commissioner, who will issue the assistant coach's card.
These forms can be found in the Forms Section. Submit these forms by June for the quickest results. Remember no forms, no coaching.
P.A.L. Soccer Field Laws
Players & Coaches:
- Player/coach's cards are required at check-in for every game.
- Players must be in complete league-issued uniform (shirt, shorts, socks) or will not play.
- Shirts must be tucked in at the start of the game and each quarter/half.
- Shin guards must be worn inside the player's socks.
- No jewelry is permitted. No bandages or tape over earrings. A Medic-Alert is allowed if taped to the body.
- No orthopedic casts of any kind (hard or soft) are permitted on the field of play.
- The coach's area extends 10 yards on either side of the midfield line.
- Spectators are not permitted within 20 yards of corner flags along the sideline or anywhere behind the goal line.
- No coach or spectator may enter the field of play at any time without a signal from the referee.
- Referee calls are final. Dissent in action or word by a player, coach, or spectator could result in a caution (yellow card) or ejection (red card).
- Substitutions are to be made at midfield and only after the substituted player leaves the field.
U-6 & U-8 Play:
- A number of players: maximum 7; minimum 5.
- Size 3 ball.
- U-6 - four 8-minute quarters.
- U-8 - four 10-minute quarters.
- All free kicks are indirect.
- No penalty kicks.
- Throw-in fouls: a repeat of throw-in is allowed once only.
- No offside penalties (except for "camping at goal").
- Substitution is permitted only at quarter breaks and for an injured player.
- No sliding.
- U-8 - any player given a yellow card must leave the field until the next legal substitution.
- U8 - any player, coach, or spectator given a red card (ejected) must leave the field.
- A player may be suspended based on the referee's report.
- The mercy rule is applied.
U-10 Play:
- The number of players: maximum 9; minimum 7.
- Size 4 ball.
- Two 25-minute periods.
- All free kicks are indirect.
- No penalty kicks.
- Substitution is permitted on your own throw-in, any goal kick, before kick-off, and for an injured player.
- No repeat for a bad throw-in.
- FIFA offside rules apply.
- Sliding is O.K. if done properly.
- A player given a yellow card must leave the field until the next legal substitution.
- Any player, coach, or spectator who is given a red card (ejected) must leave the field.
- A player may be suspended based on the referee's report.
- The mercy rule is applied.
U-12 & Up Play:
- The number of players: maximum 11; minimum 7.
- U-12: Size 4 ball.
- U-15 & Up: Size 5 ball.
- U-12 - Two 30-minute halves.
- U-15 - Two 35-minute halves.
- U-18 - Two 40-minute halves.
- Substitution is permitted on your own throw-in, any goal kick, before kick-off, and for an injured player.
- All other FIFA / League rules apply.
- A player given a yellow card must leave the field until the next legal substitution.
- Any player, coach, or spectator who is given a red card (ejected) must leave the field.
- A player may be suspended based on the referee's report.
For More Information
If you have questions about coaching, contact, Commissioner for Rosegarden P.A.L. Soccer, by phone
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Livescan (Fingerprinting)
Location: 4th floor of San Jose City Hall Tower, in the lobby
Parking: 4th Street between Santa Clara St. and San Fernando St. (first 90 minutes free)
- Attached form(s) - INCLUDE INFO BELOW ON FORM
- Government Photo ID (driver's license or California or other state ID or passport)
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- If a minor, a School ID will be accepted as long as it is with a birth certificate (Required both school ID and birth certificate) AND bring the parent consent form
INFO NEEDED FOR FORM: (form attached to this email) If you have a coach or volunteer as a minor Please make sure your school ID and a birth certificate
- ORI: "A1828"
- Authorized Application Type: "Employment"
- Type of License/Certification/Permit OR Working Title: Job Title
- Mail Code: "06383"
- Agency authorized to receive criminal history information: "City of San Jose PRNS"
- Street Address or PO Box: "200 East Santa Clara Street No 400"
- City: "San Jose" / State: "CA" / Zip: "95113"
- Contact Name: "Emma Go"
- Telephone No: "(408) 975-1408"
- Enter all of your personal contact, physical descriptor information, and your Social Security and Driver's License numbers.
- Agency Billing No: "140074"
- Your Number (OCA): "PRNS"
- Level of Service: Check Yes for DOJ and Yes for FBI
General Information
Do both Coaches and Assistant Coaches need to submit Adult Registration Forms and obtain a Live Scan?
Yes. Assistant Coaches need to submit the same information as Coaches.
Must Assistant Coaches attend the All Coaches meeting?
No, they are not required to attend. It would be to their benefit to attend and they are invited. The meeting is a great time to learn more about the League and about coaching soccer.
Who should I contact if I have a question about coaching?
Commissioner, Rosegarden P.A.L. Soccer, by phone, at
Where can I learn more about the rules of soccer?
To find the laws of soccer and questions and answers about them, go to the FIFA technical support section.
Calls on the Field
What is "Offsides"?
First of all, "offsides" is not what many think it is. A player is called for offsides if, in the opinion of the Referee, that player is in an offside position and because of that position has an advantage or can interfere with the ongoing play. A player may be in an offside position and not be part of the immediate play. Such a case is not offside.
What is "handling the ball"?
It is not called "handball". Handling the ball means a player, in the opinion of the Referee, deliberately changes the course of the ball with his hand or arm. For example, if the ball is kicked directly at the head of a player and that player raises his hand to protect the head and the ball hits the hand or arm while the hand is set, such is not "handling the ball". If the hand or arm was in motion and knocks the ball away then it is handling the ball. The key is deliberate change in the course of the ball.
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