High School Soccer will see some changes for this upcoming season.  The site of the Girls State Tournament has moved and rule changes will affect the sport.

This spring marks the 27th season of girls soccer being a sanctioned sport in Iowa.  The State Tournament has been moved to Ames for at least the next three years.  Iowa State University will host the quarterfinals and semifinals at Lied and the Maple/Willow/Larch fields with the championship games for all classes taking place at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

New rules will also go into affect this year including:

• No overtime will be permitted for any regular season match at any level. Regular season matches tied at the end of regulation will result in a draw.
• If a team is ahead by 10 goals in the first half of a match, there will be a continuous clock until either the score falls under 10 goals or halftime arrives. This is a change from having regular stoppage time kept regardless of the score in the first half.
• The Iowa adaptation of players sitting out five minutes after receiving a yellow card is now eliminated and the NFHS rule will be applied.
  • NFHS RULE 12-8 PENALTY:A cautioned player shall leave the field and may be replaced. Should a team with a cautioned player elect to play shorthanded, the cautioned player may not re-enter nor be replaced until the next substitution opportunity.

The regular season begins next week for Perry.  The Jayettes open at home against Des Moines Christian and the Bluejays travel to ADM.  Both games take place on Monday, March 31 at 7P.