When can I sub in, and can I go back in after coming out?
Rule- USA
- NFHS
- High school
- Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
- Varsity
- NFHS soccer rules
- 2026-27 season
- Players
Re-entry: under NFHS rules, substituted players may re-enter an unlimited number of times.
Either team may substitute an unlimited number of players:
- between periods
- after a goal
- during an injury
- when the game is temporarily suspended
Either team may also substitute, if the substitute checked in before play stopped:
- on a goal kick
- during a caution: the cautioned player must leave, and their substitute may come from the bench
- during a disqualification
- when a player must leave because of an equipment problem
Throw-ins: the team in possession may substitute. The other team may substitute only if the team in possession is also substituting.
Entering: wait to be beckoned onto the field by the referee, except when subbing between periods.
Added 21 Oct 2026