FALL 2010 TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES
1- EACH
GAME WILL HAVE A 25 MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
2- THERE
IS NO HALF TIME.
3- A
GAME WILL START ON THE SOUND OF THE HORN AND WILL END ON THE SOUND OF THE HORN.
4- IF
ONE TEAM IS SET TO START THE GAME AND THE OPPONENT IS NOT AND THE HORN SOUNDS
FOR THE GAME TO BEGIN- THE TEAM THAT IS READY MAY BEGIN AND ELECT TO SCORE
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
5- IF
A PLAYER RECEIVES A YELLOW CARD I N ONE GAME AND LATER RECEIVES A YELLOW CARD
IN ANOTHER GAME, THE PLAYER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE
IN THE TOURNAMENT.
6- IF
A PLAYER RECEIVES A RED CARD IN A GAME, THE PLAYER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
CONTINUE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
7- IF
A PLAYER RECEIVES TWO YELLOW CARDS IN ONE GAME, THE PLAYERWILL NOT BE ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
8- THE REFEREE WILL GIVE THE SCORECARD
TO THE DESIGNATED “RUNNER” AT THE END OF THE GAME RIGHT AWAY!!
9- A RECORD OF PLAYERS RECEIVING RED AND
YELLOW CARDS WILL BE KEPT AT THE SCOREBOARD LOCATION.
10- IF
A PENALTY SHOT IS CALLED AT THE TIME THE HORN SOUNDS FOR THE GAME TO END, THE
PENALTY SHOT WILL BE FOLLOWED THROUGH AND ANY SCORE WILL COUNT.
11- IN
THE TOURNAMENT COACHES MAY USE THE SAME GOAL KEEPER WITHOUT CHANGING.
12- PLAYERS
MAY PLAY SET POSITIONS IN EACH GAME.
13- YOU
MAY PLAY WITH ANY NUMBER OF PLAYERS UP TO ELEVEN. YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO PLAY ONE MORE PLAYER
THAN THE OTHER TEAM IF THEY HAVE LESS THAN ELEVEN PLAYERS ON
THEIR TEAM.SEVEN PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY ON EACH TEAM. IF THE
OPPOSING TEAM HAS 10 PLAYERS YOU MAY PLAY 11. IF THE OPPOSING TEAM HAS 9
PLAYERS YOU MAY PLAY 10. IF THE OPPOSING TEAM HAS 8 PLAYERS YOU MAY PLAY 9. IF
THE OPPOSING TEAM HAS 7 PLAYERS YOU CAN PLAY EITHER 8 OR 9 PLAYERS.
14- YOU
MUST PLAY EACH PLAYER AN APPROXIMATE EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME. THE ROTATION OF
PLAYERS IS UP TO YOU AS THE COACH.
15- THE
ONLY PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO PLAY ARE THE ONES LISTED ON THE TEAM ROSTER YOU
RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, PLUS ANY ADDITIONS ASSIGNED BY THE
BOARD DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
16- DURING
THE TOURNAMENT, IF YOUR TEAM IS LESS THAN ELEVEN PLAYERS YOU MAY BORROW PLAYERS
FROM OTHER TEAMS IN THE SAME DIVISION ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
PLAYERS’S COACH AND THE REFEREE COORDINATOR/OFFICERS OF THE LEAGUE (APPROVAL IS
BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES).
17- APPROVAL
OF BORROWING PLAYERS MUST OCCUR BEFORE THE START OF THE
TOURNAMENT.
18- IF A PLAYER IS INJURED DURING THE TOURNAMENT
AND THE INJURY PREVENTS THEM FROM PLAYING, THE PLAYER MAY BE SUBSTITUTED BUT
NOT REPLACED BY BORROWING A PLAYER FROM ANOTHER TEAM.
19- SUBSTITUTIONS
WILL BE ON THE FLY – THE COACH IS NOT REQUIRED TO TELL THE
REFEREE – SUBSTITUTIONS MUST BE MADE AWAY FROM THE PLAY OF THE BALL.
20- THE
BLUE
21- HIGHEST
POINT TOTAL IS DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING POINT SYSTEM:
WIN
6 POINTS
TIE
3 POINTS
1 POINT FOR EACH GOAL SCORED UP
TO 3 GOALS.
1
POINT FOR THE FIRST GOAL SCORED.
FORFEIT
(due to less than 7 players)-8POINTS
ALL
DETERMINATIONS OF POINTS AND FORFEITS WILL BE MADE BY THE LEAGUE OFFICIALS
*NOTE*
IN
THE EVENT OF A TIE IN THE FINAL GAMES OF DIVISION 3 AND 4, A LEAGUE DECISION
WILL BE COMMUNICATED ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.
ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT RULES FOR THE SEASON APPLY TO
THE TOURNAMENT AS WELL.
· SHINGUARDS COMPLETELY COVERED BY SOCKS
· LEAGUE SHIRT, NOTHING MAY BE WORN OVER THE SHIRT
· NO
JEWLERY
· NO
HAIRCLIPS
· NO TAPE
COVERING ON EARRINGS
· NO
EXCEPTIONS!!