1)
All players on a team must be properly registered with SSC and
assigned to that team. The playing of any unregistered or ineligible player
will result in disqualification of that team from the tournament and a forfeit
of all of its games.
2)
The first team listed is the home team and must change uniforms
(pennies) in the event of a color conflict. All shirts must have numbers and be
visible to the referee. No player shall wear any jewelry, earrings, baseball or
screw-in cleats, or anything considered dangerous by the referee. Shinguards
must be covered by socks. Casts will be allowed but must be padded and not used
offensively by the player. The referee's judgment is final in this regard.
3)
Spectators, coaches, and players are expected to conduct
themselves properly. Dissent towards the referee or assistant referees is not
in keeping with the spirit of the game and will not be allowed. Unruly
spectators or coaches will be asked to leave the fields. Friendly
competition in an orderly atmosphere will be the guideline. For U8 and
above, all spectators shall be on one side of the field and the coaches (limit
of 3 per team) shall be on the other side, between the 18-yd line and the
halfway mark. For U7’s only, each coach may walk the entire side of the field
provided the teams are on opposite sides of the field. No players or spectators
shall be allowed behind the goals. Both coaches and spectators shall stand back
from the field (min 1yard) to allow the players and the assistant referees room
to run.
4)
There shall be no coaches allowed on the field during play in any
game. U7and U8's may have one coach on the side of their goal and off the
field. That coach may not come on the field of play.
5)
Both teams may substitute only with the referee's permission, and
as follows:
a) Before a
goal kick,
b) After a
goal,
c)
Before any throw in,
d) On a “1
for 1” basis with an injured player,
e) Any
player given a yellow card must be substituted.
6)
Any red card given to a player or coach shall result in the
automatic suspension of that player or coach for the next tournament game. Two
red cards shall result in the suspension of that person from the tournament.
All red cards shall be reviewed by the Board of Trustees for subsequent action.
7)
Division standings for advancement, and playoff positions shall be
determined as follows:
a)
The team with the most points, three points for a win, 1 point for
a tie, no points for a loss.
b)
In the event of a tie between two teams in points, the following
shall be used as tie breakers in order:
1st tie breaker: Result of head to head game between the two
teams,
2nd tie breaker: Result of the largest goal differential for all
tournament games, Goals scored minus goals allowed (with the maximum
differential of three goals per game),
3rd tie breaker:
The team with the least allowed goals in all tournament games,
4th tie breaker: The team with the most goals
scored (maximum of three per game) in all tournament games,
5th tie breaker: The result of penalty kicks
under FIFA rules.
8)
There
will be no protests from any decision of any referee. There will be no protest
from any game once the teams have left the field of play.
9)
In
the event of inclement weather, or in the event that play cannot be started or
continued for some reason, teams should take cover or remain in the area until
a decision is made by the Tournament Committee. The following shall apply to
all games started:
a) If time allows,
resume play and play to completion,
b) If the first half was
completed, the game counts and the score at the stoppage will be final,
c) If the first half
cannot be completed, the game will be a 3-3 tie.
There will be no
extension of time in a quarter for injuries in any preliminary game. All
stoppages and reschedules will be coordinated by the tournament committee.
10) The
following game times will apply:
All
preliminary games:
U7,
U8, U9 10 Min Qtrs
U10,
U11, U13 12 Min Qtrs
U16
15 Min Qtrs
All
Semi-final or Final games:
U7,
U8, U9, U10 12 Min Qtrs.
ALL
OTHERS 15 Min Qtrs.
Breaks between quarters
shall be 2 minutes and 5 minutes between halves.
Teams will be expected
to begin play when they take the field. The best efforts will be used to keep
the games on time but delays may be encountered. Coaches are urged to check in
with the Tournament Officials in advance to see if their games are on time.
Ties count in
preliminary rounds. In the event of ties in semi-final or championship games,
one additional period of 10 minutes will be played. If still tied after that
period, a sudden death period of 10 minutes will be played. If the teams are
still tied after the second overtime period the game shall be decided by
penalty kicks according to FIFA rules. There will be a minimum of 1 hour
between any back-to-back games including semi-finals and finals.
Coaches advancing to
semi-final or final games must check in with the Tournament officials after
their last game to verify game times and field locations.
11) The
minimum number of players to begin a game will be:
U7, U8, U9, U10 6
U11 & above 7
Any team unable to field
the required number of players within 5 minutes of the start time, shall
forfeit the game with a final score of 3-0.
Every player must play
at least one half of every game played including one half of all overtime
periods.
12) It will be the intent to have three referees
at all semi and final games, however lack of three shall not be reason not to
play the game.
13) In the spirit of sportsmanship all teams
shall play all scheduled games and may not forfeit preliminary round games to
achieve an advantage in the semi-final or final games. No team will be allowed
to advance unless they have played all preliminary round games.
14) Special game cards will be used for all
tournament games.
15) For all situations not covered above, the
regular season rules or FIFA rules will apply.
16) In the event of any dispute or interpretation
in the rules or in play, the decision of the Tournament committee will be
final. The clear goal of this tournament is for the players to play well, and
have fun. Interpretation of these rules and decisions of the Tournament
Committee will be made with that in mind.
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