- Referee makes the final In game decisions and the Tournament Director, along with the organizing committee, makes the final decision on all other cases.
- All games will go to penalty shoot-outs in the semi-finals and Finals, if it is a draw during game time. DaY1 League matches winner will be based on points as defined below and the winners from each groups will go to Semi-Finals.
- It’s an automatic disqualification of the team from the tournament, if any players below 35 years participate in any of the games that are in 35+ bracket.
- Shin guards are mandatory.
Player uniforms, jerseys, protective casts & jewelry:
- All players must wear shin guards, or will not be allowed to play.
- All players must wear jerseys/shirts during play. If both teams are wearing the same color, the home team must change. Home team is determined by coin toss, if both teams have the same jersey.
- Players wearing protective casts must receive written approval by the League & Tournament director. If the referee on the field of play deems a player’s protective cast is unsafe in any way, the player will not be allowed to play until the Tournament director allows the player to play.
- No jewelry will be allowed, including earrings of any type, rope necklaces and bracelets. The only exception will be players wearing medical bracelets.
- Teams will be provided with drinks and refreshments ahead of every game along with trash bags. It will be the team/players responsibility to clean and collect trash and dispose them.
- No alcoholic beverages or smoking is allowed on the field and team area.
- Rooster cannot be changed once final.
- Please avoid profanity and be friendly and respectful with each other. Afterall we are here to have fun and enjoy the game we all love.
Substitution: Substitutions can be made on the fly.
Kick Offs / Kick Ins / Direct and Indirect Kicks / Goal Kicks / Penalty Kicks:
Kick Offs
May be kicked in any direction. Goals can be Scored from anywhere in the field.
Throw ins
The ball shall be thrown into play from the sideline. The ball is considered in play when the ball is touched and changes position. Direct Throw-Ins wont be counted as a goal. If it is an indirect kick, and a goal cannot be scored from this kick.
Direct and in-direct kicks
All dead-ball kicks (kick-ins, kick-offs, free kicks) are indirect with the exception of corner kicks, hand balls, and penalty kicks. Indirect kicks must only change position before the ball will be considered in play. If a free kick is awarded within five yards of the opposing goal line, the ball will be moved back to five yards from the line. It is the referee’s discretion where the ball will be placed.
Goal kicks
May be taken from any point of the goal box. All Goal Kicks are indirect kicks.
Penalty kicks
Shall be awarded if, in the referee’s opinion, a scoring opportunity was nullified by an infraction (the infraction does not automatically result in a red card). Penalty kicks are DIRECT kicks taken from 3 yards outside the box in the center of the goal.
Seven-Yard Rule
In all dead-ball situations, defending players must stand at least Seven yards away from the ball. If the defensive player’s goal is closer than Seven yards, the ball shall be played Seven yards from the goal line in line with the direction of play prior to the penalty.
Goal Scoring
Goals Can Be scored from Any point from the field as long as the meet the criteria listed above.
GoalKeepers / Off-sides / Slide Tackling / Handball Clarification:
Goalkeepers are restricted to using their hands only inside the penalty box.
Off side rules will not be followed in the game.
No slide tackling is allowed.
Handball Clarification
Deliberate handling of the ball that denies a team of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity will result in the following:
(1) A penalty kick (at the discretion of the referee).
(2) A yellow or red card given to the player committing the hand ball (at the discretion of the referee).
Delay of games / forfeits / overtime
Delay of Game
The referee has the official time on the field and holds the right to take necessary action if he/she feels that a team is delaying the game. Any player may be cautioned with a yellow card if it is deemed by the referee that the player is intentionally wasting time, such as if a player intentionally kicks the ball long distances away from the playing field in order to waste time. The referee has the official time on the field.
Forfeits
Teams are given five minutes from scheduled game time, or from delayed start time due to unforeseen circumstances, before the referee issues a forfeit. The Tournament Director must approve all forfeits before the game is considered an official forfeit. The Tournament Director has the option to replay a forfeited game if deemed necessary. Any team forfeiting three games during pool play may be removed from the tournament. Any team forfeiting one game during the playoffs may be removed from the tournament.
Play-off Penalty Kick’s
If there’s no winner after the official game time the game will go to shout-outs. A coin toss will decide the team-kicking order. 5 players from each team would shoot the ball. The team with the most goals after the first round of 5 will be considered the winner. If the score remains tied after the first round of penalty kicks, the other players will alternate in a sudden death penalty kick format until one-team scores unanswered.
Tiebreakers all Tournaments and Leagues:
The following tiebreakers will decide who the winner is:
– Points
– Head-to-head
– Goal differential
– Goals against
– Goals scored
– Shoot-out
– Coin Toss
When there are 3 teams with the same amount of points (3-way tie) the goal differential, goals scored or goals against will decide who wins.
How would best(Man of the match, golie,top goal scorer, defender, midfield) selected.
In every game, the referee records the necessary information. After the final, we’ll compile the data from all the sheets. The player with the most votes in each category wins. In the event of a tie, the player who reached the higher stage prevails. For instance, a finalist would have precedence over a semi-finalist. If there’s still a tie among finalists, the player from the winning team is declared the victor.
Roster:
Every team has to hand in a roster with all the players’ names ( Prior to roster submission deadline day)
Each team is allowed up-to 14 players for open and 12 players max for 35+. Min 6 players on the field are needed for a game to start and game to run.
Tournament Rules:
- Duration of the game for league and semi-finals play– 25 minute halves for all games, with 10 min break in between.
- Duration of games for finals are 30 min halves, with 10 min break.
- Free/ unlimited substitutions are made on “the fly”.
- Kick off – may be taken in any direction.
- Balls crossing the touch-line on the ground or in the air will be put in play via kick-in. Defending players must provide a 5 yard distance from the point of occurrence.
- Goal may be scored from anywhere.
- Restart after goal scored will be from half way mark.
- No off sides.
- No slide tackling.
- Free Kicks- defending players may set up a wall 7 yards from the point of infraction.
- Referees- There will be no abuse of the referees tolerate, verbal or otherwise. Any indication of such behavior by a player, coach or parent will result in immediate removal from the tournament site. No verbal abuse of any player, coach or referee will be tolerated. Please keep all comments (cheering) positive.
- Teams must be ready to enter the field at least 5 minutes prior to their scheduled game.
- Keepers are not allowed to punt.
- 2 yellow in the same match = Red , If unreasonably unsafe, Disqualified.
- Red cards will be over after the completion of the match and will not carry over.
- Players from over 35+ teams can play in open league as long as they play for the team from the same state. It is advisable to let the Tournament organizing committee know if that is the case. The organizing committee cannot guarantee that there will not be conflict between over 35 and open league games to accommodate this.
- It will be Team captain’s/ coach’s responsibility to make their players aware of all the rules. Arguments with referees/ officials or organizers over rules might lead to further action including ejection from the tournament.
- Except for the rules called out above, all other rules will be based on standard Soccer rules.
Format:
Over 35 age group
Open Age Group