2010 RYSA LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT RULES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Each team will play four games. All Tournament games will be scheduled for Saturday, September 4,2010, and September 5,2010. Every effort will be made to play the games on those days however it may be necessary to play games on Monday, September 6, 2010. Parents and spectators must be on the opposite side of the field from the players.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All Tournament games will be played under FIFA rules unless otherwise indicated in these instructions.
TEAM REGISTRATION AND ELIGIBLITY
All teams must be affiliated with the USSF and their state organization. An official state roster and valid 2010-11 passes must be presented at registration. A copy of the team roster will be kept by the tournament.
Out of state teams must present a properly authorized “permission to travel” form.
A maximum of 14 rostered players for U8-U10 and 18 rostered players for U11-U14.
There is no refund of money to those teams which drop out of the tournament.
GUEST PLAYERS
A maximum of 4 guest players are permitted subject to the registration limits set forth above.
AGE GROUPING
Under - 14 Must be born after August 1, 1996
Under - 13 Must be born after August 1, 1997
Under - 12 Must be born after August 1, 1998
Under - 11 Must be born after August 1, 1999
Under - 10 Must be born after August 1, 2000
Under - 9 Must be born after August 1, 2001
All Players must be born before August 1, 2002
Any team with mixed age players must play in the oldest applicable age bracket. It is a coach’s responsibility to insure that his / her team is entered in the correct age grouping. A girl may play on a team in a boys flight but a boy may not play on a team in a girls flight. Teams found to have an ineligible player will be disqualified from the tournament and any games played will be forfeited. Please be careful that you are placed correctly.
GAME DURATION
2- 25 minute halves with a 5 minute half time
We will be operating using an air horn system. There will be no stoppage of time for injuries.
GAME BALLS
All tournament games will be played with a #4 Ball U9 thru U12 & #5 Ball U13 thu U14 provided by tournament at registration.
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
All players must have proper equipment including the wearing of shin guards. A player found on the field with illegal equipment will be sent off by the referee. The player will be permitted to re-enter the game at the next regular substitution, provided the illegal equipment is removed.
Eye glasses and properly wrapped and/or padded casts will be permitted at the discretion of the referee.
DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
Every attempt will be made to complete the game schedule. Only the referee can stop play once a game has started. Games that are halted due to weather conditions will be resumed at the first opportunity.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to alter the length of any game due to the weather or any other extenuating circumstances and to use Monday, September 6rd, 2010 as rain date.
In accordance with USCLUB regulations, if the entire tournament is cancelled prior to the start of play, registered teams will be refunded a minimum of 80% of their registration fees.
CAUTIONS (Yellow Cards)
Any player / coach accumulating three (3) cautions will be dismissed from the tournament.
EJECTIONS (Red Cards)
Two (2) cautions to the same player or coach during a game constitute a red card and will result in an ejection. Any player / coach ejected from a game will be ineligible to participate in their next scheduled game and must report to the tournament officials who may impose additional penalties. Referees submitting red cards will submit a USSF report for all Red Cards. These forms will be forwarded to the appropriate state association.
SUBSTITUTIONS
With the permission of the referee, substitutions will be unlimited before any goal kick, after a goal is scored, at half time, and for the team in possession during throw-ins. If a player is injured and is replaced on the playing field, the opposing team will be permitted to substitute one player.
PROTESTS
No protests will be allowed unless the infraction involves the use of an ineligible player. The referee’s decisions during the game will be final. All proteststo be filed with the Tournament Director.
AWARDS
All first place U-11 thru U-14 finishers will be awarded trophies.
In accordance with the New Jersey state rules, all U-9 and U-10 players will receive participation awards.
U-10 & YOUNGER TEAMS
In accordance with New Jersey state rules, our tournament is non-results oriented for U10 and younger teams. We encourage U-10 and younger teams to keep goal differentials to 6 or less each game. Standings and scores will not be posted
STANDINGS FOR U-11 thru U-14 FLIGHTS
All teams will play a minimum of four (4) games. Standings will be determined by using the following point system:
Win - Three (3) points
Tie - One (1) point
Loss - Zero (0) points
Forfeit Loss - Minus Three (-3) points
TIE BREAKERS
If two or more teams are tied at the end of tournament play, the tie will be decided by the following rules:
- Two teams tied
- Head to head play
- Most wins
- Least goals allowed
- Shoot-out
- Three or more teams tied: (The following tie breakers will be used until one team is eliminated and then reverts to tie breaker rule # 1- Two teams tied, starting at A).
- Least wins
- Most goals allowed
SHOOT-OUT
A. Referee will decide which goal is to be used.
B. Winner of the coin toss will have choice of shooting first or second.
C. Each coach will select five (5) primary shooters.
D. After five (5) shots, the team with the most goals will be declared the champion.
E. If the teams are tied after five (5) shots, the shoot-out continues with each team alternating shooters in a golden goal format. No player may shoot twice until all players (including goalies) have shot once.
