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PLAYER REGISTRATION: All
players must be registered on their teams' registration form
before the tournament begins. Any team or player determined by
the event director to have falsified the name, age or skill
level will be dismissed from the tournament. All players must
carry identification proof, i.e.: driver’s license, passport,
etc. The document must be an original and must have the players
name, birthdate and a recent picture. The team must produce
the identification proof immediately upon request from the
tournament officials. |
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ROSTERS: All
rosters are final upon the beginning of pool pay. No player may
participate in a game unless he/she is registered in the
official roster form. |
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NUMBER OF PLAYERS: The
maximum number of players on a team will be 22 players per team. |
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GENDER: No males
will be allowed to participate in any female divisions, except
co-ed division. Females may play in male divisions. |
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EQUIPMENT: All
players must wear shin guards and may not wear anything deemed
dangerous to the referee of tournament officials. Teams are
responsible for providing game balls (at least one acceptable
game ball per game). |
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UNIFORMS: All
teams must have at least two different set of uniforms (distinct
colors). If in the opinion of the referee both teams have
similar colors, then the home team must change colors. |
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FIELD DIMENSIONS: They
will be specify by FIFA regulations. |
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Referee Fee: Each
team must pay $40 before each game.
At that time, the team will receive a game roster form,
which will be filled in by the team and turned in to the referee
before the game begins. Group games will be referees by 1
referee and semi-finals and Finals will be refereed by 3
referees. |
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GAME DURATION: The
duration of the game shall be 30 minutes with a 10-minute
half-time. Pool games tied after regulation play shall end in a
tie. Playoff games cannot end tied. |
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PLAYOFF OVERTIME: There
will no be additional time in games where a winner must be
determined. The game will go directly into penalty kicks if
there is tie at end of regular time. In 11v11 games, the game
will go 5 penalty kicks. |
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SCORING (IN POOL PLAY): 3
points for a win; 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. A
forfeit by a team is scored as 3-0 win. A double forfeit will
be scored as a 0-0 tied. |
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TIEBREAKERS: In
pool play, ties between two or more teams will be broken by; 1)
points; 2) goal difference in pool play; 3) most goals scored
for in pool play; 4) head to head results between tied teams; 5)
coin flip. |
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PLAYER EJECTION (YELLOW/RED CARD): Referees
have the right to eject a player from the game for continual
disobedience or as a result of an incident that warrants sending
the player off. RED CARD suspension (or two yellows in the same
game) = rest of game PLUS next game. Tournament Director may
eject player for rest of tournament. A player under these
circumstances must pay a fine of $50 to be able to play again. |
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Yellow Cards: A
player that receives a single yellow card in two different games
will be suspended in the next game unless he is re-instated by
paying the corresponding fine. The fine in this circumstance
is $50. |
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SPORTSMANSHIP: Players,
coaches and spectators are expected to act in the nature of good
sportsmanship at all times. Abuse of the referees will not be
tolerated. Any instance of such conduct will disqualify the
responsible team from the event. |
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PROTEST: A team
may protest a game. The protest form will be available at the
tournament and must be filled in. Please note that a referee
decisions (such as if a play was a foul or not, handball,
offside, etc.) may not be protested. |
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Substitutions: There
will be free substitutions, which means a team may have an
unlimited number of substitutions during the game and a player
that was substituted out may go back into the game. |