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RULE I All teams participating must have provincial or state passes. No player will be allowed to play unless he or she has a valid pass. Passes will be checked by the field marshal prior to each game. Each team will be allowed to have no more than 5 (five) guest players. A grace period of ten minutes may be granted before forfeit is declared. Players with casts will not be allowed to play. U-10 and younger teams may not play up. Smoking is prohibited at all Tournament sites. RULE II F.I.F.A. rules will govern play with modifications as listed below. RULE III Substitutions may be made on your own throw-ins, on an opponents throw-in if the team in possession is substituting, any goal kick, after a goal, upon injury, at half time or any other stoppage of play within the Laws of the Game. Substitutions must be up and ready to take the field and enter from the centerline. The number of player(s) substituting at one time will be unlimited. RULE IV Length of games will be: Division I, II, III..............30 minute half Division IV, V, VI..........25 minute half RULE V Any player receiving a red card will be required to sit out a minimum of one game following the ejection. The pass of the player receiving the red card must be turned into the Site Coordinator immediately following the game. The Tournament Site Committee shall have the authority to add additional game suspensions. Any player / coach receiving a red card for fighting will automatically be ejected from the tournament. RULE VI No protests will be allowed. RULE VII All Red and Yellow cards and other matters involving the conduct of a team, its players, coaches or supporters will be recorded by the Neptune Soccer Association Tournament Director and Referee Assignor and reported immediately to the home state association and the home club/league. Disciplinary Points will be assigned to each Yellow Card (1 Point) and Red Card (2 Points) issued. The accumulated total of Disciplinary Points may determine whether or not a team advances. (Refer to VIII) RULE VIII Division V and VI Teams may not participate in overtime periods, all ties stand. No standings shall be maintained for Division V and VI brackets, all players will receive participation awards. The scoring process for the tournament is as follows: A. Three points will be awarded for a win B. One point will be awarded for a tie C. Three points will be awarded for a forfeit The bracket winner and runner-up will be determined as follows: A. Order of finish will be determined by total points from above B. Ties will be broken by applying the following tiebreakers in the order indicated: 1. If one team has won in head-to-head competition. 2. Goal differential (maximum of 3 per game). Higher total gets the higher finishing position. 3. Fewest goals allowed. Lower total gets the higher finishing position. 4. Lowest number of Disciplinary Points. 5. If, after applying the above tiebreakers, a tie still exists, the teams involved in the tie will break the tie by means of the last two procedures noted under item 2 of the "Rules for Tie-Breakers for Forfeit within a Division". 6. If, after applying the above tiebreakers, a three-way tie still exists, the tie will be broken via Kicks from the Penalty Mark (KPM). The Coaches involved will flip a coin, the odd coin will advance to the Bracket Championship round. The other two teams will shoot out via KPM, with the winner advancing to the Bracket Championship round. Both loosing KPM participants will receive second place awards if applicable. RULE IX If a tie exists at the end of regulation time for a semi-final or final game, a five-minute "sudden-victory" overtime period will be played. The game will end as soon as one team scores in the overtime. If no one scored during the first "sudden-victory" overtime, a second five-minute "sudden-victory" overtime will be played. If neither team scores during the second overtime period we will proceed to F.I.F.A. Penalty Kick from the penalty mark. RULE X No coaching will be done from outside the coaching box: ten yards on either side of the centerline and two yards back from the touchline. RULE XI Harassment of the referees will not be tolerated from players, coaches or spectators. The referees are empowered to eject offenders from the playing area. The Tournament Site Committee may award forfeits on the advice of the referee if the harassment continues. Any matters involving referee harassment, assault or abuse shall, in accordance with USSF Rule 3042, will be referred immediately to the host state association. The Referee has the authority to stop play in the event of inclement weather. The Tournament Director or Site Coordinator may also stop play in the event of inclement weather if the Referee has not done so. The Referee will note the time remaining in the match at the time the match is stopped. If play is stopped, the Tournament Director and/or Site Coordinator, in consultation with the Referee Assignor, will determine when play will resume. RULE XII THREE-TEAM DIVISION: Double Round Robin, each team plays four games. No finals: winner of division wins. FOUR-TEAM DIVISION: Round Robin, each team plays three games. Finals. FIVE-TEAM DIVISION: Round Robin, each team plays four games. No Finals. SIX-TEAM DIVISION: Two three-team brackets. Intra-division play on Saturday. Top two finishers in each bracket advance to semi-finals Third place finishers play consolation game. Winners of semi-finals, advance to finals. EIGHT-TEAM DIVISION: Two four-team brackets, round robin within bracket, winner of each bracket will play in final. There is no Championship for Division V and VI brackets. RULE XIII All teams and their spectators remain on the opposite side of the field from the opposing team and their spectators. RULE XIV The tournament application fee is $425.00 for Divisions I-IV and $400.00 for Division V and VI. Teams not accepted will have their application fee refunded. The application fee is non-refundable after acceptance. RULE XV In the case of inclement weather causing the stoppage or cancellation of games, the tournament committee reserves the right to modify the schedule, duration and/or number of games to best accommodate for the situation. The Tournament Committee and Neptune Soccer Association are not responsible for any expenses incurred by teams if the tournament is canceled in whole or in part. Exception – In the event the Tournament is cancelled for any reason prior to the start, a minimum of 80% of the team’s entry fee shall be refunded. If the Tournament is postponed or rescheduled a new permission to host application shall be submitted to NJYS. All teams that applied to the original date will be given the opportunity to withdraw from the Tournament’s revised date with a full refund of their entry fee. RULES FOR TIE BREAKERS FOR FORFEIT WITHIN A DIVISION 1. All teams receiving a forfeit will have been awarded three points. 2. When a forfeit occurs within a division and the forfeit has an impact on the teams that are tied advancing to Semi-final or Final rounds, the following rules for breaking the tie will be applied in the order indicated: * No bonus points will be considered for the tiebreaker. * Head-to-head competition. * Two (if necessary) five-minute "sudden victory" periods will be played. The first team to score will be cause to end play and advance in the standings. * If neither team scores after playing two five-minute "sudden victory" periods, F.I.F.A. instructions regarding the taking of kicks from the penalty-mark will be applied. NOTE: Any team forfeiting a match during the tournament will not be allowed to advance to the Semi-final, Final match or be eligible for Trophies, unless a reason for the forfeit is judged to be valid by the Tournament Site Committee. RULE XVI Golf Cart Policy: You must have a valid New Jersey Drivers License to operate a Golf Cart at the tournament.
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For immediate information about our June 21-22 2008 Tournament please call or email Bob Newman (732) 567-8687 Neptune Soccer |
