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ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED UNDER CURRENT FIFA RULES.

ALL TEAMS MUST TURN THEIR OFFICIAL ROSTER INTO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST GAME. AT THIS TIME THE ROSTER IS FROZEN. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADD PLAYERS AFTER YOUR FIRST GAME BEGINS. ANY GUEST PLAYERS (MAXIMUM OF 3) MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. ANY PLAYER NOT ON THE OFFICIAL ROSTER WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AND THEIR PARTICIPATION WILL CAUSE FORFEITURE OF ALL GAMES THEY HAVE PLAYED IN. ALL TEAMS MUST PROVIDE VALID MEMBER PASSES, WHICH WILL BE CHECKED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST GAME. ALL USYS OUT OF STATE TEAMS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR TRAVEL PAPERS.

ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY A FOUR TEAM ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT. FINAL TEAM PLACING WILL BE DECIDED BY POINT TOTALS WITHIN THEIR GROUP.

POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

THREE POINTS FOR A WIN, (INCLUDING FORFEITS).
ONE POINT FOR A TIE.
NO POINTS FOR A LOSS

IF TEAMS ARE TIED IN POINTS, THE FOLLOWING TIE-BREAKERS APPLY:

HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION.
FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED (MAXIMUM OF THREE PER GAME)
GOAL DIFFERENTIAL (MAXIMUM OF THREE PER GAME)
MOST GOALS SCORED (MAXIMUM OF THREE PER GAME)
SHOOT-OUT
ALL GAMES CONSIST OF TWO THIRTY-MINUTE HALVES WITH A FIVE-MINUTE HALFTIME, AND A RUNNING CLOCK. ALL GAMES MUST START ON TIME, WITH A MINIMUM OF SEVEN PLAYERS REQUIRED TO START. ANY APPEALS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, WHO BY COMMITTEE REVIEW, WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

SUBSTITUTIONS SHALL BE ALLOWED AT THE DESCRECTION OF THE REFEREE.

THE FIRST TEAM LISTED IS THE HOME TEAM. THE VISITOR WILL CALL THE COIN FLIP TO DETERMINE SIDES TO BEGIN THE GAME. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH TEAM COLORS, THE HOME TEAM MUST CHANGE TO AN ALTERNATE COLOR. HOME TEAMS MUST SUPPLY TWO OFFICIAL GAME BALLS.

TROPHIES AND RIBBONS ARE AWARDED TO ALL TEAMS IN YOUR GROUP THIRTY MINUTES AFTER YOUR GROUPS LAST GAME A. PLEASE BRING YOUR ENTIRE TEAM TO THE AWARDS AREA NEXT TO THE TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS TENT.

WE WILL NOT CONDONE RUNNING UP SCORES. IF YOU ARE A DOMINANT TEAM WE EXPECT YOU TO ALTER YOUR GAME PLAN. NO EXCUSES!! THE GAME IS FOR THE KIDS AND SHOULD BE FUN.

PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE SAME SIDELINE AS YOUR TEAM.

THERE WILL NOT BE A TRAINER ON SITE DURING THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED TO REGISTERED TEAMS STARTING JULY THIRTEENTH

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS, AND HAVE A GREAT TOURNAMENT.