CREDENTIALS
At the Mandatory Registration, teams must provide the required credentials:
US Club Teams:
1. US Club Roster and 2 copies.
2. Valid US Club Players Passes.
3. Current US Club signed Medical Release forms for every player.
4. Valid player passes and loan papers for guest players.
US Youth Soccer Teams:
1. Original State Approved Roster and 2 copies.
2. Validated US Youth Soccer Player Passes.
3. Current, signed Medical Release for every player - forms do not have to be notarized.
4. Permission to Travel - Region 1 teams, with the exception of Connecticut and New Jersey , do not require a Permission to Travel. Connecticut and New Jersey teams must provide a Permission to Travel. All other teams that are not from Region 1 must provide a Permission to Travel.
5. Guest Players - Player Pass , Medical Release and Guest Player forms as required by your state association.
Foreign Teams:
1. Players must present passports at registration.
2. Teams are required to have and present player picture identification cards.
3. Teams must have a completed form from it Provincial or National Association approving the team's participation in the tournament
PLAYER AGE & ELIGIBILITY
Boys:
U-19 born after 7.31.89
U-17 born after 7.31.91
U-16 born after 7.31.92
U-15 born after 7.31.93
ROSTERS
Teams may register a maximum of 21 players. Only 18 may dress for a particular game. A team may use up to 4 guest players but any team utilizing guest players is still limited to a total of 18 players. US Club Soccer teams may only take guest players registered under US Club Soccer, and USYSA teams may only take guest players registered with properly stamped USYSA player pass cards. Players are only allowed to play for 1 team at a tournament.
TEAMS
Home team is determined by the tournament scheduler. The first team listed in the tournament program (and website) is the home team.
The home team will be responsible for using an alternate color uniform if necessary, and shall supply a suitable game ball if the tournament does not provide one. (as determined by the Referee). If the home team can not supply an alternate jersey, then the visiting team will.
Spectators are not permitted behind the goals.
LAWS OF THE GAME
All matches must be played in accordance with FIFA Laws of the Game, except as specifically modified as follows in the tournament rules:
Being that this is a showcase – substitutions can happen at any stoppage of play -
b. Games will consist of two halves of equal length. Each team will receive two 80 minute games and one 70 minute game – The Directors reserve the right to adjust game length for conditions beyond their control.
There will be no injury time – the schedule is tight so all games must begin on time – half times are 2-3 minutes in length –
There will be no captains meeting with refs before the game – teams start on the side of the field that there bench is on – this is to keep the event on schedule as much as possible.
There are no standings or reporting of scores, this is a showcase and this is about playing quality matches and getting as much exposure as is possible.
REFEREES
Referees will be USSF certified
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
It will be the referees discretion to determine the safety and suitability of player equipment. All players are required to wear shin guards.
PROTESTS & DISPUTES
No Protests will be allowed
FINAL RULINGS
The final interpreter of the foregoing rules and regulations, and also any matters not provided for in these rules will be the Tournament Directors, whose decisions shall be final.
CONDUCT & DISIPLINE
Disciplinary action taken against a coach will be levied in the next game in which he/she coaches the team playing at the time of the original infraction, or to the next game coached if the violation occurred during the last game for that team. If additional behavior problems occur, the Directors reserve the right to levy additional discipline up to and including expulsion from the Tournament.
Players that are red carded or receive two yellows in a single game must sit out the next game. A player or coach who is ejected for violent conduct or serious foul play may be subject to further sanctioning. Any player or coach who assaults a referee will be expelled from the Tournament.
Not permitted at our tournament includes: pets, alcoholic beverages, and verbal abuse.
WEATHER
In the event of inclement weather, the Tournament Committee will have the authority to change games as follows:
Relocate or reschedule any game(s)
Change the duration of the game(s)
Cancel any game(s), which have no bearing on the selection of the division winners.
REFUND POLICY
In the event that the tournament has to be cancelled due to weather, refunds will be granted after tournament expenses are covered.
