1.ROSTER: Every team must present a team roster with the player’s names, their date of birth and a photo ID. 2.FIELD: Playing field will be 30X20 yards or as space allows. 3.GOALS: Small goals will be used. 4.GOALKEEPER: There will be no Goalkeepers. 5.GOAL BOX: The goal box will be 2X4 yards, in front of the goal. 6.SCORING: The ball must be over the goal line COMPLETELY for it to be a goal. 7.DEAD BALLS: Any ball that comes to rest in the goal box will be a dead ball. 8.OUT OF BOUNDS: The ball must completely cross the boundaries to be out of play. 9.KICK- INS: Any out of bounds ball, will be Kicked-in (no throw-ins). No goals can be scored off of a kick-in. 10.UNIFORMS: All players must wear the same color uniform. 11.SHING GUARDS: Shin guards are MANDATORY. No player shall participate without shin guards. 12.FREE KICKS: All free kicks will be considered Indirect and will be taken from the spot of the foul and the defending players must be back 3 yards. 13.GOAL KICKS: Goal Kicks can be taken from anywhere on the goal line. 14.GAME DURATION: Games will consist of two 12-minute halves. In bracket play, tied games will be recorded as a tie. In quarterfinals, semi-finals or finals, in the event of a tie at the end of regulation time, the game will be decided by 3 minutes sudden win period. If a tie still persists, the game will progress to penalty kicks on a rotation basis; All 3 players that finished the game will take a kick. In the event that the tie continues, the fourth player will take the next kick. If it still is a tie, the teams will alternate kickers until a sudden win is obtained. 15.PENALTY KICKS: A) PKs will be taken from the half way line. B) All players must be behind the half way line when the kick is taken.C) Once the kick is taken the ball is dead. 16.OFFSIDES: There will be no off sides. 17.Ball Size: All teams will use appropriate ball sizes. 18.SLIDING: At no point is sliding allowed. Sliding will be considered a foul. 19.GOAL BOX INFRINGEMENT: No contact with the ball by a player shall be allowed, even if it is unintentional. If a defensive player touches the ball, a penalty kick will be awarded. If an attacking player makes contact in the box, a goal kick shall be awarded to the defending team. 20.SCORING: A goal can be scored from anywhere on the field. 21.SUBSTITUTION: Free substitution is allowed with the referee’s permission at any time during the game. 22.RED CARDS: A player receiving a red card will automatically sit out the following game. 23.DELAY OF GAME: The referee is the official timekeeper in the game. The referee also has the discretion to caution any player deemed intentionally wasting time, such as but not limited to intentionally kicking long balls with the intention of affecting the continuity of the game. 24.THREE GAMES: All teams are guaranteed 3 games in the tournament. 25.DISPUTES: In any dispute, the tournament director’s decision will be final. 26.SPORTMANSHIP: All players’ coaches and spectators are responsible for exhibiting good sportsmanship. Abuse of the referees will not be tolerated resulting in the disqualification from the tournament of the infringing team or individual.
SCORING SYSTEM
PLACEMENT: Teams will be placed according to the total number of points accumulated during bracket play.
