2007 7 v 7 TOURNAMENT RULES
1.THERE WILL BE TWO 8-TEAM DIVISIONS.
THE ORGANIZER MAY ADJUST THE # OF TEAMS AS NEEDED
2. EACH DIVISION WILL CONSIST OF TWO GROUPS OF FOUR TEAMS, DETERMINE BY DRAW.
3. ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY A MINIMUM OF THREE GAMES.
4. GAMES WILL CONSIST OF TWO 15-MINUTE HALVES WITH NO BREAK IN BETWEEN.
5. GAMES START PROMPTLY AT THEIR SCHEDULED TIME. THERE WILL BE NO GRACE PERIOD.
6. ROSTERS MUST BE TURNED IN BY 8:00 AM ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.
7. GAME CARD LISTING ALL REGISTERED PLAYERS MUST BE PROVIDED TO REFEREE PRIOR TO START OF EACH GAME.
8. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PALYERS FOR EACH TEAM IS 15.
9. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY THEIR TEAM'S FIRST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT.
10. ALL REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY.
11. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE 30 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BY THE END OF THE PRESENT YEAR.
12. COMPETITION IS DECIDED BY POINTS:
(A) WIN:6 PTS (B)TIE: 4 PTS (C)LOSS: 0 PTS
(D) 1 PT FOR EACH GOAL SCORED, MAX. 3 PTS
(E) 1 PT FOR A SHUT OUT
(F) (-1) MINUS 1 PT FOR EACH RED CARD
13. TIE BREAKERS AFTER THE FIRST THREE GAMES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
(1ST) HEAD TO HEAD, (2ND) GOAL DIFFERENCE, (3RD) TOTAL GOALS SCORED, (4TH) COIN FLIP
14. SEMIFINALS THAT END IN A TIE WILL NOT HAVE AN OVERTIME PERIOD AND WILL BE DECIDED BY PENALTY KICKS.
15. 3RD.PLACE
LOOSER(S) OF SEMIFINAL GAME(S) WILL GO DIRECTLY TO PENALTY KICKS TO DETERMINE WINNER(S)
16. FINALS THAT END IN A TIE WILL HAVE TWO 5-MINUTE OVERTIME PERIODS, NO GOLDEN GOAL. IF STILL TIED AFTER THE OVERTIME PERIODS, THE GAME WILL BE DECIDED BY PENALTY KICKS.
17. PENALTY KICK SERIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: ONLY PLAYERS ON THE FIELD AT THE END OF THE SECOND OVERTIME MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE PENALTY KICKS. EACH TEAM WILL SELECT THREE PLAYERS TO EXICUTE PENALTY KICKS ON AN ALTERNATING BASIS. IF TIED AFTER EACH TEAM HAS TAKEN ITS FIRST THREE KICKS, PENALTIES WILL ALTERNATE FROM TEAM TO TEAM UNTIL A WINNER IS ESTABLISHED. ALL PLAYERS MUST PARTICIPATE BEFORE A PLAYER MAY KICK FOR A SECOND TIME.
18. PLAYER SUBSTITUTION IS UNLIMITED AND ON THE FLY. ON THE FLY MEANS PERMISSION OF THE REFEREE IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBSTITUTE. HOWEVER, THE PLAYER BEING SUSTITUED FOR MUST BE OFF THE FIELD BEFORE THE NEW PLAYER MAY COME IN. BOTH PLAYERS MUST ENTER OR EXIT THE FIELD ON THE SAME SIDE AND THEIR OWN DEFENDING HALF OF THE FIELD. THE NEW PLAYER MUST ENTER THE FIELD BEHIND THE BALL.
19. BALL OUT OF PLAY OVER TOUCH LINE WILL BE PUT IN PLAY BY AN INDIRECT FREE KICK.
20. PLAYER DISCPLINE:
(A) RED CARDED PLAYERS MUST SIT OUT A MINIMUM OF ONE GAME.
(B) PLAYERS RED CARDED FOR FIGHTING ARE EJECTED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
(C) RED CARDED PLAYERS WHO THREATEN OR USE OBSENE LANGUAGE TOWARD ANY REFEREE OR LEAGUE OFFICIAL WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
(D) THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS OR APPEALS OF THESE EJECTIONS.
21. AWARDS:
ALL TROPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINAL GAME.