· A mandatory coaches/ managers meeting will be held the Friday before the tournament begins.

· It will be held at a place to be determined.

· A coach, managers or team representative MUST attend this meeting.

· The Tournament Director will not be responsible if a change of the schedule was made and a team was not present.

2 – ROSTERS

· A team can have a maximum of twenty (20) players on their roster.

· Changes on the final roster will be accepted before the team plays its first game.

· Rosters must be turned in at the MANDATORY MANAGERS MEETING.

· Players are allowed to play on only one (1) team in a division.

3 - PLAYERS IDENTIFICATION

· All players must have a valid government-issued photo I.D. with date of birth.

· Players are required to have their I.D. available at the field, in case a protest is made regarding age.

4 – SCORE CARDS

· Coaches or managers are responsible for making sure that the proper score is recorded on the referees score card at the end of each game.

5 – TRASH BAGS AND CONTAINERS

· Every team is encouraged to pick up after themselves.

· Trash containers are available throughout the soccer complex.

· Additional trash bags can be obtained at the concession stand.

· HELP US KEEP OUR FIELDS CLEAN.

This tournament will be played under FIFA Rules, however the following modifications apply.

1 – All games will be considered as final and no protest will be allowed.

2 – Team rosters will be a requirement at the start of the tournament.

3 – All players must be of the age of the group that they are playing in, an exception of two younger players will be permitted with their ages not to exceed below two years from the minimum requirement of the group. Age is determined not by date of birth but by the calendar year of birth. This means the player must be or turn the age of the bracket or the age of the exception by December 31 of the tournament year. Age can only be questioned by the team captain or manager. If there is any questions about age, the manager of the team(not the players) needs to ask the referee to check the player in question's ID.

THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Teams that field ineligible players will be assessed with an automatic 0-3 loss on all games they played or were to play.

There will be NO exceptions.

4 – Slide tackling is not allowed in the Over 35, Over 40 Recreational, Over 48 Recreational and Over 55 divisions. Slide tackling is allowed in competitive divisions only. Slide tackling must be directed at the ball. Any slide tackles directed at players will result in a Red Card. Team managers may confer with the referee prior to the game at hand to amend the rule for the game being played.

5 – Unlimited substitutions will be permitted.

6 – Yellow Cards entail an automatic five (5) minute cooling off period. The player may be substituted.

7 – A player ejected for a red card will automatically miss his team’s next game.

Depending on the severity of the ejection the Tournament Director has the right to extend the suspension.

8 – A player ejected for fighting or striking another player, will be suspended for the rest of the tournament.

9 – A player or team official (coach or manager) who physically attacks a player, referee or tournament official will be suspended from the rest of the tournament and possibly all future tournaments.

10 – Any player not playing for the team that was on the original roster will be disqualified and the team that allowed him to play will forfeit the game.

11 – Teams that forfeit games by no-show will not be invited to future tournaments.

12 – Players may be of any Gender so long as the player meets the age requirement of their given bracket.

13 – The first place champion team will be granted complimentary registration for the 2009 tournament. The Recreational teams will only be granted complimentary registration in the Competitive bracket. If you choose to play in the 2009 Recreational bracket you will have to pay your registration.

14- The games are 60 minutes with 30 minute halves with a 5 minute rest.

15- Teams have a 15 minute grace from start time until issued a forfeiture for no show unless otherwise decided by the tournament director.

16- If teams have uniforms that are the same color, letting them know the team that needs to change their uniform is the one designated as the "Home" team.

17- If any issues arise on the fields, the team manager or captain needs to bring the issues to the referees attention and the referee will contact the tournament director if necessary.

18- Any use of foul language will receive a yellow card. This enforces the first cautionable offence against unsporting conduct as listed in FIFA's soccer laws.

19- Any dissent to the referee by a player or person other than the team captain or manger will receive a yellow card. This enforces the second cautionable offence against "dissent by word or action".

20- A player who receives a third yellow card in one game will receive a red card and be ejected.

The point system is as follows:

· 6 points for a win

· 4 points for a tie

· 1 point for every goal, up to 3 goals

· 1 goal awarded for shootout victory

· 1 point for a shutout

· 1 point loss for a red card

· 10 points for a no-show forfeit, marked as a 0-3 win to the opposing team for all games played by forfeiting team

Tie breakers are as follows:

· 1 – Head to head result

· 3 – Most goals scored

· 4 - Least goals against

· 5 – Red cards

· 6 – coin toss