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*** MAPS / RULES OF PLAY General: Teams must be
duly registered with and in good standing with an appropriate governing body.
Players must be instructed to compete in the spirit of the game and according
to the laws of the game. MAPS Showcases shall use only USSF referees, in a
three referee system wherever possible.
Field Marshals will be assigned to each field and will assist in the
safe and orderly completion of events. Injuries: In the event of
an injury contact your field marshal or the tournament control center. Either an EMT or a Trainer will assist you. Abusive
Behavior: While at the
fields, any coach, parent, team official, player or spectator threatening
violence or verbal abuse to any individual will immediately be ejected from
the tournament and the team may be ejected from the tournament. This type of behavior is not acceptable
at this event and will not be tolerated. Hotels: To ensure prompt
communication with all teams during the event, participating teams must stay
at a designated hotel cooperating with the Showcase, and provide both hotel
information and a team manager cell number at registration. Day-tripping
teams not staying over must provide several fail-safe phone numbers at
registration. Teams and
affiliated persons that are disrespectful and/or damage hotel property will
be ejected from the tournament and will not be accepted for future
participation. Additionally, those team(s) will be responsible for all
expenses. Security and a reporting
network are in place at all properties throughout the weekend. SMOKING
IS NOT PERMITTED ON OR NEAR ANY PLAYING FIELD. PETS
ARE NOT ALLOWED ON OR NEAR ANY PLAYING FIELD. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF EACH COACH / MANAGER TO INFORM THEIR PLAYERS AND PARENTS OF THESE
GUIDELINES. *********************************** 1.
General Rules of the Game a. All games shall be played
under the laws set forth by F.I.F.A., except as modified by these rules. b. US Soccer rules requiring
the exclusive use of US Soccer registered referees shall be strictly
enforced. 2. Registration and
Eligibility a. Tournament headquarters
for the direction of all administrative matters at b. All teams must register at
least one full hour before their first game at the Field Headquarters at the
site of their first game. (Should a pre-Registration be made available, team
managers will be notified by email communication.) c. At initial registration
each team shall provide a photocopy of the official team roster. The roster
must include a uniform number for each rostered
player and each guest / loan player, which must remain constant for the
entire showcase and match the number on the Player Profiles submitted. If
circumstances require a change in uniform number for any game, that change
must be reported in advance to the officials on-site. d. At Check-in, one hour
prior to game time, a team representative must present and have available the
properly certified roster for the team for that weekend (specifically
indicating which players are participating that day), player passes with
photo IDs for each participating player and an Authorization for Medical
Treatment form (commonly referred to as a Medical Release) executed for each
player. The Authorization must have been executed within the last twelve
months and preferably should be notarized. Information will be presented to
the registration desk at the site. e. All players must be
registered youth soccer players in good standing with an appropriate
governing body. Players must either be on a team’s official roster or be an approved
loan player / guest player duly registered. f.
The Gameday Roster must be submitted
containing no more than eighteen (18) players who will be deemed eligible to
play for the team on that date, including rostered
players and guests. Each team will be
allowed up to 5 guest players from outside teams. For example, the roster for day 1 is fixed
and cannot be changed for day 1.
Players on the roster for day 1 are not allowed to be replaced. The day 2 roster can be changed to accommodate
18 players. g. All players on the same
team, rostered or guest, must use Player Passes
from the same governing body. h. i.
Foreign teams must present a passport at registration or, if from a
nation from which the j.
Teams in age groups U15 thru U19, boys and girls, will be eligible to
participate in the tournament. 3. Player’s Equipment and
Field Regulations a. All soccer equipment must
adhere to F.I.F.A. laws. A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to
himself or another player (including any kind of jewelry). b. Shin guards are mandatory. c. Knee braces, if worn, must
be covered completely. d. No rigid casts are allowed. Game Referee has final authority whether
any cast is permissible in that game. e. Players’ numbers must
coincide with numbers listed on the roster. f.
All teams must have two sets of jerseys in contrasting colors. All
players must wear matching color team shorts and team socks; one set of each
will be acceptable for the team. g. In the event that team
colors are similar, the home team will change colors. The home team is the team listed second or
below on the schedule. h. Each team’s players and
coaches shall take one side of the field, and all spectators shall take the
opposite sideline. On the team’s
sideline, the home team has the choice of side with respect to the
centerline, and coaches and players must stay within their side. i.
On the spectators’ sideline, spectators are to remain behind the
designated line. No one will be
allowed behind either end line. j.
Player picture identification cards are required to be checked by the
referee prior to each match. 4. Substitutions a. FIFA rules (e.g.,
throw-ins by either team, free kicks, corners, etc.)
are modified to allow unlimited substitution with the referee’s permission,
at every stoppage in play. Free
substitution is allowed for all age groups. b. Players must be clearly
standing and waiting AT THE MID-FIELD LINE to be substituted (and not merely
waiting “in the vicinity of mid-field”), and the referee’s assistant should
be alerted, to the extent possible, of the request to substitute at the next
stoppage of play. c. Players standing at
midfield should be substituted into the game at the next stoppage of play,
unless they remove themselves from the mid-field position prior to the
stoppage of play. 5. Game Duration & Ball
Size a. Games are two (2) halves
of thirty (30) minutes each, to the extent that weather and schedule permit. Showcase
officials may increase some or all game lengths by five minutes per half if
scheduling permits. Game length takes into consideration that teams will
normally be playing two games on each day of participation. b. FIFA Inspected/Approved
size 5 balls shall be used to be supplied by the tournament. 6.
Forfeit a. A five minute grace period
will be allowed from scheduled kickoff time.
Teams must be present and ready to play at the scheduled time or
forfeit the game. Nonetheless,
Showcase officials will have the option to shorten, reschedule or otherwise
create such circumstances as will allow a game to be played on the field
rather than be won by forfeit. b. A minimum of seven players
constitutes a team. c. A forfeit will be recorded
as a two to zero result. d. The Tournament Committee
will review abandoned games on a case-by-case basis. e. No team that forfeits a
game will be eligible to win any championship awards at the event. f.
The determination of the
Tournament Committee is final. 7. Inclement Weather a. All teams and coaches must
show up at the scheduled field and time regardless of weather conditions,
unless otherwise notified by a League Official. Failure to appear will result in a forfeit,
which is scored as a two to zero loss, and may result in the rescheduling or
loss of a team’s future games at the Showcase. b. In the event of stoppage
of play due to severe weather conditions, a team representative is required
to report to the Headquarters Station fifteen minutes after stoppage has occurred,
at which time the remaining schedule may by resumed, cancelled, modified or
any decision further postponed for another defined length, pending receipt of
information to formulate a definitive resolution. c. In the case of inclement
weather, the Showcase Committee has the authority to change, cancel or
reschedule any game and / or its format.
d. In the event of extreme
weather conditions that dictate cancellation or modifications of the format
that day, the Showcase Committee will determine what portion, if any, of the
registration, referee and field fees are to be refunded. e. The determination of the
Committee is final. 8. Discipline a.
Coaches, players and spectators are required to conduct themselves
within the Laws of the Game. b.
All disciplinary measures imposed by the Showcase Committee shall be
limited to participation in the Showcase. c.
Notwithstanding section 8.b. above, cautions and ejections based on
violent behavior, such as referee assault, will be referred to the
appropriate governing body as required by such governing body’s rules and
regulations. d.
A player or coach receiving a red card in a game will be suspended
for one game. A player or coach accumulating 2 yellow cards in one game will
be suspended for one game. A player or coach receiving a single yellow card
in multiple games will not be subject to a yellow card accumulation penalty.
Such players and coaches will not be with the team during the next match(es). They can be on the
opposite side of the field and watch the game as spectators. e.
Spectators ejected from the field must leave promptly, and failure to
do so may result in forfeiture of the game in which their team is
participating and / or resort to civil authorities. f.
Additional penalties may be imposed, as deemed fit and necessary by
the Showcase Committee. 9.
Standings and Championships a.
All game scores are recorded and will be posted on the website after
the Showcase. b.
Game cards will be used by the referee to record game results and
disciplinary actions. Field marshals will deliver game cards to the
registration desk. c.
As a College Showcase, each team will play two games per day. d.
The primary focus is to provide a venue for showcasing players to
college evaluators. Any championship play format is secondary, and not all teams
at the showcase will be involved in such championship play. e.
Some teams, at the sole discretion of the Tournament Committee, will
be invited to participate in a championship play format within their age
group, with game results being used to determine a Flight or Group Champion.
Each age group may have none, one or multiple such groupings for championship
play, at the sole discretion of the Tournament Committee. Such groupings will
primarily participate in round robin play with limited or no playoff rounds,
so as to provide pre-showcase certainty in scheduling (and ensuing
notifications to college evaluators). f.
In the event that a grouping is created for championship play, the
following rules will apply: 1. Team standings based on won-lost record. 2. Wins count for three points, ties for one
point. 3. Forfeits are recorded as a 2-0 score. 4. In the event of tie, head-to-head is determinative,
if applicable. 5. In the further event of a tie, goal differential
against in-group opponents will be determinative, with up to plus-4 or
minus-4 units awarded per game. 6. In the further event of a tie, the results of any
crossover games out-of-group will be compared, first by won-loss, then by
goal differential. 7. In the further event of a tie, accumulated goals
scored, with a limit of 4 per game shall determine the winner. 8. In the further event of a tie, accumulated goals
against, with a limit of 4 per game shall determine the winner. The winner is
the team with the least goals allowed. 9. Finally, teams will conduct a Penalty Kick Shootout.
Should a team fail to show up for the scheduled shootout, the tiebreaker will
be awarded to the team prepared to participate. a. Each team will designate eleven players
to take shots including one goalkeeper. b. 5 initial shots per team, alternating
teams, until a decisive result is reached. c. If still tied, single alternating
penalty kicks, until a decisive result is achieved. d. Shootouts will be assigned to a designated area. 10. Communications a.
The official Showcase website is “www.socceragency.net/maps”. b.
Teams are responsible for accessing the website for schedules and
other relevant information. Note that upon accessing a frequently updated
webpage, individuals should click Refresh on their web Browsers to ensure that
the information being accessed is the most current. c.
Teams should leave a cell phone number at the registration desk at
the start of each weekend event, at check-in, as well as the name of their
hotel if relevant, to assist in communications in the event of
weather-related issues. The Team Contact’s cell phone must be in operation
over the course of the event. d.
Showcase officials will attempt to update the website, leave messages
at hotels and call cell phone numbers to provide necessary information, but are
not responsible for any failure to reach any given team or its members,
during the course of a Showcase event. 11. General Information a. Only USSF registered
Referees will be utilized, assigned by a USSF certified referee Assignor. b. Coaches, players and their
fans are expected to conduct themselves within the Spirit of the game. In this regard the Showcase Committee
reserves the right to take disciplinary action as necessary. c. Only individuals with a valid Drivers
License m ay operate a golf cart or other motorized vehicle at the event. No
unauthorized use is permitted. d.
Under no circumstances will the Showcase Committee or staff be
responsible for any part of any expenses, incurred by any team due to, but
not limited to, part or whole cancellation of the Showcase due to
circumstances beyond the Committee’s control (e.g., weather, facility
operations, road closings, etc.). e.
The Showcase Committee reserves the right to decide on any/all
matters and its interpretation of these rules shall be final. No protests will be entertained. f.
All teams shall shake hands at the end of each game as a gesture of
friendship and sportsmanship. g.
Referee decisions may not be protested or disputed. |
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COLLEGE SHOWCASE - KEY PROCEDURES SHEET
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CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY (when applicable) ·
Team standings based on won-lost
record. ·
Wins count for three points, ties for
one point. ·
Forfeits are recorded as a 2-0
score. ·
In the event of a 2-way tie only,
head-to-head is determinative, if applicable. ·
In the further event of a tie, goal
differential is determinative, with up to plus-4 or minus-4 units awarded per
game. ·
In
the further event of a tie, goals for followed by goals against (max 4/per
game) will be used to determine the winner. ·
Finally FIFA Shots from the Penalty
Spot provisions shall be used. PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT ·
5 initial shots per team,
alternating teams, until a decisive result is reached. ·
If still tied, single
alternating penalty kicks until decisive result is achieved. ·
Only the players on the
field at the end of the game can participate. ·
All players must kick before any can
kick a second time. ·
Shootouts may be moved to a
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WEATHER
ISSUES; GAME STOPPAGE / RESUMPTION ·
If weather concerns exist just prior
to the event, the web Tournament Homepage will provide updates the evening
before the first day; after 6:00 AM, if deemed necessary, weather updates may
be posted on 732-940-7302 (do not call earlier and do not leave messages,
they will not be checked during the event.) ·
Teams should have a pre-determined
communications procedure as their Team Contact is informed of determinations
about weather delays, playoffs, etc. ·
During play, games may be interrupted
by the referee or field marshal for lightning or severe downpour,. ·
Fifteen minutes after game interruption,
the Team Contact must report to HQ, for announcement of game resumption, game
cancellation or postponement of final decision until a subsequent check-in
time. Decisions as to new time slots and game lengths may also be announced. ·
Generally, games that have reached
halftime will not be resumed, and their result will be final. |
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CONDUCT
FOR PLAYERS, STAFF AND FANS ·
Obey all traffic directives and speed
limits. Park in designated spaces only. No parking on grass. ·
No smoking on or near playing fields. ·
No alcoholic beverages on premises. ·
Use only designated sanitary
facilities. ·
No pets on grounds. ·
Use trash receptacles & clean up
after your team. ONSITE
CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER ·
HQ has a printout of the mobile numbers
entered for the Team Contact on the online Registration. Each team should
ensure that its Contact’s mobile phone number has been correctly provided and
that it is in operation during the event. ·
If possible, the Committee will
attempt to contact that number in the event of schedule or field changes,
shootouts needed to determine group winners, inquiries about game results,
etc. |
APPEALS;
SIGNING GAMECARDS ·
Coaches should ensure that they sign
off on Gamecards in the possession of the game
Referee upon the conclusion of each game. Scores should be checked to ensure
they were recorded and totaled correctly, and teams identified properly. ·
In the event of a dispute, signed Gamecards will usually be deemed dispositive. ·
In certain cases, appropriate appeals
will be considered only upon the concurrence of both team’s coaches. ·
Timely appeals will be considered by
the Tournament Committee, and its decision will be final. At that point, no
further protest will be tolerated. ·
Untimely appeals (such as after the
start of a playoff game or after an event has concluded) will not be heard. |
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SUBSTITUTIONS ·
FIFA rules (e.g., throw-ins by either
team, free kicks, corners, etc.) are modified to allow unlimited substitution
with the referee’s permission, at every stoppage in play. Free substitution
is allowed for all age groups. ·
Players must be clearly standing and
waiting AT THE MID-FIELD LINE to be substituted (and not merely waiting “in
the vicinity of mid-field”). |
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The referee’s assistant should be
alerted, to the extent possible, of the request to substitute at the next
stoppage of play. ·
Players standing at midfield should
be substituted into the game at the next stoppage of play, unless they remove
themselves from the mid-field position prior to the stoppage of play. |