Hudson Invitational Tournament
Registration and Tournament
Rules
Roster Requirements
A League Approved roster is
required for each team.
USYSA teams are required to
bring a roster approved by their league. Permission to travel forms are only
required if you are registered outside of Region 1. New Jersey teams are required to bring
Permission to Travel Form.
US Club teams are required
to bring a printed approved US Club roster.
Permission to travel is not required.
Medical Release Forms
All players must have a
Medical Release Form. If you do not have a Medical Release Form, The H.I.T.
requires that you use the H.I.T. Medical Release Form. Players will not be able
without a completed medical release form. The H.I.T. Medical Release Form can
be found here.
Hudson Invitational Tournament Rules
All games will be played in
accordance with FIFA rules unless where amended below.
1. REGISTRATION -
Coaches must present rosters, player passes, permission to travel, H.I.T.
medical release forms and all other required registration material at mandatory
registration held the Friday night before the tournament.
Any team whose first game is at 11 AM or later may register at the
tournament registration table located at the site where your games are being
played on Saturday morning at least one hour prior to their first game. Maximum
roster size is eighteen (18) players, fourteen (14) players for U9, U10 and any
U11 Developmental Teams.
REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JULY 18th FROM
6:00 pm UNTIL 9:00 pm.
REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD AT THE
NET IN THE GOLD’S GYM.
The Address is 258
Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 463-4800
2. ELIGIBILITY -
Players may only play for one team per age division. All players and coaches
must have passes. Coaches must have passes available at all games. Playing with
an ineligible player will result in a forfeit of ALL games PLAYED.
Up 5 Guest Players are allowed per
team. A Guest Player Release form, stamped by the appropriate affiliated League
of the player is required, along with Passes and Medical Release Forms.
*Exceptions to the number of Guest
Players may be granted by the Tournament Committee. Requests must be made by
Friday, July 18th at 12:00
Noon. No requests will be considered after 12 Noon on Friday, July 18, 2008.
3. UNIFORMS -
Shirts must be numbered and coincide with the team roster. Duplicate numbers
are not allowed. NO jewelry will be allowed. NO casts of any kind will be
allowed. Goalkeepers may wear long pants. Shin
guards are mandatory.
4. CONDUCT -
Players, coaches and spectators are expected to act in a responsible and
respectful manner. Abusive language and dissent will not be tolerated. Anyone involved in a fight will
be ejected from the tournament. A player or coach receiving a red card will be
ordered off the field and at a minimum sit out the next game. A coach or player
receiving three (3) yellow cards during the tournament will also at a minimum
sit out the next game. Any further carding of a coach or player previously
suspended may result in ejection from the tournament. Suspended coaches and
players are not permitted on the field or sidelines. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in their team forfeiting the game, and
subject the individual or team to further disciplinary action.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, INCLUDING
BEER ARE PROHIBITED AT ALL TOURNAMENT FACILITIES. SMOKING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ANY OF THE LOCATIONS. Please
make sure your player’s families know this!
5. GAME BALLS -
Game balls will be provided by the tournament. These Game Balls are yours to
keep. HOME TEAM MUST PROVIDE THE GAME
BALL FOR EACH MATCH. For ages U10 - U12 a size 4 ball will be used. All other age groups will use a size 5
ball.
6. FORFEITS - All
teams must be ready to play at the scheduled times. There is no grace period.
Teams not ready to play will forfeit, and the opponent will be awarded a 1-0
win. Any team walking off the field prior to the end of the game will be
disqualified from the remainder of the tournament. The balance of the games
will be forfeits.
All teams and coaches must appear
at the scheduled field and time regardless of conditions unless instructed
otherwise by the Tournament Committee.
7. INCLEMENT WEATHER – Each Site’s Tournament
Coordinator, each Site’s Head Referee and the Tournament Director will
determine all decisions with regard to stoppage of play, postponement of play
and cancellation of play due to inclement weather and/or dangerous field
conditions.
Postponement
of play due to dangerous weather conditions will follow standard FIFA rules.
Any
game which has reached HALF TIME, will be considered complete in the case of
dangerous weather and postponement due to weather. Any games postponed during
the first half of play due to dangerous weather will wait out the standard time
allotted before resuming play.
The Tournament Committee requires all Team Coaches, Managers and
Contacts to update their
CELL PHONE TEXT MESSAGING numbers ON THE
REGISTRATION WEBSITE.
In the case of Inclement weather, regular
E-mails and Text Messages will go out with updates.
8. HOME TEAM - The
home team is the first team listed for the game. They will:
a.
Change shirts in the event of conflict
b.
Attack on the opening kickoff
c.
Have choice of sideline
d.
Supply the game ball
EACH TEAM AND THEIR SPECTATORS ARE TO BE ON THE SAME SIDE. HOME TEAM, AND THEIR SPECTATORS ON ONE SIDE, THE VISITING
TEAM, AND THEIR SPECTATORS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
9. VISITING TEAM - The
visiting team is the second team listed for the game. They will:
a.
Have a choice of the side they will defend in the first half
b.
Have the choice of shirt color
10. GAME LENGTH and NUMBERS ON FIELD
U10 There will be two thirty minute halves with no overtime, and
will play 8 v 8.
U11-U19 There will be two thirty minute halves with no
overtime, and will play 11 x 11.
Time will be kept by the referee.
There will be NO STOPPAGE TIME.
Any playoff games that are tied at the
end of regulation time will be decided by penalty kicks (5 v. 5). Only players on
the field at the end of the game can participate in penalty kicks.
11. SUBSTITUTION -
Unlimited substitution with the referee’s permission is allowed
- prior to throw in by either team
- prior to goal kick by either team
- at
the beginning of the second half .
- after a goal by either team
- after an injury, at the discretion of the referee
Ejected players can not be substituted.
12. STANDINGS - For
round robin and preliminary rounds the ranking will be determined by the total
number of points earned. The team with the highest number of points will be
ranked first, the second highest second, and so forth. Points will be earned as
follows:
Win =
3 points
Tie =
1 point
Loss
= 0 points
If teams are tied, ties will broken in the order listed below.
1.
Winner of the head-to-head game.
(If more than two teams are tied, this Tie Breaker is eliminated.)
2.
Highest total goal differential with a maximum of three (3) per game.
3.
Fewest goals against
4.
Most Shut Outs
5.
Penalty kicks
PASSES AND CREDENTIALS CAN, AND
WILL BE CHECKED RANDOMLY DURING THE TOURNAMENT.
Have your Player Passes, Coaches
Passes and ALL Release forms with you at all times!
Schedules and rules listed may be
changed by the Tournament Committee. The Committee will have final authority
regarding rule interpretation and rule changes.
The Tournament Committee reserves the
right to decide all matters pertaining to the tournament.
No appeals will be permitted.
The East Hudson Youth Soccer League
takes no responsibility for injuries resulting from participation in the
tournament.
Under no circumstances will the Tournament Committee or
East Hudson Youth Soccer League be responsible for any expenses, including
tournament fees, incurred by any team due to, but not limited to, part or whole
cancellation of the tournament.
