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 16th 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 16^th at 12:00 Noon. No requests will be considered after 12 Noon on Friday, July 16, 2010.

 

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 UNLESS FIELD CONDITIONS DETERMINE OTHERWISE.

 

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 Twenty five minute halves with no overtime, and will play 9 v 9.

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 be 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

 

In case of a three way tie in points the second place winner is determined by head to head between the two remaining teams.

 

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.