General
Tournament Committee or any sponsors of the tournament shall not be responsible for expenses incurred by a team or club if tournament is canceled in whole or in part.  All decisions of the referee are final and binding. The Tournament reserves the right to decide on all matters relative to the tournament and all decisions are final.

NO PROTESTS ARE ALLOWED.
In the event of inclement weather, the Tournament Committee may reschedule a match, change division structure, reduce match duration or cancel a match.

Registration
Team are allowed 16 roster player spots, but we recommend limiting your roster to 10 players.  A minimum of three (3) female players shall be included on each coed team roster, one (1) of which shall be on the field at all times during the match.  Players must be listed on the roster by June 1st to be eligible to play; no additions are permitted for injuries, late arrivals, other commitments, etc. A player who is playing in an Adult bracket ONLY, may compete on more than one team but the Tournament Committee cannot give special scheduling consideration to such circumstances.  Players must be born during or after the year indicated by the oldest age group in their division based on USYSA 2007-08 age groups.

Refunds/Cancellation 
Refunds will be made to all teams not accepted.  To receive a full refund ( less $100.00 administrative Fee), teams must request withdrawal in writing via e-mail to jkingtea@yahoo.com prior to midnight on June 1st, 2008.  Teams that drop after this date will forfeit their entire entry fee.
 In case the tournament is cancelled due to forces outside of the tournament's control, i.e an Act of God, at least $50 of the tournament fee per team will be withheld each refund.
Once the tournament begins it is up to the sole discretion of the Tournament Director and Committee to determine what, if any of the registration fees will be refunded.

Start of Play
Coaches shall ensure that all players are on scene a minimum of fifty (50) minutes before a scheduled match. A team which cannot field three (3) players at the scheduled start time shall forfeit the match. The team forfeiting shall be declared the loser by a score of 3 goals to none.

If no referee is present within ten (10) minutes of the scheduled start time, the match will be rescheduled unless both teams agree to proceed. If the match proceeds, the score shall stand as played without protest.

Tournament Standings
Bracket standings to determine quarter-finalist/semi-finalists/finalists will be based on the following :

WIN - 3 PTS, TIE - 1 PT, LOSS - 0 PTS
Total points ties will be resolved by the following tie-breakers, in order:

1. Head to Head of two teams tied where applicable (disregard if more than two teams tied)
2. Team with the least goals allowed
3. Team with the highest (positive) goal differential
4. If still tied, both teams will proceed to an available field at Field Marshall's discretion and determine winner by penalty kicks (see below format).

Tournament Overtime
Ties in preliminary games will remain a tie.  For quarter-final, semi-final and final matches, ties will be resolved in the following order:

1. One 3 minute "golden goal" overtime in which the winner shall be the first team to score a goal.
2. Penalty Kicks Shootout. First round to consist of five players from each team kicking. Any players may kick.  A minimum of one female player must kick in the first round of all Coed divisions. If tied after first round, kicks shall be taken one for one. Players cannot repeat until all eligible players have kicked.

Forfeits
Forfeits cause gross inconvenience to opponents and disruptions of schedule. Accordingly, forfeiting teams will be precluded from competition in semifinal and final matches, unless specifically authorized by the Tournament Director or Administrator under only most unique and/or emergency circumstances.  Teams in the Adult brackets contemplating the use of players on more than one team must understand that it is possible both teams may be in action at the same time.