cat A | 2017-15

cat B | 2015-13

cat C | 2013-11

Winter cup info

Uniform
• All players must wear black socks and shorts.• Bring Turquoise training top / Black Uniform Top / Blue Uniform Top.
• We will have the Turquoise top for sale during the tournament.
• Home Team - Wear Light blue top
• Away Team - Wear Black top

Games
• Games will be 24 minutes (12 minutes per half)
• Teams will have no coaching. Players will work together before/during/after games.
• Rosters might change/update until Saturday morning.
• Every 6 minutes, refs will stop the game for substitutions.

Potluck / Setup / Breakdown
• Setup will begin around 8am
• Breakdown will be after the finals around 2pm.
• Bring your potluck items around 10-11am.
• No cooking or heating items at the complex.

Category A
• Games will be 4v4 or 5v5 (Small Goals)

Category B and C
• Games will be 5v5 with goalkeepers.

Parent / Supporters
• Be respectful and supportive.
• Stay off the fields during games.
• Help keep kids/teams together during the tournament.
• Help clean up the area please.
• NO COACHING on sidelines during games. Let the kids play and enjoy the games. Players will be substituted from the game due to parent coaching.

WINTER CUP Rules

• Point System: 3 points for a win, 1 for a tie and 0 for a loss.
• Offside Rules: There is no Offside in 4v4 | 5v5 Soccer.
• Touchline (Sideline) Restarts: In place of throw-ins will be kick-ins with the ball placed stationary on the touchline. A player may not directly kick a ball into the goal from its stationary restart position.
• Penalty Kick: PKs will be taken from the top of the arch or 7 yards from the goal. Physical fouls will result in direct free kicks, all others are indirect. • Players on the defending team must remain a minimum of 5 yards from the kick.
• Goal Kick: Any time a Goal Kick is required, the goalkeeper will execute a Goal Clearance (ball must leave the Penalty Arc). The goalkeeper will start with the ball in their hands and may either (1) Throw the ball, (2) Put the ball down and pass/kick, (3) put the ball down and dribble out of the Penalty Arc. Once the ball has been put down, the ball is effectively “live”. The Goalkeeper has 4 seconds to execute the goal clearance. Failure to execute the Goal Clearance within 4 seconds will result in an Indirect kick at the top of the arc for the opposition. A goal may not be scored directly from a goal clearance. Once the ball is OUTSIDE the Penalty Arc, a goal may be scored from anywhere on the field. The ball may not be punted or drop-kicked.
• Goalkeeping: During the run of play when the ball is in the hands of the goalkeeper, it may be thrown anywhere or dropped and dribbled inside or outside the penalty area but cannot be drop-kicked or punted. The ball must leave the goalkeeper’s penalty arc within four seconds or it’s an indirect free kick from the top of the arc. A Goalkeeper may not Throw the ball directly into an opponent's goal. Players may not initiate contact with the goalkeeper at any time while they are in the Penalty Arc. Infractions will result in a yellow card. A goalkeeper outside of the Penalty Arc is to be treated as a field player.
• Playoff Game Tiebreakers: Tied Finals or Semifinals will, after a one-minute break, go directly to a 3-minute golden goal period. If the score is still tied at the end of this period, the winner will be decided by a shootout with the players on the field at the end of the golden goal period.