Recreation Tournament Rules
JACK LONDON YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
November 19 & 20 2021
In all cases, these tournament rules will take priority in tournament affairs. Those circumstances not covered by these rules will be covered by JLYSSL rules. The Tournament Coordinator will be used to solve any conflicts in rules
Reporting Game Scores: U11, U12, U14 and U16 to Tournament Coordinator 510-725-7963
Both Coaches must text in the Game Score immediately after the game to the Tournament Coordinator. Scores need to be communicated immediately so that the Division Standings can be updated for upcoming games. Text in Scores identifying Flight, Team Name with Score and any Red Cards and any Cautions or Send Offs.
Please use this format:
U12 Girls Gold: Red Robins 3 – Blue Birds 2 – No red cards – Coach Pep Guardiola
Text Scores to Tournament Coordinator: 510-725-7963
CREDENTIALS:
USYSA Player Passes as used for the Regular Season (properly validated for the current season) will be required for all Players and Coaches. This includes Guest Players. No Card No Play
GUEST PLAYERS:
Guest players or combined teams are Allowed and Encouraged for all age groups. The Guest Player Rule is allowed to be sure Teams will have Full Rosters for all games throughout the Tournament. The Guest Player Rule should not be used to increase the level of competitiveness for teams coming into the tournament. No Competitive Class or NorCal Players can play. Coaches are asked to honor the Spirit of the Guest Player Rule.
JLYSSL SPORTSMANSHIP RULES:
Good sportsmanship will prevail always. Coaches are responsible for the conduct of all coaches, their players, parents and spectators. “Showing dissent by word or action” (Law 12) by Players or Coaches to any Referee decision will lead to a Caution and then a Send Off. Based on severity the incident this can lead to immediate Send Off.
PLAYER REDUCTION RULE and “Coaching Strategies to Avoid Blowout Games”
The JLYSSL rule where a player is removed by the coach after a 4 Goal Differential is in place during this tournament. Coaches not following this rule will first be warned; after that they will be cautioned, resulting in the loss of a Tournament Point. Please Read the “Coaching Strategies to Avoid Blowout Games” to minimize the need to reduce players from the field located at the end of the Rules.
HOME TEAM:
The Home Team is the one that is shown first on the schedule. In Championship games the home team is the team with the highest points. Traditionally the Home Team wears Jersey’s with their Team Colors. Away Teams wear White. If Teams show up with similar colors the Home Team should change Jersey’s. All final decisions are up to the Referee.
Game balls will be provided by the Home Team. The referee may choose to use a ball provided by the visiting team if the balls furnished by the Home Team are inadequate.
Team / Spectator locations
The Two Teams Players and Coaches will take one side of the Field and the Spectators will take the opposite side of the Field. Only Adults with a valid Coaching Card will be allowed on the Team Side of the Field. Spectators must remain on the Spectator Side of the Field and must not be at either end of the field behind the Goals. Final Decisions for Team/Spectator locations are up to the Referee.
Fields
No Dogs are allowed on any field or on the sidelines of any field.
Turf Fields: Only Water is allowed on any Turf Field. No Food or flavored drinks.
All games must start and End on time. Except for the Semi Finals and Championship Games, the referees are instructed not to add time. Please have your team ready for check in at least 20 minutes prior to game time. Playing time will be deducted for any game running over the scheduled Ending Time
MEDICAL HELP:
Coaches will be the first to assess any injuries. Any Coach, Player or Parent can make a decision to call 911 whenever they feel it is warranted. No one can override anyone’s assessment to call 911.
AWARDS:
Medals will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams in Divisions for U12, U14 and U16.
Participation medals are awarded to all U9, U10 and U11 Players.
LENGTH OF GAMES
Each Half will be 5 minutes shorter than the Regular Season Times
Championship Games times will not be reduced
U9 Games = 2x20 minute halves
U10 games = 2 x 20-minute halves
U11 Games = 2x25 minute halves: Championship Games = 2 x 30-minute halves
U12 games = 2 x 25-minute halves: Championship Games = 2 x 30-minute halves
U14 games = 2 x 30-minute halves: Championship Games = 2 x 35-minute halves
U16 Games = 2 x 35-minute halves: Championship Games = 2 X 40-minute halves
No additional time will be added to preliminary games.
For Semi-Finals and Championship games for U12, U14 and U16 there will be two five-minute overtime periods if needed. These O.T. periods are Golden Goal (the game is over when a goal is scored.), and if necessary, OT will be followed by penalty kicks to determine a winner.
U9,U10 JAMBOREE:
Teams will play three games in a Round Robin format. No standings will be kept
DIVISION PLAY FORMATS for U11, U12, U14 and U16
4 and 5 Team Divisions: Round Robin Format
Each team will play every other team in the group in a round robin. Accumulated points* determine 1st and 2nd place. Ties will be broken as described below. There will be NO Championship Game.
6 Team Divisions: Combination Round Robin – Single Elimination Semi-Final and Championship Game
2 Flights of 3 Teams. Two games on Saturday are within the 3-team flights. Sunday morning games are Semi-Finals - #1A team vs. #2B team and #1B team vs. #2A team. Winners proceed to Championship Game. Ties are to be broken as described below. The # 3A team plays the #3B team to determine 5th place.
7 Team Divisions: will be organized by the JLYSSL Match Secretary.
8 Team Divisions: Combination Round Robin – Championship Game
2 Flights of 4 Teams. The two games on Saturday and one on Sunday morning are within the 4 Team flights. Accumulated points determine 1st place within the 4-team flights. The winners of the two flights play in the Championship Game.
Tournament Standings will be determined by Total Tournament Points. Teams can earn a Maximum of 10 Points per Game.
POINT SYSTEM for U12, U14 and U16 Divisions:
Six (6) points for a Win
Three (3) points for a Tie
Zero (0) points for a Loss
One (1) point for each goal scored up to a maximum of 4 goals per game
LOSS OF POINTS:
One (1) point will be deducted for each caution received by a Coach.
Two (2) points will be deducted for a red card received by a player
Four (4) points will be deducted for a dismissal of a Coach, or any other non-players associated with the team.
TIEBREAKERS:
If a tie exists in Division Tournament Point Standings the following tiebreaker rules will be employed:
**Semi-Final and Championship games: If a tie exists upon completion of regulation play, the teams will play two (2) five-minute Golden Goal overtime periods. If a tie still exists after overtime, the winner will be decided by Penalty Kicks per the FIFA Rules.
TERMINATIONS and ABANDONMENTS:
If a team is not ready to play within 5 minutes after the scheduled start time, the game will be abandoned. In this case the team will forfeit the game by a score of 0-2. If the game is terminated by the referee for some other reason during the first half (usually a deterioration of weather or field conditions), the game will be declared a 0-0 tie regardless of the actual score at the time.
If the game is terminated by the referee after the first half has been completed, then the actual score will be used. If in either half, one coach has decided to forfeit the game and to not allow his players to continue to play, the score of the game will be decided by the Tournament Coordinator
PROTESTS:
NO PROTESTS WILL BE ALLOWED. Tournament Officials will resolve any situations not covered by these rules. Contact the Tournament Coordinator, Sam Hustis at 510-725-7963
DISCIPLINARY ISSUES:
All Disciplinary issues are to be forwarded to the Tournament and Disciplinary Committee Chairmen as soon as possible so an appropriate decision can be made regarding the penalty to be administered. Players that are sent off (red carded) or coaches that are dismissed will be suspended for at least the next Tournament game. Disciplinary actions can carry over from the Tournament into the subsequent Spring and Fall Seasons. The Referee should obtain the ejected coach’s or player’s pass from the referee and not return it to the coach after the game but arrange to get it to the Discipline Committee Chairman. For players or coaches sent off on Saturday, the referee must send a report to the JLYSSL Referee Coordinator and the Tournament Chairman that same day.
Sam Hustis: Tournament Coordinator - 510-725-7963
rectournament@gmail.com
Please Read the Following:
Coaching Strategies to Avoid Blowout Games
We ask Coaches to commit to making games a positive experience for players on both teams. We want Coaches to make it a priority to win each game. We want to encourage U11, U12, U14 and U16 Teams to try to win each game with at least 4 Total Goals, as a maximum of 4 Goals per Game will count towards Tournament Points and Tie Breakers. We also want to always have your players be challenged to play to their highest possible abilities. We also don’t want to have teams experience soul crushing defeats of 11-0.
I am very sure that most of you have strategies to keep your players challenged to play their very best while respecting that you might be playing a mismatched team. We will still require the winning team to take a player off the field for every goal differential of 4 or more. None of us really want to have a player sit and not play. There is no skill building in these situations. Here are a few Coaching Strategies for the mismatched winning Coach to consider. These Coaching Strategies will continue to challenge each of your players to increase their soccer skills while helping to keep mismatched games as competitive as possible. Please send me your favorite strategy so I can add to the list.
Whichever strategy you use please don’t make it completely obvious to the other team’s players you have adjusted strategies to make the game more competitive. Don’t yell out to your players on the field to “only use your left foot”, etc. Yes, some players on the other team will figure it out. At the U10 level they are usually so focused on their own play to probably ever figure it out.
The basic message we ask Coaches to consider is that as a Youth Coach you have a responsibility to make the game a positive learning experience for All Players from Both Teams out on the Field.
Thank you all for the long season of work you have been doing for your players and your commitment to extend this work for an extra weekend. Your Players and Parents truly appreciate all you do.
Sam Hustis: Tournament Coordinator