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| General; Tournament Directors, Employees, any Sponsors or Promoters of the tournament shall not be responsible for expenses incurred by a team or club if the tournament is canceled in whole or in part. All decisions of the referee are final and binding. The Copa Cabana Beach Soccer Tournament and Beach Soccer Promotions LLC. reserve the right to decide on all matters relative to the tournament rules and safety issues and all decisions are final. NO PROTESTS ARE ALLOWED. In the event of inclement weather, the Tournament Director may reschedule a match, change division structure, reduce match duration or cancel a match. Registration Teams are allowed 12 roster player spots to cover injuries sickness and availability of players for both days. Most coaches are playing 10 players or less, due to the short game time it is difficult to play more than 10 players. A minimum of three (3) female players shall be included on each coed team roster, two (2) of which shall be on the field at all times during the match. Players must be listed on the rosterone weekprior to thetournamentto be eligible to play; no additions are permitted for injuries, late arrivals, other commitments.Players must be listed on the roster at registration check-in time to be eligible to play, no additions or changes are allowed. All players must play on the teams as listed at registration, no player is allowed to play on more than one team, if a player is found to be in violation of this rule the match will be forfeited. A player wishing to play in the Adult Bracket only, may compete on more than one adult team. The Tournament Scheduler cannot give special scheduling consideration to such circumstances if a conflict arises due to a player who is registered on more than one adult team when the teams are scheduled to play simultaneous games.Players must be born during or after the year indicated by the oldest player in their age group division. Age grouping is based on the age of a player prior to August-1 for the previous year. Age grouping is based on the year starting on August-1 through July-31.For example if the oldest player on the team is 15 years old on or before July 31st of the previous year, and her birthday when she turns 16 is August-1st or later of the previous year, the team would play in the U-16 bracket for any tournaments before August-1 of this year. Brackets are by one year intervals, however the Tournament Director may combine age brackets. Refunds/Cancellation No Refundsor Cancellations allowed. Teams that drop 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. Start of Play Coaches shall ensure that all players are on scene a minimum of forty five (45) 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:· Head to Head of two teams tied where applicable (disregard if more than two teams tied)· Team with the least goals allowed· Team with the highest (positive) goal differential· If still tied, both teams will proceed to an available field at the Tournament Director’s discretion and determine winner by kicks from the penalty mark. (See Rules of the Game for 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: · One 3 minute "golden goal" overtime in which the winner shall be the first team to score a goal. · Kicks from the penalty mark Shootout. First round to consist of any five players from each team. A minimum of one female player must kick in the first round of all Coed divisions. · If tied after the first round, kicks shall be taken one for one. Players cannot repeat until all eligible players have kicked. Forfeits |
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