Archdiocese of Seattle | Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry

2011 Soccer Playoff Brackets

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Registration Fees Due:  Friday, Sept.  23^rd, 2011

NOTE: Registration forms received after the deadline will not be accepted.

Micro Soccer Rules            Mini Soccer Rules         Modified Soccer Rules

• During league play, a win will count for three points and a tie for one point.
• In the 6th through 8th grade divisions, there will be CYO postseason playoff tournaments. Team qualification will be determined by the soccer commission
• During tournament play, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, an additional five (5) minutes, each way, shall be played (no golden goal/sudden death). If the score remains tied, the game will be decided by a FIFA shootout, except in the finals, where if the game is tied after 10 minutes of over-time, the teams will be “co-champions.”

EQUIPMENT

• Each team (Grades K through 6) shall furnish a #4 regulation soccer ball of good quality and condition for each match. Grades 7 and 8 will use a #5 ball. The referee will decide which ball will be used during the match.
• It is strongly recommended by CYO Athletics that parishes/schools spend the minimal amount on uniforms for grades K through 5. T-shirts are fine and no numbers are required.
• The home team is responsible for making sure that their players bring a white T-shirt in case the two opposing teams have the same colors.

RULES

• All CYO soccer teams will play according to the current Federation Internationale de Football Association rules, unless otherwise specified in this manual or the rules herein outlined.
• PLEASE SEE GENERAL RULES AND REGULATONS FOR NON-SOCCER SPECIFIC POLICIES. 
• All 4th-7th grade matches will consist of 30 minute halves with a 5 minute intermission. All 8th grade matches will consist of 35 minute halves with a 5 minute intermission.
• Slide tackling is not allowed for any age division. Penalty for this infraction will be left to the referee’s discretion.
• Goalkeepers may not be charged within the six-yard line. Please note: offensive players have a right to play the ball until the goalie has control of it, at which point, no offensive player should charge the goalkeeper or attempt to make a play on the ball.  Goalie control is at the discretion and interpretation of the referee.
• The referee will keep the official score during the match.
• All players, coaches, and spectators must remain on their respective sides of the field. Coaches and players must remain within 10 yards of either side of midfield during the game. Anyone who will not abide by this rule will subject their team to forfeiture. No person is allowed behind the goal line.

LOPSIDED SCORE POLICY

• Please see the section on “Compassionate Competition” for the reasoning behind this policy. 
• Any game that is won by 6 goals in the 6^th-8th grade divisions will be investigated and reviewed by the commission.   It is expected that the winning coach, in particular, will make themselves available for discussing the game so as to expedite the decision making process.
• Both the winning coach and the losing coach are asked to submit an online form found at  http://cyosports.blogspot.com/2007/11/cyo-athletics-forms.html which describes which measures were utilized to mitigate the talent differential between the teams.
• Disciplinary action toward the winning coach may result (suspension of the coach for the next game, or in the case of repeat violations, suspension for the remainder of the season).. 
• Games in divisions that don’t report scores should indicate the issue by submitting an online form for lopsided scores available at http://cyosports.blogspot.com/2007/11/cyo-athletics-forms.html

PLAYING TIME AND SUBSTITUTION POLICIES

• In Micro and Mini soccer, playing time must be equally distributed among all the players every game. In the 4-8th grade divisions, each player suited up must play a minimum of 10 minutes per half, including playoffs.  
• Infractions of the playing time policy will result in a warning for the 1^st offense.  If witnessed by a designated representative of CYO Athletics, warning will consist of a verbal address to the coach during the contest in question.  If the playing time issue is not addressed by the coach within this game, the representative will confer with the sport commission and/or the Director of Athletics and a forfeit of the game and suspension of the coach may result.
• If the first offense is not witnessed by a designated representative of CYO Athletics, warning will consist of a verbal address to the coach via phone call.  After the coach has received the warning, any subsequent verifiable offense of the playing time policy will result in a forfeit of the game for the team and suspension of the coach. 
• Substitutions (UNLIMITED) must be made when the ball is out of play. An entering substitute must always report verbally to the referee and must not enter the field of play until the referee calls him/her. Substitutions will be at the official’s discretion and may be disallowed should the official determine that a coach was using it in a detrimental manner.