Registration and Tournament Rules
Roster Requirements
A League Approved roster is required for each team.
USYSA/NJYS teams are required to bring a current 2009/2010 roster approved by their league. Permission to travel forms are only required if you are registered outside of Region 1.
US Club teams are required to bring a printed approved US Club roster. Permission to travel is not required.
Medical Release Forms
All players must have a Medical Release Form.
Summer Classic Tournament Rules
All games will be played in accordance with FIFA rules unless where amended below.
1. REGISTRATION - Coaches must present rosters, player passes, permission to travel, medical release forms and all other required registration material at mandatory registration held the Friday night before the tournament.
REGISTRATION* WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th FROM 5:00 pm UNTIL 9:00 pm. at the JACKSON JUSTICE COMPLEX (Jackson Drive)
Teams more than 1 hour away, whose first game is at 11 AM or later may register at the tournament registration table located at the Jackson Justice Complex site on Saturday morning at least 2 hours prior to their first game. All check-in will be held at the Justice Complex regardless where your team is playing it’s first game.
*Registration Time and Place is subject to change
2. ELIGIBILITY - Players may only be carded to one team. All players and coaches must have passes. Coaches must have current passes available at all games. Playing with an ineligible player will result in a forfeit of tournament fee and ALL games PLAYED.
Up to 3 Guest Players are allowed per full sided team and 2 per small sided team. A Guest Player require current player Passes and Medical Release Forms. Maximum roster size is eighteen (18) players for full sided, fourteen (14) players for small-sided teams.
*Exceptions to the number of Guest Players may be granted by the Tournament Committee.
3. UNIFORMS - Shirts must be numbered and coincide with the team roster. Duplicate numbers are not allowed. NO jewelry will be allowed. NO casts of any kind will be allowed. Goalkeepers may wear long pants. Shin guards are mandatory.
4. CONDUCT - Players, coaches and spectators are expected to act in a responsible and respectful manner. Abusive language by players, spectators, coaches and dissent will not be tolerated. Anyone involved in a fight will be ejected from the tournament. A player or coach receiving a red card will be ordered off the field and at a minimum sit out the next game. A coach or player receiving three (3) yellow cards during the tournament will also at a minimum sit out the next game. Any further carding of a coach or player previously suspended may result in ejection from the tournament. Suspended coaches and players are not permitted on the field or sidelines. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in their team forfeiting the game, and subject the individual or team to further disciplinary action.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, INCLUDING BEER ARE PROHIBITED AT ALL TOURNAMENT FACILITIES. SMOKING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED AND IS PROHIBITED ON JACKSON TOWNSHIP PROPERTY. PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ANY OF THE LOCATIONS.
Please make sure your player’s families know this!
5. GAME BALLS - Game balls will be provided by the tournament. These Game Balls are yours to keep. HOME TEAM MUST PROVIDE THE GAME BALL FOR EACH MATCH. For ages U10 - U12, a size 4 ball will be used. All other age groups will use a size 5 ball.
6. FORFEITS - All teams must be ready to play at the scheduled times. There is no grace period. Teams not ready to play will forfeit, and the opponent will be awarded a 1-0 win. Any team walking off the field prior to the end of the game will be disqualified from the remainder of the tournament. The balance of the games will be forfeits.
All teams and coaches must appear at the scheduled field and time regardless of conditions unless instructed otherwise by the Tournament Committee.
7. INCLEMENT WEATHER – Each Site’s Tournament Coordinator, each Site’s Head Referee and the Tournament Director will determine all decisions with regard to stoppage of play, postponement of play and cancellation of play due to inclement weather and/or dangerous field conditions.
Postponement of play due to dangerous weather conditions will follow standard FIFA rules.
Any game which has reached HALF TIME will be considered complete in the case of dangerous weather and postponement due to weather. Any games postponed during the first half of play due to dangerous weather will wait out the standard time allotted before resuming play (15minutes).
The Tournament Committee requires all Team Coaches, Managers and Contacts to update their CELL PHONE TEXT MESSAGING numbers ON THE REGISTRATION WEBSITE. In the case of Inclement weather, regular E-mails and Text Messages will go out with updates.
8. HOME TEAM - The home team is the first team listed for the game. They will:
a. Change shirts in the event of conflict
b. Attack on the opening kickoff
c. Have choice of sideline
d. Supply the game ball
TEAMS AND THEIR SPECTATORS ARE TO BE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE FIELD.
9. VISITING TEAM - The visiting team is the second team listed for the game. They will:
a. Have a choice of the side they will defend in the first half
b. Have the choice of shirt color
10. GAME LENGTH and NUMBERS ON FIELD
U8 thru U10 games will be two 25 minute halves with no overtime, and will play 8v8.
U11-U19 games will be two 30 minute halves, and will play 11v11.
Time will be kept by the referee. There will be NO STOPPAGE TIME.
Any playoff games that are tied at the end of regulation time will be decided by penalty kicks (5 v. 5). Only players on the field at the end of the game can participate in penalty kicks.
11. SUBSTITUTION - Unlimited substitution with the referee’s permission is allowed
- Prior to throw in by either team
- Prior to goal kick by either team
- At the beginning of the second half
- After a goal by either team
- After an injury, at the discretion of the referee
Ejected players can not be substituted.
12. STANDINGS - For round robin and preliminary rounds the ranking will be determined by the total number of points earned for U11 and older (Full-Sided Divisions Only). There will be no standings or scorekeeping for any small-sided games in accordance with NJYS rules. The team with the highest number of points will be ranked first, the second highest second, and so forth. Points will be earned as follows:
Win = 3 points
Tie = 1 point
Loss = 0 points
If teams are tied, ties will be broken in the order listed below.
1. Winner of the head-to-head game.
(If more than two teams are tied, this Tie Breaker is eliminated.)
2. Highest total goal differential with a maximum of three (3) per game.
3. Fewest goals against
4. Most Shut Outs
5. Penalty kicks
PASSES AND CREDENTIALS CAN, AND WILL BE CHECKED RANDOMLY DURING THE TOURNAMENT.
Have your Player Passes, Coaches Passes and ALL Release forms with you at all times!
Schedules and rules listed may be changed by the Tournament Committee. The Committee will have final authority regarding rule interpretation and rule changes.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to decide all matters pertaining to the tournament.
No appeals will be permitted.
The Jackson Soccer Club takes no responsibility for injuries resulting from participation in the tournament. You must have a valid New Jersey Driver’s License to operate a Golf cart at Jackson Summer Classic tournament.
Under no circumstances, the Tournament Committee or Jackson Soccer Club will be responsible for any expenses, including tournament fees, incurred by any team due to, but not limited to, part or whole cancellation of the tournament. In the event that the Jackson Summer Classic tournament is cancelled before the start of the tournament, all teams will be refunded 80% of their registration fee.
