The tournament will be held on Saturday, Dec 6 from 8:30 to 3:00, and 4 pool winners will play on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 10:00 and 11:30.
Games will be played at Greer Park, in Palo Alto, located on East Bayshore between Amarillo and Colorado. This link goes to a map at Google Maps.
Here is a map of Greer park, showing the locations of the fields. The tournament director will be located between the main parking area (off W. Bayshore) and field 3.
Visiting RefereesIf you are a referee, at the tournament to watch your son's game, please make yourself available to referee! Contact the referee scheduler, Scott Christensen (scotchris03@yahoo.com) and me (robert@neffs.net) to let us know. RULES
See this document: AreaARules2008.pdf for tournament rules, especially the section on pages 10-12.
Nets: Please have parents help put up nets before the your 8:30 game, or after your 2:00 game. Sign In and Game Cards: Teams are responsible to bring filled in game cards for the tournament. Please have 3 filled in lineup cards at the tournament director's picnic table 30 minutes before your first game, to be checked against the roster sent by your RC. By 8:00 for a 8:30 game, or 8:45 for a 9:15 game. This should be staffed from 7:45 on. We will do the same thing on Sunday for the Championship round. Pins: There are pins for all participants. Pick them up when you get your lineup cards checked in. There are also medals for all teams that advance to Sunday. Player Release Forms: You MUST have in your possession the AYSO registration form for each player with the ORIGINAL signature on it. These will be checked each day! Game Cards: Present these game cards to the referee on your field for each game. Please include your name and color. Side of the field: The Home team gets to choose their side of the field, and the visitors should take the opposite sideline. Parents should take the side with their own team. Please alert referees if this is not the case, and they should delay the start until the parents are on the correct side. Color Clashes: In the event of two teams with the same color uniform, the Tournament director has Pinnies which the Home team must wear. It is up to the referees to determine if uniforms are too similar. Length of Game and Substitutions: The games have 20 minute halves, with a subsitution break in the middle of each half. In other words, standard AYSO "quarters". Please be quick with substitutions. Halftime is 5 minutes. Every player must play half the game, and the Area Commissioner expects equal playing time for every member of the team, averaged across the day's play (See page 3 of the rules) Reporting Scores: Coaches are responsible for reporting scores. Tournament director helpers will try to collect scores from the referees and coaches on the field after each game. If you don't see this happening, report scores to the tournament director's table near Greer 3. Tournament Results: Tournament results will be posted on the baseball backstops near Greer 2 and Greer 3 for the different pools. Scoring Tournament scoring will be used to award points to each team for each game in the Pool Play round: Win: 6 points Tie: 3 points Defensive Shutout: 1 point (a 0-0 tie = no points) Goals: 1 point for each goal (maximum: 3 points per game) -1 point for each send-off (red card) or coach dismissal If two or more teams in the same pool have the same point totals after the completion of the Pool Play round, the tie will be broken in this order. 1. head-to-head result in Pool Play 2. fewer total goals allowed 3. Most goals scored 4. Fewest red cards 5. Coin Toss by the tournament director (or KFTPM if organized) See the rules for tiebreakers in the championship round on Sunday.
Coins -- I have Area Coins for all referees Game Length: 20 minute halves, regular AYSO substitution pattern. 5 minute halftime. Try to start games on schedule. Parents: Please make sure parents are on the same side with their teams. If you figure this out after the game starts, please stop the game to get the parents to the right side. It is not fair to have a coach with the other team's parents behind him. The home team gets to choose on a side if they arrive 30 minutes early. Game Balls: The tournament director will supply a game ball for each field, or use one from the home team. Ties: On Saturday, games may end in ties. On Sunday, take a 2 minute break, play two complete 5 minute overtimes (just switch ends), then kicks from the penalty spot if still tied. Game Cards and Game Record Cards: The tournament director will have a packet with pre-filled game record cards and a tournament schedule at each field. Coaches should provide their teams game card, checked in by the tournament director. After the game: A helper will come to your field to collect scores and game cards. Do keep track that all players play at least 2 periods. Otherwise, coaches are reponsible for making sure scores are reported. Refreshments: There will be water, sports drinks and snacks between fields 1 and 2, and at fields 3 and 4. There will be sandwiches available for lunch near the Tournament Director's table at Greer 3 at 11:30. Exhaustion: It is a busy schedule. If you need a break, talk to the tournament director, and we will find a substitute.
The winner and possibly the runner-up will be elgible to play in the Section tournament, in Foster City, Dec 13-14.
