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U-12 Boys

Regular Season 2010
2010 x Regular Season

What a great finish to our 2010 Soccer Season!

 For the second time in two days, the Bulldogs and Simpsons faced off to decide the 2010 Boys U12 Championship.  The big question heading into the game was whether or not the two teams would be able to solve the others outstanding defense.  Our boys did not disappoint the large crowd that gathered to watch.  The 'Dawgs and the 'Impsons played another fantastic 70 minutes of soccer, once again heading into a shootout knotted up at 0-0.  This time, however, the Bulldogs prevailed and took home the Championship.

 Congrats to the Bulldogs for bringing home the hardware this year, and kudos the Simpsons who played eight hard-fought games during the tournament and earned themselves well-deserved trophies of their own.

 I was very proud to see such great games (our final 5 games of the tournament were decided by the scores of 2-1, a 1-1 shootout and three 0-0 shootouts for our final three games) and I was thrilled to see so many coaches, players and parents from our other 8 teams represented in the crowd at Memorial Fields last night.

 Special thanks go out to all of our coaches who did a wonderful job at making this season the highlight of the Marlton Soccer Rec Program this year.  The overwhelming majority of our tournament games were well-played, well-coached matches that kept the focus on the kids having fun and competing at a high level.  In fact, of 19 games played in the tournament, 12 of them were decided by 1 point or less, including 5 shootouts (2 of which went into double shootouts and one that went through 13 penalty kicks before being decided).  As a coordinator, I couldn't have asked for a better result from the tournament.

-- Dylan Johnson, Boys U-12 Coordinator
 

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Final Seedings

Seed Name W L T Points NOTES
1 Terminators 10 1 1 33 Wins # of Wins Tiebreaker
2 Storm 9 0 3 33  
3 Bad Boyz 8 2 2 30 Wins Head to Head Tiebreaker
4 Bulldogs 9 3 0 30  
5 Flo Riders 7 3 2 28  
6 Blazers 4 7 1 21  
7 Simpsons 3 9 0 18  
8 Avalanche 2 9 1 17  
9 Vipers 1 9 2 16  
10 Copperheads 0 10 2 14  

Welcome to 2010 Boys U-12 Soccer

Boys U-12 Soccer is played in a 11 v 11 format. Scores and standings are kept at this level, although the number one priority is still having fun and learning and every team qualifies for the end of season double elimination Tournament.

 A double elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a team is eliminated after having lost two games or matches.  It stands in contrast to a single elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination (like the NFL Playoffs, for example).

A double-elimination tournament is broken into two sets of brackets, the Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket. After the first round, the winners continue on in the Upper Bracket and the losers proceed into the Lower Bracket. The Upper Bracket is conducted in the same manner as a single-elimination tournament, except of course that the losers of each round "drop down" into the Lower Bracket.

The championship final of a double elimination tournament is set up to be a possible two games. The rationale is that since the tournament is indeed double elimination, it is unfair to have the Upper Bracket champion eliminated with its first loss. Therefore, while the Upper Bracket champion needs to beat the Lower Bracket champion only once to win the tournament, the Lower Bracket champion must beat the Upper Bracket champion twice.
 
 Since a winner must be determined, if a tournament game ends in a tie, there will be 2 5 minute overtime periods.  This is not sudden death.  Both overtime periods will be played regardless of how many goals are scored during the overtime.  If both teams remain tied at the end of two overtime periods, the game will be decided by shootout (see below).
 
Standings are determined by points.  Teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for a tie and 1 point for a loss.  Tiebreakers will be head-to-head record, followed by number of wins.  Points for or against will never be used as a tiebreaker.  As we get closer to the end of the season, the seeding for the tournament will be displayed below the standings and may be different than the standings.  If this is the case, the seedings take precedent.
 
Click on one of the teams in the standings to the right to see a team page/schedule or click on the link at the bottom of this page for a printable PDF with the complete schedule including field lining, Crosson Cup and Tournament Brackets.
Keep this page bookmarked for more info on our upcoming season.
 
Thanks for your interest in Marlton Soccer and I look forward to seeing you all out on the pitch this fall!
 
- Dylan Johnson, U-12 Boys Coordinator

 


2009 U-12 Boys Champions - The Titans

Shootout Tiebreakers

Procedure

• The referee chooses the goal at which the kicks will be taken
• The referee tosses a coin and the team whose captain wins the toss decides whether to take the first or the second kick
• The referee keeps a record of the kicks being taken
• Subject to the conditions explained below, both teams take five kicks
• The kicks are taken alternately by the teams.
• The kicking player may only kick the ball once. There are no rebounds during shootouts.
• If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other could score, even if it were to complete its five kicks, no more kicks are taken.
• If, after both teams have taken five kicks, both have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, kicks continue to be taken in the same order until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the same number of kicks.
• A goalkeeper who is injured while kicks are being taken from the penalty mark and is unable to continue as goalkeeper may be replaced by a substitute.
• All players are eligible to take kicks from the penalty mark, even if they were not on the field of play at the conclusion of the overtime periods.  This includes goalkeepers.
• Each kick is taken by a different player and all eligible players must take a kick before any player can take a second kick
• An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper at any time when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken
• Only the eligible players and match officials are permitted to remain on the field of play when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken
• All players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the centre circle
• The goalkeeper who is the team-mate of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area in which the kicks are being taken, on the goal line where it meets the penalty area boundary line
• If at the end of the match and before the kicks start to be taken from the penalty mark, one team has a greater number of players than its opponents, it must reduce its numbers to equate with that of its opponents and the team captain must inform the referee of the name and number of each player excluded. Any player thus excluded may not participate in kicks from the penalty mark.
• Before the start of kicks from the penalty mark, the referee must ensure that an equal number of players from each team remains within the centre circle and they shall take the kicks.

Shootout Tiebreakers

Procedure

• The referee chooses the goal at which the kicks will be taken
• The referee tosses a coin and the team whose captain wins the toss decides whether to take the first or the second kick
• The referee keeps a record of the kicks being taken
• Subject to the conditions explained below, both teams take five kicks
• The kicks are taken alternately by the teams.
• The kicking player may only kick the ball once. There are no rebounds during shootouts.
• If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other could score, even if it were to complete its five kicks, no more kicks are taken.
• If, after both teams have taken five kicks, both have scored the same number of goals, or have not scored any goals, kicks continue to be taken in the same order until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the same number of kicks.
• A goalkeeper who is injured while kicks are being taken from the penalty mark and is unable to continue as goalkeeper may be replaced by a substitute.
• All players are eligible to take kicks from the penalty mark, even if they were not on the field of play at the conclusion of the overtime periods.  This includes goalkeepers.
• Each kick is taken by a different player and all eligible players must take a kick before any player can take a second kick
• An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper at any time when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken
• Only the eligible players and match officials are permitted to remain on the field of play when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken
• All players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the centre circle
• The goalkeeper who is the team-mate of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area in which the kicks are being taken, on the goal line where it meets the penalty area boundary line
• If at the end of the match and before the kicks start to be taken from the penalty mark, one team has a greater number of players than its opponents, it must reduce its numbers to equate with that of its opponents and the team captain must inform the referee of the name and number of each player excluded. Any player thus excluded may not participate in kicks from the penalty mark.
• Before the start of kicks from the penalty mark, the referee must ensure that an equal number of players from each team remains within the centre circle and they shall take the kicks.