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U10 Boys Tournament Details
Dates 11/19 – 11/21
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 and, finally, a coin flip. 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.
For the Boys U10 Tournament, all games take place over the course of one weekend. Games are played in a shortened format (7 ½ minute quarters). No team will play more than three games per day, but all teams should plan on playing multiple games on both Saturday and Sunday.
Shootout 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, regardless of whether or not they were on the field at the end of regulation.
• 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.
