• Time Factors: 25 minute running time periods. Exceptions are: the clock stops on all whistles during the last 2 minutes of the second half if within a 3 goal margin. Championship games will play 15 minute quarters.
• Penalty Time: Penalty time does not start until the whistle is blown to start play and the player is in the penalty area. Penalty time is stop start.
• Time-outs: One time out per half. Live ball time-outs can be called with the ball ANYWHERE on the field.
• Time outs in the last 2 minutes stop the clock.
• Substitution: No horn, done on the fly and through the scorer’s table area, except after a goal is scored.
• Restart: VERY QUICK restart, except goalie gets 5 seconds when he has legitimately chased a shot.
• When there is a time-served penalty, restart shall occur after foul is signaled to scorers table and the ball is set.
• Automatic stall warning at end of 4th period: a team does not have to “get it in” unless they are stalling as stated in Section 11 of Rule 6. If they are being played closely, they could conceivably keep it out of the “box” the entire 2 minutes. The NCAA “box” is used, not side line to side line.
• Dive Rule: the NCAA dive rule is NOT USED. A goal is disallowed only when an offensive player is in the crease BEFORE the ball crosses the goal line.
• Long sticks: The allowable number of long sticks on the field is six (6).
• Expulsion from game: officials must report to their assignor, the name and the number of any player expelled from a game for using racial epithets, receiving two maligning-of-officials fouls, or violating Section 13 of Rule 5 (fighting). Ejected players will be excluded from participating in the next game.
• Obscene language: Minimum of two minutes. The penalty time is non-releasable.

Alcohol is NOT allowed at any of our fields, including Northside Park. If a team has alcohol on the sidelines, they will be disqualified from the tournament.

Major Rules

• Per NCAA, the number of student athletes from any one institution shall not exceed five (rule 17.15.8.1.1.1). This means that you may not have more than five players from one university or college with existing eligibility on a roster.
• Per NCAA, incoming college freshman are not eligible to play in this tournament.
• Players MAY NOT be rostered on more than one team.
• There will be NO borrowing of players from other teams or inviting other teams’ members to play for you. You can, however, borrow a goalkeeper only if she is willing to play.

General Rules

• If nine players are not at the field by the start of the game, that team will forfeit.
• GOGGLES AND MOUTH GUARDS ARE MANDATORY.
• Two-25 minute halves with running time.
• Five minute half time.
• Overtime is sudden death that will not exceed three minutes: the first goal wins. If the score remains the same after those three minutes, the game will end in a tie.
• Points will be kept: 3 points for each win; 1 point for a tie.
• Forfeit score: 1-0.
• Ties in overall standings will be broken by goals against average.
• The top team from each pool plus the next two overall wild card winners (best record and least goals against) will advance to the playoffs on Sunday.
• Flip a coin if both teams have the same color jersey to decide who wears the pinnies.
• If there is a foul in the 8-meter and time runs out, play out the 8-meter.
• Score will be kept by the officials.

• If there is time remaining when play is allowed to resume, you will start from the running time, not the stopped time.
• Play will begin at the spot where it was interrupted.
  
• Example: If play stops at 10:10am and can resume at 10:35am, you will play for 20 minutes.
  
• If there is no time remaining when play is allowed to resume, the score will stand.
  

Alcohol is not allowed at any of our park facilities. If a team has alcohol on the sidelines, they are disqualified from the tournament.

• If there is a questionable situation regarding the safety of any player or team, the tournament director and field officials will have exclusive authority to maintain a safe field of play. This includes ejecting a participant(s) from competing in a game and, if warranted, ending a game in a forfeit.
• If a player is ejected from a game for any reason, he or she will be excluded from participating in the next game.
  
• If the tournament director and/or the field officials determine that a team is under the influence and unable to compete safely, that team will be ejected from the rest of the tournament.