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STATE
AND COUNTY VARSITY TOURNAMENT RULES
State Tournament Rules:
1) Games must start by 2:00 P.M.
unless lights are available and both schools agree to a later starting
time.
2) Play two, forty (40) minute halves
under normal game conditions.
3) If regulation game ends in a tie,
play two ten (10) minute "sudden victory / golden goal"
overtime periods under normal game conditions including the coin toss.
4) If score remains tied, the game
winner will be determined by penalty kicks:
A) the head referee shall choose the
goal at which all kicks shall be taken.
B) a coin toss shall be held with the
lower seeded team calling the toss. The team winning the toss shall have
the choice of kicking first or second.
C) each coach will select five (5)
players, on or off the field (except those who may have been
disqualified), to take the kicks. Player order of shooting is not
required.
D) teams will alternate kickers with
no follow-up allowed.
E) the defending team may change the
goalkeeper prior to each kick.
F) the team scoring on the greatest
number of kicks after (5) shall be declared the winner.
5) If the score remains the same after
each team has taken five (5) kicks:
A) no additional coin toss is
required; the same team sequence of shooting shall be used from the
prior round.
B) each coach will select five (5)
players, whether or not a player participated in the initial five (5)
kicks.
C) this round will be conducted in a
sudden victory situation, wherein if one team scores and the other team
does not score, the game is ended without more kicks being taken.
6) If the score remains tied after the
second set of five (5) kicks, repeat Step 5.
Please note: State tournament games
suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to continue
play, should be played to completion from the point of interruption.
DO NOT TERMINATE THE GAME, LET THE AD'S DECIDE IF AND WHEN THE GAME WILL
BE COMPLETED.
Boys Bergen County Varsity Tournament
Rules:
Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy
rule: The game will conclude after a 6 goal differential is
reached after the 60th minute of play.
Boys Bergen County Sub-Varsity
Tournament Rules:
Teams will play 2-35min halves. If tied, 2-10min golden goal
overtime halves will be played before proceeding to PKs if still tied. Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy rule: The
game will conclude after a 6 goal differential is reached after the 60th minute
of play.
Girls Bergen County Varsity Tournament Rules:
Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy rule: After
a 5-goal differential is reached, the time will be a running clock and
will remain a running clock for the remainder of the game even if the
score falls below a 5-goal differential. The game will then
conclude if a 7-goal differential is reached after 40 minutes of play.
You do not need to kick off the second half before concluding the game.
Girls Bergen County Sub-Varsity
Tournament Rules:
Teams will play 2-35min halves. If tied, 2-10min golden goal
overtime halves will be played before proceeding to PKs if still tied. Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy rule: After a 5-goal differential is
reached, the time will be a running clock and will remain a running
clock for the remainder of the game even if the score falls below a
5-goal differential. The game will then conclude if a 7-goal
differential is reached after 40 minutes of play. You do not need
to kick off the second half before concluding the game.
Boys / Girls Passaic County Varsity Tournament Rules:
Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy rule: After
a 5-goal differential is reached, the time will be a running clock and
will remain a running clock for the remainder of the game even if the
score falls below a 5-goal differential. The game will then
conclude if a 7-goal differential is reached after 40 minutes of play.
You do not need to kick off the second half before concluding the game.
Boys / Girls Hudson County Varsity Tournament Rules:
Use same procedure as State rules with the following Mercy rule: After
a 5-goal differential is reached, the time will be a running clock and
will remain a running clock for the remainder of the game even if the
score falls below a 5-goal differential. The game will then
conclude if a 9-goal differential is reached after 40 minutes of play.
You do not need to kick off the second half before concluding the game.
Boys / Girls Hudson County Sub-Varsity Tournament Rules:
Teams will play 2-35min halves, no overtime. Go directly to PKs if
tied after regulation. Use same procedure as State rules with the
following Mercy rule: After a 5-goal differential is reached,
the time will be a running clock and will remain a running clock for the
remainder of the game even if the score falls below a 5-goal
differential. The game will then conclude if a 9-goal differential
is reached after 40 minutes of play. You do not need to kick off
the second half before concluding the game.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: SEND E-MAIL TO
secretary@bcsoa.org
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