Tournament Director: John Sciore
Tournament Administrator: Lisa McCaughey
Tournament Assignors: Lucio Aleixo Filho and Gordon Crape

Super F Tournaments shall be open to all teams comprised of properly registered youth players (as defined by the rules of the affiliated organization) in all age groups indicated on the tournament application form, provided such team is in good standing with its youth association.

All teams after registering will receive confirmation of their acceptance to the tournament via email communication.  When confirmation is received, all teams must go to:  www.htgsports.net and log in using their specified user id and password which will be given to them in the confirmation email.  They must enter information on each player including but not limited to:  name, assigned jersey number, date of birth and home address. This will be your official Tournament Roster.  Teams will have until 2 working days prior to the tournament to make any roster changes necessary before Tournament Rosters are printed by tournament staff. 

Team registration will be held Friday evening, February 15^th at the Courtyard by Marriott located at 17250 Midland Drive, Shawnee, KS. 

Check in will begin at 6pm and continue until 9pm that evening. 

Teams should present at Tournament Check in, players cards for each of their players which includes a picture of the player and a date of birth as verified by their youth association.  If no card exists, a birth certificate must be presented along with a photo id of the player and a fee of $10 paid for insurance purposes.

Tournament staff will conduct all credential checks and compare the printed Tournament Roster to the cards presented.  Each team will receive a final and tournament approved roster card which will be laminated at the conclusion of team registration.  This roster card is to be used throughout the tournament prior to each game at check in.

Pre-Game check in procedures will begin 15 minutes prior to each match.

No players will be allowed to participate who has not been certified by the Tournament Staff.   A player who arrives late at the player field after the pre-game check in procedure may enter the game once the games’ official(s) verify the player is eligible and with the permission of the center referee.  A late arriving player may be challenged at the time she/she is allowed to participate by the referee.  ANY TEAM USING AN INELIGIBLE PLAYER WILL FORFEIT ALL MATCHES PLAYED and be eliminated from the tournament.  If you are not sure of a players’ eligibility ask, in writing, the Tournament Director.

Each manager/coach or assistant must present a valid coach’s pass and be listed on the roster.  If a manager or coach is ejected, an assistant may conduct the team.  If the assistant is also ejected, or there is no assistant, the game will be forfeited.  In no case will a team be allowed to participate without a properly registered coach or assistant.  Each team is limited to three coaches on the bench all of which must be on the official Tournament Roster.

All USSF Affiliated teams are required to present players passes that have been issued by their governing body at team check in.  Passes must be verified, photo attached and laminated, (if your association does not allow lamination, passes must be encased in plastic sleeves).  Laminated Tournament rosters will be given to the referee staff prior to each match.  Players may not play for more than on team in the same age group with the exception of the goalkeeper for a registered sister team only.

Players, reserve players, managers, coaches and fans are expected to conduct themselves within the letter and spirit of the “Laws of the Game”.  The Tournament Staff has the authority and the responsibility to remove any person(s) from the tournament for abuses of conduct, in addition to any specific disciplinary action brought about by any other authority.  In addition to good manners, the following rules will apply to Super F League Tournaments:

Tournament staff will designate a sideline to be for the sole use of the players listed on the game roster and a maximum total of three (3) managers/coaches/trainers from each team, with one team occupying one side of the mid field and one team, the other.  At halftime teams will switch benches so as to substitute from their defending area.  While the game is in progress coaches/managers/trainers/players must remain on their respective benches and may not roam the sidelines.

Tournament staff will designate the opposite sideline for spectators

Artificial noise making devices are prohibited.

The manager/coach will be responsible for the behavior of their fans and the referee will have the authority to warn and ultimately send off, any manager/coach and the fans who behave in an abusive or disruptive manner.

POST GAME PROCEDURES:

As a mutual courtesy, both teams will meet the center circle and congratulate each of the opposing team members for a game well played.  Manager/coach of both teams will insure their respective sideline areas are clean and that all trash is in containers.

It is the responsibility of the coach/manager to retrieve tournament roster card from the referee at the conclusion of the match.

After each Championship Final Game an awards ceremony will take place in the Trophy Area.  Teams should proceed as quickly as possible to this area after their final match.  Trophies will be given to both Champions and Finalists. 

Each score table will be comprised of 2 individuals:

1 – Volunteer from the home team will keep the score sheet

1 – Volunteer from the visiting team will run the clock and score machine

A minimum of five (5) players constitutes a game.  Games will start at the given time.  In case a team does not have five (5)  players present, there will be a maximum of a 5 minute grace period while the clock runs before awarding the game to the opponent.  A forfeit will be scored 3-0. 

In no case should a team who forfeited a pool play match be declared a winner of wild card team.  The team with the next best record will advance to semi-final or final play.

EXTERNAL CONDITIONS/WEATHER:

We make every effort to accommodate all games due to space/court limitations.  If a game or the entire tournament is cancelled due to acts of God or field conditions, no refunds will be given under any circumstances. 

TERMINATED GAMES:

If the referee terminates a match for reasons other than an act of God of field conditions, Super F League officials will decide the result of the match after hearing the official reason from the referee and both coaches.

In group play there will be no overtimes given.  Standings in a group will be determined by:

Game Points:          
3 points for a win                   
1 point for a tie                       
0 points for a loss

If two teams tie in points, the group winner will be determined by:

1. Head to head result; if no clear winner;

2. Net goal differential, only a maximum of seven (7 goals differential per game will count), if no clear winner;

3. Fewest goals allowed, if not clear winner;

4. Coin toss.

WILD CARD PLAYOFF DETERMINATION – The wild card team will always play the team with the best record during pool play unless the two teams have previously played during the tournament.  When this exception occurs the wild card will play the team with the second best record during first round playoffs.

If at the end of a semi final or final game match, the score is tied, the referees will go directly to penalty kicks to determine winner of the match.

A player, manager or coach ejected will have an automatic minimum one (1) game suspension regardless of the cause of the ejection.  All referees rulings stand.

Depending upon the severity of the unacceptable conduct, a suspension of up to the duration of the tournament may occur.

If a Red Card is given to a player/coach and they are sent off, a report shall be filed with Tournament Staff.  The Tournament Roster Card will be placed with the red card report and turned in to the administrative desk to be marked with the next game information.  The coach/administrator may pick up their roster card and take the card to their next match, but the offending player/coach must serve his/her game suspension during the scheduled match.  This will be noted on the roster card.  A Red card suspension can only be served with the team with which the suspension was earned in games played by their team.

There will be NO PROTESTS.  Referee and Tournament Staff decisions are final.

If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding the tournament, please feel free to contact us at info@superfleague.com.