Rules | Polices

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NCAA rules except for the following:

• 6v6 including a goalie.
• Games are two 15:00-minute half's.
• No timeouts. 
• Running clock, managed by a central horn.
• Goalies initiate play after goals are scored.
• No long poles. 
• Face-offs occur only at the start of each half.
• Players can not release into the face-off circle until possession is called by the official. 
• No offsides, except goalies crossing midline, a field player must stay back.
• Substitutions are made on the fly.
• No clearing counts or back court rules.
• Tied games will be given another 3 minutes. First goals wins.  If it is still tied after 3 minutes, it will go down as a tie.  
• Championship games will be extended until there is a winner.
• Change of possession with shots that miss the goal.
• Offense will retain possession if the ball hits the goalie or goalies stick before going out of bounds. 
• 30-second shot clock for all middle and high school divisions.

Championship Seeding:

• Divisions of 8 teams or more - Top team from each pool will advance.
• Divisions of 7 teams or less - Top two teams from the division will advance. 
• 1st/record, 2nd/Goal Differential (Goals Scored - Goals Against), 3rd/Goals against, 4th/Coin Flip. 

• Lightening - play will be suspended immediately and players, coaches and spectators will be asked to leave the fields and return to cars. 
• Play will resume 20 minutes after the last lightening strike  determined by the Lightening Detection System or Tournament Staff.
• Games that have played through halftime will be final.  Games interrupted before half will play two 8:00 minute quarters.
• Subsequent games may consist of one 16 minute running time period until games are back on schedule. 
• Once games are back on schedule, we will return to normal game time.

• Refunds will be issued if the tournament is canceled. 
• Player refunds of 50% for teams that withdraw from the tournament. 
• No player refunds for teams that withdraw within two weeks of the event. 
• Free agents will be refunded in full if we are unable to place the player on a team.
• No refund will be issued if the tournament is shortened in part for any reason, including inclement weather. 
• No refund will be issued for players or teams removed from the tournament for behavior (this can include player, coach or spectator behavior)