LAKEWOOD-STEILACOOM-DUPONT SOCCER CLUB DAVE PAINTON CUP 5V5 2024
RULES and REGULATIONS
U10-U17 District Select and U10-U18 Recreational Teams (US Club and USYSA affiliated teams)

1. TOURNAMENT SET UP
The Dave Painton Cup guarantees four (4) matches per team, with a max of 8 depending on how many teams enter each age group. The round robin portion of the tournament will take place on Saturday. Each team will play three games and will then be re-seeded based on points into a single elimination bracket. All teams playing on Saturday will play at least one more match on Sunday.

The duration of each match is 26 minutes - two halves of 12 minutes each. Halftime will consist of 2 minutes.

AGE GROUPS
Age groups will be based on the 2024-2025 guidelines. U17-U18 teams will play in a combined “High School” bracket unless we have enough teams to separate them.  There may be a need to combine other age groups and coaches will be informed if this is the case.

U10 born in 2015
U11 born in 2014 
U12 born in 2013 
U13 born in 2012 
U14 born in 2011 
U15 born in 2010 
U16 born in 2009
U17 born in 2008
U18 born in 2007

POINTS
Teams shall be awarded points for Saturday’s match results as follows:

Win = 6 points Draw = 3 points Loss = 0 points
1 point for every goal scored up to 3 (for both teams) 1 point for a shut out (not applicable in 0-0 games)
In the case of a forfeit, the winning team will be awarded maximum points (10)
Ties will stand during the preliminary round. In the event of a draw on Elimination Sunday, games will be decided via Kicks From The Mark.

KFTM PROCEDURE
If KFTM are needed to decide a match on Sunday, each team will pick 5 players to participate, they may choose from any 5 players on their roster; the players do not need to be on the field at the conclusion of the match. These will be the only 5 players to participate and will recycle through if it takes more than 5 kicks.

TIE BREAKING PROCEDURE
If two or more teams are tied in points at the end of the round robin, the following tie breakers shall be used in order given to determine seed number.
A. Results of a head-to-head competition.
B. Goals against
C. Goals scored
D. Coin toss
If a team plays (4) games during the round robin due to an odd number of teams in the age bracket; THAT TEAMS TOTAL POINTS WILL BE MULTIPLIED BY .75 (example…. You earned 28 points through 4 matches. Your total will be multiplied by .75 and your point total will be adjusted to 21)

AWARDS
Trophies will be awarded for first place in each division. Individual medals will also be awarded to first and second place finishers. (10 medals per team).

2. SCHEDULES
Match times and fields are posted on the tournament scoreboard, on the tournament website and will be emailed to coaches and team managers. If changes occur during the tournament, we will make every effort to notify you. We also publish the schedule on the club web site. PLEASE CHECK FREQUENTLY AS CHANGES ALWAYS OCCUR! We try not to make changes but because of the tight scheduling requirements, mistakes do occur, and we try to catch as many as possible before tourney time. 

It is the responsibility of the coach to check for any scoring mistakes and bring them to the attention of the tournament committee. Mistakes do occur, the sooner you help us catch them, the less likelihood there will be delays and confusion.

3. ROSTERS
Players must be properly registered with the Washington Youth Soccer or US Club. 
Rosters will be composed of no more than 10 players. All players will wear tear proof bracelets on their right wrist. Each team will be issued a number identifying them from the other teams. These are to be worn to prevent players switching rosters. Players will not be allowed to play without a wrist band.  Referees will check player bracelets prior to kickoff.

A team may have 2 guest players on their team. These players must be added to your roster and verified by your club registrar. Guest players MUST be properly registered with Washington Youth Soccer or US Club. 

You may replace up to 2 players on your roster between Saturday and Sunday. If you have players who can only play one day, you must present a roster with all 12 players that details who will be playing Saturday and who will be playing on Sunday. All 12 players MUST be on the initial roster and MUST check in to receive their bracelet. TO BE CLEAR, you may only dress 10 players on Saturday, and 10 players on Sunday. This rule does NOT allow players to interchange between games, only between Saturday and Sunday. 

Coaches may enter two teams from their regular season roster. Each team entered will require a registration form and entry fee. Separate and distinct uniforms must be worn to distinguish players from each team. PLAYERS CANNOT TRANSFER FROM TEAM TO TEAM OVER THE WEEKEND.

GAMES WILL START WITH OR WITHOUT BOTH TEAMS HAVING THEIR BRACELETS ON. PLEASE PUT THESE ON YOUR TEAM AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THEM, OR YOU MAY GO DOWN A GOAL.  NO PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD WITHOUT A BRACELET!!

4. CHECK-IN PROCEDURES
All teams must check in at the registration tent prior to their first match. For the convenience of all teams, registration is happening through Affinity this year, so rosters will be checked and verified through Affinity prior to commencement of games.  

ALL US CLUB registrants who do not utilize Affinity will need to supply a roster signed by your club registrar must be presented prior to tournament weekend to confirm age groups.  

THIS TOURNAMENT DOES NOT ALLOW PLAYERS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY REGISTERED WITH A CLUB WITHIN USYSA OR US CLUB SOCCER.

5. RULES
Regular soccer rules will prevail with the following exceptions:
a. There is NO off-side law.
b. Each half of the match will start with a drop ball at the center mark. Players must be in their own half of the field.
c. The size of the fields is 40 yards by 60 yards for all age groups. Goals are approximately 6x12 ft.
d. Goalkeepers may not punt the ball into play. The goalie must distribute the ball by throwing, rolling, or passing the ball out on the ground. (GOALKEEPER DISTRIBUTION)
e. After a goal is scored, the defending team will restart play with a goalkeeper distribution
(refer to 4D.) NO OPPOSING PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED WITHIN THE GOAL AREA ON A RESTART OF ANY KIND (AFTER A GOAL OR A GOAL KICK) EVEN IF THE KEEPER DROPS THE BALL TO HIS/HER FEET TO DISTRIBUTE, THE BALL IS NOT LIVE UNTIL IT LEAVES THE GOAL AREA (10 YARD LINE).
If the goalkeeper drops the ball to his or her feet after a save or after picking it up during the run of play, it is live immediately and the opposition can challenge inside the 10-yard box.
f. Goal kicks can be taken anywhere within the goal area, which extends 10 yards from the goal line, and from touch line to touch line.
g. Fouls that occur within the goal area WILL NOT result in a penalty kick. All fouls inside the goal area will result in an indirect free kick from the spot of the foul, extended to the 10-yard line.
h. NO SLIDE TACKLING... No slide tackling! We all want to go home in one piece. This will be cited as a yellow card unless flagrant, in which case it will be cited as a red card. A slide tackle, according to this tournament, is where a player slides one or two feet on the ground in an attempt to get ball AND alters the steps on the opposing player. A player who slides to save a ball from going out of bounds with no opponent in the vicinity is not considered a slide tackle.
i. Substitutions will be “on the fly” but must take place at midfield. The player entering may not enter the field until the player coming off is within 2 yards of the touch line.
j. All Free Kicks are Indirect
k. All teams should have an alternate jersey available in case of a color conflict. The team listed first on the schedule of that match must change.
l. A forfeit will be "played out". This means that the team that showed up will take the ball from the beginning and score the point. Be sure not to miss! The ball will stay in the opposing net until the end of the game or until the opposing team shows up and gets the ball out of their own net to begin play. This also means that teams can be late and still play. They will of course be behind by a goal. The forfeit will be official at the end of the game

6. TIME KEEPING PROCEDURES
An air horn will signal the start and end of each half.
Each half will be 12 minutes long and there will be no added time.
A “One minute to go” announcement will be made over the PA prior to the beginning of each half.
The referee WILL NOT wait for each team to be on the field and will drop the ball at the sound of the horn.


7.     DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
The Disciplinary committee chairperson shall adjudicate all disputes or abandoned games. The Judiciary Director is empowered to issue appropriate penalties necessary to obtain compliance with the spirit and purpose of the tournament, up to and including disqualification of any offending team from further participation. The decision of the Judiciary Director is final.  No protest will be allowed.

At the conclusion of each match, the official will give the Disciplinary committee chairperson the first and last names, jersey number, team name, and an explanation of circumstances for every player cautioned and/or sent from the field.

Any player receiving a caution shall receive one (1) misconduct point. Any player receiving a sending off shall receive two (2) misconduct points. Any player accumulating two (2) misconduct points shall be automatically suspended from the next game. Any player accumulating four (4) or more misconduct points shall be automatically suspended from the remainder of the tournament, beginning with the next game. In addition, the Disciplinary committee chairperson reserves the right to levy stricter penalties, as deemed appropriate.

In addition, all red and yellow cards, and all other matters involving the conduct of a team, its players, coaches, and supporters will be recorded by the tournament officials. This recorded information will
be reported immediately to the home state association and the home club/league of that player, coach, team, or supporters involved. All matters involving referee assault shall, in accordance with USSF Rule 1108, be referred immediately to Washington Youth Soccer. (The Host stated Association).

Abuse of referees or tournament personnel will result in immediate expulsion of the player/coach/spectator.  Mass confrontation against referees or tournament personnel by players, coaches or spectators will result in removal of the team from the remainder of the tournament.  A registered head coach is the only team representative authorized to bring questions to tournament personnel…not a parent, not a player, not a family member.  Please remember that this is not the World Cup.

In addition, matters involving misconduct (except referee assault) may be subject to additional sanctions by the home club/league of the player, team, coach, or supporters, within their respective jurisdictions.

Any player ejected from a match for violent conduct will not be allowed to play again for the balance of the tournament. An ejected player may not be replaced on the roster; however, the team will not have to play a man down (5 v. 4)

If you need clarification of the tournament rules, please call the Tournament Director: Kris Baglio     (253) 584-5129 or email at davepaintoncup@gmail.com