2017 Outdoor Inter Cities Rules & Regulations

2017 Outdoor Inter Cities

Rules & Regulations

Official Team Roster/ASA Roster

Teams are not required to turn in their official team roster form but should have them available upon request from Headquarters.

Trialists Players

Teams are permitted to use up to four (4) lateral trialists players (same tier they are competing in), and unlimited trialist players from a lower tier/age category.

Teams will follow any additional local rules & regulations pertaining to the utilization of trialist players.

 THE MOVEMENT MUST OCCUR WITHIN THE SAME ZONE (example West Zone to West Zone or North Zone to North Zone. You cannot have a North Zone player as a trialist on a West Zone team). Out of District teams can only use trialists from their own District.  Trialists do not require player cards.  A written permission letter is also acceptable in place of this form. All information below must be included in the letter.  All fields below must be filled out entirely.  Prior written approval of the Coach or Team Designate of the team for which the player is registered must be obtained. The written approval (trialist form) must be surrendered to the referee at the start of the game or prior to the start of the second half if the trialist arrives late. It must be submitted along with the game sheets to the EMSA office.  For regular league play, any registered player may play in a higher Tier (in the same age category) or higher age category.  Note: The player must already be registered on another EMSA team during the current season in order to be an eligible trialist for your team. If they are not registered on any EMSA team during the current season then they cannot be used as a trialist with the exception of rule 308.1C.

The following conditions must also be met: a. No more than a total of three (4) such players can be recruited for any one (1) game. Trialist players can be used to increase the roster size for a game greater than the team’s current registered roster size to a maximum of 20. Club teams (Premier) may use trialists to increase their game roster size up to the maximum team roster size set out in Rule 304, Team Rosters. The player(s) will be noted as ‘trialist’ on the game sheet (there is a section for this located on the bottom of the game sheet). b. A player can be used a trialist for a maximum of five (5) games per team (tournament games do not count towards the total number of games). The trialist/guest player(s) must be noted on your game sheet in the provided space prior to the game start when the game sheet is given to the referee. c. No EMSA player may play on an EIYSA team as a trialist at any time. No EIYSA player shall play on an EMSA team as a trialist at any time with the exception that EIYSA players may play on an EMSA team as a trialist in tournament play. d. Teams from out of district who are participating in the EMSA program are permitted to use trialists from their parent organizations/zone/district as long as they are an ASA registered player for that season; they are from a lower division or lower age category; and the use of the trialists does not violate any EMSA or ASA rules. e. Premier/Club players are ineligible as trialists on all community teams. f. Players who are currently serving a suspension from EMSA or ASA are ineligible as trialists. . Teams are permitted to carry a maximum of 20 players on their rosters for this competition.

Game Sheets & Player Cards  Inter Cities game sheets will be used for the tournament (each team should download three (3) from the Inter-Cities website www.emsaintercities.com). Player’s names are to be included on the game sheets.  Players are not required to have player’s cards for the competition. Game sheets are to be turned into the game official s prior to kickoff.  Tournament officials will collect the game sheets from the referees following the game. Should an official not be availab le on your field to collect the game sheets, it is the responsibility of the winning team – or in case of a tie, the home team – to deliver the game sheets to tournament headquarters.

Points

All teams will receive 0 points for a loss, 1 point for a tie and 3 points for a win.

Length of Games

U10 – 2 halves of 30 minutes U12 – 2 halves of 35 minutes U14 – 2 halves of 40 minutes U16 – 2 halves of 45 minutes U18 – 2 halves of 45 minutes

No time outs are permitted.

Discipline

Red Cards are an automatic minimum one (1) game suspension and it is the coaches’ responsibility to ensure the player sits for the next game. If it is deemed that the red card offence was more serious in nature, teams will be contacted via phone and notified of any further discipline action or suspension. Two yellow cards in a single game will result in a one game suspension and is to be served the following game.

Protest ing Game Results

Protests of game results will be reviewed, provided they have been given to the tournament headquarters in writing with cash or money order made payable to the Calgary Minor Soccer Association or Edmonton Minor Soccer Association in the amount of $150.00 within one hour of the conclusion of the match being protested. Protests in regards to the laws of the game and decisions by game officials will not be accepted.

Awards Presentations

Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper medals shall be awarded in each of the categories. Awards will be presented following the final game of the schedule. Check with the competition organizers for the location details of the medal presentation.

Rules of Play

This competition will follow the ASA 2013 Outdoor Provincial Championship Rules with the exception of tie breaking procedures. Tie breaking procedures for this competition are as follows:

Two Way Tie Three/Four Way Tie 1) Head to Head 1) Goal Differential 2) Goal Differential 2) Least Goals Scored 3) Least Goals Against 3) Penalty Kicks 5) Penalty Kicks

(procedure will be followed in its entirety even if one of the steps eliminates a team)

Mercy Rule :

All games can end in a tie as it is a round robin competition. CMSA and EMSA will use the “mercy rule” for this competition. No team will be given more than a 5 goal win differential. Tie-breaking procedures will use statistics AFTER the mercy rule was applied, i.e.: if a team wins 6 – 0, they will only receive credit for 5-0 regardless of the actual score.

Referees are required to mark actual scores on games sheets. Mercy rule is applied by headquarters prior to recording final score and posting the game results. Inclement Weather Procedures

The City of Edmonton/City of Calgary Field Conditions line will not be in effect for this tournament. All teams must show up to their designated fields no matter what the field conditions line indicates. Only headquarters has the right to determine the postponement/cancellation of a game.

Equipment

NO NETS OR CORNER FLAGS ARE REQUIRED. EMSA WILL HAVE THE FIELDS READY FOR PLAY.

It is the responsibility of the home team to change to an alternate coloured jersey if both teams are indistinguishable (according to the referee). Home teams should carry back up pinnies.

It is the responsibility of the home team to provide a proper game ball to the referee.

A Reminder

This Tournament is for the enjoyment of all teams. Spectators should be reminded that they are there to support and encourage their team and that respect should be shown for all players, coaches, and game officials. The tournament organizers have the right to remove any and all persons that are not showing sportsmanship either on the pitch or around the field/complex area. COACHES, PLEASE ENSURE YOU CONTROL YOUR TEAMS, YOUR TEAMS SPECTATORS, ETC…If issues do arise; the Tournament Director has the right to issue disqualifications for those teams involved.