Tournament Rules

   Please read fully the following rules and guidelines fully to ensure complete understanding of the 2008 NACS procedures. If there are any questions, comments, or complaints, feel free to contact us.

   In order to offer our college coach participants the most effective use of their time, selection preference for the 2008 The North American College Showcase will be given to teams with the greatest number of rising seniors (High School graduation year 2008) on their tournament roster.

 CREDENTIALS:  

   At the Mandatory Registration, teams must provide the required credentials. All U.S. teams must provide USYSA or US Club Soccer Player I.D. Cards with photographs, and signed Medical Release Forms. Foreign teams must also provide Player I.D. Cards with photographs, and signed Medical Release Forms. Foreign players should be able to provide proof of entry documents required by the United States (e.g. Passports) and provide a proof of permission to travel form from their National or Provincial Association approving team’s participation in the Tournament. Player Passcards and Team Rosters with proper jersey numbers for each team must be present at the field for the duration of each match.

 COST:

   Team Registration cost is $ 650.00 USD. To be mailed in with your completed team packet. Teams can request a packet under the team registration link above.

 ROSTER:

   Teams may register a maximum of eighteen (18) players. A team may use up to five (5) guest players but any team utilizing guest players is still limited to the eighteen player maximum.

 2008 AGE GROUPS for teams are as follows: 

• Under 18 G/B

• Under 17 G/B

• Under 16 G/B

US CLUB TEAMS CHECK IN LIST:  

• US Club Player Passes

• US Club Medical Releases

• US Club Roster (have a copy to turn in)

• Emergency, Lodging and Contact Information Sheet for Your Team

• Coaches and or designated sideline personal need to present their risk management cards at check in.

USYSA TEAMS CHECK IN LIST: 

• USYSA Player Passes

• State Association Medical Release Forms

• State Roster from Your State Association (have a copy to turn in)

• If appropriate, Guest Player Forms and Permission to Travel Forms

• Emergency, Lodging and Contact Information Sheet for Your Team

• Coaches and or designated sideline personal need to present their risk management cards at check in.

FOREIGN TEAMS CHECK IN LIST: 

• Appropriate Player Passes

• Appropriate Medical Release Forms

• Roster from Appropriate Association (have a copy to turn in)

• If appropriate, Guest Player Forms and Permission to Travel Forms

• Emergency, Lodging and Contact Information Sheet for Your Team

• Coaches and or designated sideline personal need to present their risk management cards at check in.

PLAY: 

   All Games will be called not less than five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled start of the next game regardless of the amount of time played in each half up to that point. A game is "complete" upon completion of one half of play regardless of the circumstances of termination during the second half with final results based on the score at the time the game is called. 

HALF TIME:  

   Half Time will be exactly ten minutes.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• All substitutions are within the substitution technical area of the field.

• The player being substituted is at the touch line of the substitution technical area.

• Only when the player being replaced has reached the touch can the new player enter.

PLAYER’S EQUIPMENT: 

   Players and coaches will take one side of the pitch, and supporters will take the other side of the pitch.

INJURY: 

   Due to time constraints and the showcase format, delays of the game due to injury will not result in time being added to the full game time, except in the case where serious injury delays the restart of a game by more than 10 minutes. In that case, upon notification by the field marshal, the showcase director may allow extension of the game for an amount of injury time determined by the referee.

COACHING:  

   All Coaches have total responsibility for the conduct of their players, friends and spectators at all times. Coaching from the sidelines (giving direction to one's own team on points of strategy and position) is permitted although discouraged during a showcase event such as this, provided: No mechanical devices are used; The tone of the voice is instructive and not derogatory; No coach, substitute, or spectator makes derogatory remarks or gestures to the referees, other coaches, players, or spectators; No coach, player, substitute, or spectator uses profanity or incites, in any manner, disruptive behavior.

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: 

  A player or coach receiving two cautions (yellow cards) in a single game is considered to have been given an Ejection (red card). A player who has been ejected (sent off) will not be replaced. A player or coach who has been ejected will not return for that game and will not be allowed to participate in the next scheduled game. A
player or coach who is ejected for violent conduct or serious foul play will not be allowed to participate in the balance of the showcase. Any player or coach who assaults a referee will be expelled from the Showcase. For the purpose of this showcase a Coach can be carded. Players and Coaches must serve all suspensions away from the playing field.  They may remain at the soccer complex, but must move to the parking lot area.

SUSPENDED AND TERMINATED GAMES: 

   If in the opinion of game officials a game must be suspended (for reason), the game may be resumed, but is subject to being ended not less than five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled start of the next game. If in the opinion of game officials, a game must be terminated for misconduct of players, bench coaches, or spectators, the offending team could be suspended from further play and forfeits that game and all remaining games. Additionally, the home league and State Association will be contacted as appropriate.

FORFEITS:  

All teams who forfeit will have the game(s) scored a 0-1 loss. Teams failing to report ready to play with a minimum of 7 players within ten minutes after the scheduled kick off time will forfeit. Home Teams unable to supply alternate jerseys or teams failing to check in at the Mandatory Registration or for taking actions that cause a game to be terminated will forfeit. Teams who forfeit seriously jeopardize their right to play in any future Showcases. Due to the showcase nature of this Showcase, every effort will be made to provide a replacement team/game for the team whose opponent forfeits.

DISPUTES:

   Game conduct is under the jurisdiction of the referee and the showcase will not overrule a referee’s decision. All disputes will be settled by the Showcase Director or his/her designee and the decision will be final. PROTESTS FROM THE COACH, TEAM PLAYERS OR TEAM MANAGERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

CONDUCT: 

   In the event disciplinary action is required, if deemed necessary by the Showcase committee, the appropriate USSF, US Club, or National/ Provincial Association shall be notified and the appropriate Disciplinary Report shall be filed.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: 

  If severe inclement weather causes the cancellation of the Showcase in its entirety, ALL TEAMS WILL BE FULLY 100% REFUNDED THEIR ENTRY FEE (Cancellation of the Showcase due to inclement weather is the only condition that qualifies for a full refund.) 

GENERAL: 

  The Showcase Committee's interpretation of the rules shall be final. The Showcase Committee reserves the right to decide on all matters pertaining to this Showcase. No items of any kind may be sold at The Saginaw Sports Complex, the playing fields, or surrounding the event areas for the duration of the Showcase without the expressed, written approval of the Showcase Committee.