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INFO
Team Philly is hosting their first
7v7 tournament at Drexel's new turf field. Click for their
website: www.teamphilly.com.
TEAM
SCHEDULE
| |
FIELD
1 |
FIELD
2 |
Time |
Pool |
Teams |
Pool |
Teams |
| 8:30 |
WA |
Golden Eagles v. Blue Devils |
WB |
Third Degree v. East Coast 2 |
| 9:00 |
MX |
Chicago v. Dallas |
MX |
ECM v. Xcaliber |
| 9:30 |
WB |
Team Philly v. Vipers |
WA |
East Coast 1 v. Lucky Draw |
| 10:00 |
MX |
Golden Eagles v. Philly Ghosts |
MX |
Chicago v. ECM |
| 10:30 |
WA |
Golden Eagles v. East Coast 1 |
WB |
East Coast 2 v. Vipers |
| 11:00 |
MX |
Dallas v. Golden Eagles |
MX |
Chicago v. Xcaliber |
| 11:30 |
WA |
Blue Devils v. Lucky Draw |
WB |
Third Degree v. Team Philly |
| 12:00 |
MX |
Xcaliber v. Philly Ghosts |
MX |
Dallas v. ECM |
| 12:30 |
WB |
Third Degree v. Vipers |
WA |
Golden Eagles v. Lucky Draw |
| 1:00 |
MX |
ECM v. Golden Eagles |
MX |
Dallas v. Philly Ghosts |
| 1:30 |
WB |
East Coast 2 v. Team Philly |
WA |
Blue Devils v. East Coast 1 |
| 2:00 |
MX |
Chicago v. Golden Eagles |
MX |
ECM v. Philly Ghosts |
| 2:30 |
|
Women WA3 v. WB4 |
|
Women WB3 v. WA4 |
| 3:00 |
MX |
Chicago v. Philly Ghosts |
MX |
Dallas v. Xcaliber |
| 3:30 |
|
Women WA1 v. WB2 |
|
Women WB1 v. WA2 |
| 4:00 |
MX |
Xcaliber v. Golden Eagles |
|
Women W 7th place/8th place |
| 4:30* |
MX |
MX 3rd place/4th place |
MX |
MX 5th place/6th place |
| 5:00* |
MX |
MX FINALS (1st/2nd) |
|
Women W 5th place/6th place |
| 5:30 |
|
Women W FINALS (1st/2nd) |
|
Women W 3rd place/4th place |
*These game times may need to be switched
to accommodate players playing in both the women's and
mixed divisions.
| Women's
- Pool A |
Women's
- Pool B |
Mixed |
Blue Devils
East Coast 1
Golden Eagles
Lucky Draw |
East Coast 2
Team Philly
Third Degree
Vipers |
Chicago FHC
Dallas
ECM |
Golden Eagles
Philly Ghosts
Xcaliber |
RULES,
ETC
1. THE RULES OF THE
GAME
This tournament shall be conducted
in accordance with the Rules of the Game of Hockey and
regulations of the FIH.
2. PARTICIPANTS
2.1 Participants are limited to
registered players only. All participants must sign the
Drexel University Assumption of Risk and Release Form
before they will be permitted to play.
2.2 Teams in the mixed division shall be required to have
at least three female players on the field at all times.
Goalkeepers may be either gender.
3. CLOTHING AND TEAM COLORS
3.1 Each team will wear the colors
of its club (either primary or alternate) as specified
on the entry form.
3.2 If in the opinion of the Technical Officer the colors
of two opposing teams might lead to confusion, one of
the teams must change colors. If they cannot come to an
amicable settlement, then the team listed first will have
to change.Goalkeepers shall wear a color different from
that of their own team and that of their opponents.
3.3 Players must be properly dressed at all times during
a match with shirt tucked in and socks up with shin guards
worn inside.
3.4 If a player sustain an injury that caused bleeding,
that player must leave the pitch as soon as possible and
shall not re-enter until the bleeding has ceased and the
wound is adequately covered. Blood stained clothing must
be replaced and equipment cleaned before re-entry to the
pitch.
4. MOUTH & SHIN GUARDS
4.1 Mouth and shin guards are required
for all players in the women and mixed divisions.
5. PLAN OF COMPETITION
There will be two pools of four
(4) teams in the women's division, and one pool of six
(6) teams in the mixed division.
6. PLAN OF RANKING
6.1 All teams in the mixed division
will play against each other.
6.2 All teams in the women's
division will play against each other in their respective
Pool.
Teams will be ranked according
to the number of points each has accumulated in the
competition. The following points will be awarded for
each match:
" Three points to the winner
" One point to each team in the event of a draw
" No points to the looser
6.3 (a) If at the end of competition,
two or more teams have the same number of points for any
place, these teams will be ranked according to the team
which won the most matches.
(b) Should in this case the number of games won by two
or more teams be equal, then these teams will be ranked
according to their respective goal-difference (which means
"goal for" less "goals against").A
positive goal-difference always takes precedence over
a negative one.
(c) If there remains equality
between two or more teams, then these teams will be ranked
according to the respective number of their "goals
for".
(d) Should in this case the
"goal-for" awarded to two or more teams be equal,
then the results of the match played between those involved
will be taken into consideration to determine the ranking
of the tied teams.
(e) Should there still remain
equality between two or more teams in an effort to rank
the crossover teams in the women's division, or in the
case of ranking the top two teams in the Mixed division.
The teams will be involved in a Sudden Death Penalty Stroke
Competition.
7. DURATION OF MATCH AND CONFIRMATION
OF RESULTS
7.1 A match shall consist of the
regulation time of one period of 25 minutes. The score
at the end of regulation time will be registered as the
result of the game.
7.2. It is the responsibility
of the Team Leader/Captain to verify the final result
of their games, and sign the game sheet. The game sheets
will be available up to fifteen minutes after each game
for verification and signatures. All results are final
after the fifteen minutes grace period.
8. TIMEKEEPING
8.1 A central Time-keeping will
be controlled by the technical table officials whose responsibility
will be to signal the beginning and end of each game with
the sound of a horn.
8.2 There will be no stoppage of time.
9. FAILURE TO PLAY
9.1 Games will start promptly as
stated on the schedule. If a team fail to take the field
with the minimum amount of players (4) five minutes after
the sound of the horn, the umpires will officially call
the game off and award the win to the team this is ready.
The record will reflect a forfeit and a 3 - 0 result.In
a case where neither team is ready to play after five
minutes of the schedule start, the game will be called
off by the umpires and will be recorded as "Did Not
Play (DNP)" and zero points awarded.
9.2 A team refusing to play
or complete a match shall be considered as withdrawing
from the tournament.
9.3 If a team thus withdraws
from the tournament, all matches it played until then
will be considered as not having been played, and the
points table shall be corrected accordingly.
10. UNFORESEEN EVENTS
If circumstances arises that are
not provided for in these Regulations, they would be address
by the Tournament Director after consulting with the Technical
Director.
11. PLAYOFFS FORMAT
11.1 Women's Division:
(a) Teams in each pool will play
in the crossovers as follows: the fourth place team
from pool A will play the third place team from pool
B; the fourth place team from pool B will play the third
place team from pool A; the second place team from pool
A will play the first place team from pool B; and the
second place team from pool B will play the first place
team from pool A.
(b) The losers of the third
vs. fourth place games will play each other for 7th
and 8th place; the winners of the third vs. fourth place
games will play each other for 5th and 6th place. The
losers of the first vs. second place games will play
each other for 3rd and 4th place; the winners will play
each other in the championship final for 1st and 2nd
place.
11.2 Mixed Division:
(a) At the end of the round robin,
the teams will be ranked according to rule No. 6. The
fifth and sixth placed teams will play each other; the
third and fourth placed teams will play each other;
and the top two teams will play for the Championship.If
any of the Playoff games end in a tie, the winner will
be decided by a Sudden Death Penalty stroke Competition.
12. Sudden Death Penalty Stroke
Competition:
12.1 Each team will appoint three
players in the order of taking the strokes.
12.2 If a team does not convert and the other does after
an even number of penalty flicks, the team
that converts will be declared the winner and no further
Penalty Flicks will be taken.
12.3 If after the first round and no winner is declared,
the captains will then appoint three different players
to participate in the second round.
12.4 If after the second round and still no winner is
declared, the captains can appoint any three players until
a winner is declared.
13. SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION
OF TOURNAMENT
13.1 The Technical Director in
collaboration with the Tournament Director has the authority
to suspend or cancel the tournament due to bad weather
or other natural disasters. No refunds will be given,
except for the forfeit fee.
14. Exception to F.I.H. Rules:
14.1 The extra Defender on a Penalty
Corner must stand inside the attacking team's circle ("D")
until the ball is release by the person taking the push
out.
