3v3 Soccer Tournament Rules

YMCA of Southeastern NC Athletics

BASIC OVERVIEW
Teams will play 3 to 4 qualifying games on Saturday. (4 game minimum per team.)

Only the top four teams in each division will continue to Sunday playoff games.

Sunday Playoff games are 1st vs 3rd and 2nd vs 4th place teams from Saturdays performance.

Winning teams from Sunday simi-final games go to FINAL game.

Consolation games will be played for Sundays playoff teams that do not advance to Final game.

Registration Includes:

Each team will play at least 4 games this tournament.
Awards for 1st and 2nd Place in each division.

No goalies. Do not come into contact with the ball in the arc. (*See below.)

No off-sides.

All balls are kick-ins.

Goal kicks are taken on the end line (Goal line.)

You can only score from offensive half of field.

NO HEADING U12 and below. - This is an USSF RULE.

All games are played on 20x30 yard field.
Goal size 4' x 6"
Size 3 ball.
Game is 20 minutes long, no break.

RANKING:
Win: 3 POINTS Loss: 0 POINTS TIE: 1 POINT

(Secondary rank of goals defended will determine ties for qualifying games.)

(Third if necessary, will be a kick-off and follow rules for playoff games.)

Playoff games after qualifiying games: 1st vs 3rd & 2nd vs 4th

Sportsmanship rule:

If a team is up by 10 goals the game will be called.

OFFICIAL RULES - PRINTABLE VERSION

Number of players per team

A team can roster a maximum of 6 players – three field players and three substitutes. Teams can roster less than six players if they choose (A team must have a minimum of 2 field players). Players may only play on one team roster for the tournament. This means if your team is eliminated on Saturday you may not join another roster on Sunday.

Game Duration

The games are 20 minutes straight. The Referee has the official time on the field.

Home team will start with possession. Games during Pool Play that are tied after regulation play shall end in a tie. Games during the Playoffs / Championship Rounds that are tied after regulation play shall proceed to 3 Penalty kicks per team.

Substitution

Substitutions can be made on the fly, one completely off, one on.

Kick Offs / Kick Ins / Goal Kicks / Corner Kicks / Penalty Kicks:

Kick Offs: May be kicked in any direction. This is an indirect kick, and a goal cannot be scored.

Kick-ins: The ball shall be kicked into play from the sideline, rather than thrown in. This is an indirect kick, and a goal cannot be scored.

Goal kicks: May be taken from any point of the end line. All Goal Kicks are indirect kicks, and a goal cannot be scored.

Corner Kicks: Goals may be scored from a corner kick.

Penalty kicks: Shall be awarded if, in the referee’s opinion, a scoring opportunity was nullified by an infraction. Penalty kicks are DIRECT kicks taken from the center of the mid-line with all players (on both teams) behind the mid-line. Penalty kicks are dead ball infractions. If a goal is not scored, the defense obtains possession with a goal kick.

Five-Yard Rule

In all dead-ball situations, defending players must stand at least five yards away from the ball. If the defensive player’s goal is closer than five yards, the ball shall be played five yards from the goal box in line with the direction of play prior to the penalty.

Goal Scoring

A goal may only be scored from a touch (offensive or defensive) within the team’s offensive half on the field. The ball must be completely on the offensive half of the field and cannot be touching the mid-line. If a player in their defensive half kicks the ball across the midline and the ball hits another player in their offensive half, and the ball goes in the goal, a goal will be awarded. If a ball is kicked from the defensive half and is not touched before the ball rests in the goal, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team. A goal cannot be scored from an indirect kick, such as a kick-in from out-of-bounds.

Goal Keepers / Off-sides / Slide Tackling / Hand Ball Clarification:

There are no Goalkeepers in 3v3 Soccer, we do not play with offside and slide tackling is not allowed. If a player is sliding for the ball, contact with any player(s) from the other team is NOT ALLOWED. If a player slides and contact is initiated, a free kick shall be awarded. This does not prevent players from sliding to stop/intercept a ball where contact is not initiated during the slide. Example: a player may slide to save a ball from going out-of-bounds. Deliberate handling of the ball that denies a team of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity will result in a penalty kick. (at the discretion of the referee)

The Goal Box “Arc”

There are no goalkeepers in 3v3. The goal box (shape is an arc) is eight-foot arc located directly in front of the goal. The goals are four feet high by six feet wide. There is no ball contact allowed within the goal box, however, all players may pass through the goal box as long as they do not touch the ball while in the box. If the ball comes to a rest in the goal box, or on the goal box line, a goal kick is awarded regardless of who touched the ball last. Any part of the ball or player’s body on the line or inside the plane of the box is considered in the goal box and an extension of such. If a defensive player touches the ball after it has entered the goal box a goal will be awarded to the offensive team. If an offensive player touches the ball after it has entered the goal box a goal kick will be awarded to the defensive team, and a goal will not be counted if scored. The referee’s judgment call and ruling on the field will not be overturned.

Play-off Penalty Kick’s

If there is no winner after the official game time the game will go to shout-outs. A coin toss will decide team-kicking order. The three players from each team remaining on the field at the end of the game will be the only players to kick for their team. The remaining three field players after overtime regulation will rotate, alternating teams with each kick. The first round of shootouts will consist of each player kicking once (round of 3 players shooting per team). The team with the most goals after the first round will be considered the winner. If the score remains tied after the first round of penalty kicks, the same 3 players will alternate in the same order in a sudden death penalty kick format until one-team scores unanswered. If one team has received a red card during the game and finishes with 2 players on the field, a remaining roster player (other than the red carded player) must be chosen to kick in the rotation of penalty kicks. If the red-carded player is the last remaining roster player, one of the two field players must kick twice.

Behavior

If a yellow card is issued, player will be ineligible for the remainder of the game the card was issued.

If a red card is issued, or two yellow cards in the same day player will be ineligible for the remainder of the Tournament.

Tournament Director has final decision on a player’s eligibility.

ALL YMCA RULES AND EXPECATIONS POSTED AT SIGHT ARE IN EFFECT.

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