NASL U9 and U10 Division III
(formerly Huntsville Rec-Plus League)

             The Rec-Plus League has been replaced by NASL Division III. All of the U9 and U10 teams are now listed with the rest of the North Alabama Soccer League here.

Last Updated: November 18, 2003

End of Season Tournament Rules

Regular season U9 and U10 rules apply in all cases except where noted below.

RULES DETERMINING CHAMPIONS, FINALISTS, DIVISION WINNERS and WILD CARD TEAMS:

A. Each team will be awarded points as follows:

6 points for a win
3 points for a tie
0 points for a loss
1 point for a shut out
1 point per goal, up to a maximum of 3

B. These are round robin games so total points determine the champions and finalists in all but the U9 Girls division.  In the U9 Girls division the teams will play each other.  After each team has played the other two their total points will determine the two teams to play in the championship game.

C. In the event of a tie within a division, the following criteria will be used to determine the winner:

1. Head-to-head competition (In the event of a tie between more than 2 teams, this criterion will not be considered).

2. Most wins.

3. Greater goal difference, with a maximum of +3 and a minimum of –3 for any one game.

4. Least number of goals allowed.

5. FIFA Kicks From The Mark (penalty kicks) thirty minutes prior to the scheduled playoff round games.

D. In the event of a tie among 3 or more teams, the elimination procedure begins with C-2 noted above. If 2 teams remain, the tie will be broken by repeating the above elimination procedures beginning with Step C -1 above.

E. In the event that a wild card team must be selected for the playoff rounds, the above procedure will be used across the entire division.

F. The Tournament Committee, acting within the parameters of these rules, will determine the teams to advance into the final round.  In the event of a tie in a round robin bracket the champions and finalists will be determined by the same criteria listed above (C1 - C5).
 

GUEST PLAYERS:

The NASL Board has decided that (for 2003 only) each team will be allowed to use a maximum of three guest players in the End of Season Tournament as long as the total number of players on the team roster (including the guest players) does not exceed 14 (fourteen) players.  Guest players must be registered AYSA members with a current, valid player card. Please fill out and use Guest Player Form 2003.  The form must be filled out and signed by the club registrar and also signed by Belton MacCary.  Contact Belton at 880-6418 to arrange to get Belton's signature. You must have a copy of that signed form with your player cards and regular team roster available for the referees at each game.

REPORTING SCORES:

The winning coach of each game must contact Belton MacCary within one hour after the game ends to report the score.  Please ask the center referee for his confirmed score before calling in to Belton.  Call her at 880-6418 or 694-6419.

PLAYOFF ROUNDS

A. Most of the brackets in 2003 tournament are "Round Robin" so there are no playoff or championship games (except U9 Girls).  But in the cases where the brackets are not round robin type, winners of each group advance into the playoff rounds.

B. GOLDEN GOAL OVERTIME will be played in case of a draw at the end of regulation time in the finals and semi-finals. The winner will be determined as follows:

C. All overtime periods will be sudden death (i.e. the first team to score a goal wins). The duration of overtime will be - One 10 minute overtime period with the teams exchanging ends after 5 minutes and a 2-minute interval, unless a goal is scored sooner. If no goals are scored during overtime play, FIFA penalty kicks will be taken to determine the winner.


FAILURE TO SHOW AND FORFEITS

A. A team will be allowed a 10-minute grace period after the scheduled kick-off time before the match is awarded to their opponent. A minimum of 8 players constitutes a team and if 8 players are present, the game will not be delayed.

B. In no case will a team, which forfeits a game, be declared a division winner or wild card team. If an apparent division winner forfeits a game, the division team with the next best record will be named the division winner.

C. If a team is the cause for termination of a game, that team will be considered to have forfeited that game.

D. A forfeit in the preliminary rounds will be awarded as 10 points for the win to the opposing team and any other team that the forfeiting team has played.

E. Forfeits of games in the playoff rounds will be recorded as 1-0 games.
 

GAME LENGTHS:

A. Game lengths for U9 and U10 will be the same as during the regular season with a minimum of five minute half times.


INCLEMENT WEATHER

The tournament Committee has the express right to cancel, shorten or move any match it deems necessary due to inclement weather. Furthermore, the tournament committee has the right to cancel any match that has no bearing on the scoring and progression of tournament play. This is a rain or shine tournament, however and every effort will be made to ensure all games are played.

Link to the 2002 Rec-Plus Tournament

Created:12/20/99
Last Updated: 11/18/03

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