Tournament Rules
OGDEN PEAKS CLASSIC 2024
The rules of play shall be the FIFA LAWS OF THE GAME as modified by USYSA and UYSA, and as noted below.
Any rule not addressed shall be interpreted by the Tournament Director for the good of the game.
All decisions by Referees and/or the Tournament Director are FINAL. There will be NO protests.
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE & TEAM FORMATION
Number of Games: Each team is scheduled for a minimum of three games.
Number of Flights: Team flight assignments will be determined by the Tournament Director. The Tournament Director reserves the right to combine age groups if necessary to complete flights.
Awards: All members of the 1st and 2nd place teams will be presented with individual awards. Awards will be presented at the Spence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex (1590 Monroe Blvd, Ogden UT 84401), immediately following the conclusion of the Final match.
Ogden Peaks Classic PK Challenge: A PK Shoot Out will occur immediately after the end of every pool game in all age brackets. Winner of the PK Shoot Out Challenge will receive 1 point towards their total bracket points, regardless of the result of the game. Every team will play 3 games in pool play and therefore have 3 PK Shoot Outs. Every player, including goalkeepers, must be included in at least 1 Shoot Out. Coaches shall rotate through the entire roster before a player takes a second PK, giving every player a Shoot Out opportunity. Players do not need to have been on the field at the end of the game to be eligible to participate in that game’s PK Challenge.
Team size & Game Format by Age
*18 players will be communicated to the referee staff as designated on the game-day roster and dressed on the bench at the beginning of the game.
NO STOPPAGE TIME WILL BE ADDED TO MATCH TIME
U9/10 games will have one Center Referee as standard staffing.
Pool play games may end in a Tie.
A winner will advance from each elimination match. If the elimination match is tied at the end of regulation play, overtime periods will be played, as designated above. There is NO Golden Goal.
If the score is tied at the end of both overtime periods, kicks from the mark will determine the winner.
Only the players on the field at the end of regulation play will be permitted to participate in the kicks to determine the winner of a tie.
REGISTRATION
Eligibility: All teams must be properly registered with US Youth Soccer, a USSF affiliated organization (i.e. US Club Soccer or AYSO) or an appropriate national organization. Each team must complete tournament registration online, remit payment, be accepted by the tournament and check-in with official tournament staff prior to play. Teams will be divided into flights and brackets by age and gender.
Players U7-U10 are eligible to play up one year
Players U11-14 are eligible to play up two years
Players U15 and older are allowed to play up to any age level
Girls are allowed to play on boys teams.
Roster:
All players must be listed on the Tournament Roster provided at tournament check-in.
Rosters are frozen at team check-in (either online or in person). No player may be added to the roster after tournament check-in.
Player eligibility will be verified prior to each match by a referee.
A team shall forfeit a match (or matches) where it uses a non-rostered player or player added to roster after deadline.
Proof of date of birth is not required at tournament check-in, however, if a player’s age is questioned, the team must be able to provide proof of a player’s date of birth (per Section 7 of UYSA policies) prior to the beginning of the next match.
It is strongly advised that every team have more than one licensed, registered coach on their team roster. Any team playing a game without a rostered coach present will forfeit that game.
Guest Players:
Guest players must have
1) a valid player card OR
2) be on the official tournament roster AND have a proper guest player form - for Utah teams this form is the Specialty Player Action/Guest Form found HERE.
The number of Guest players is determined by the age group outlined in the chart under Tournament Structure & Team Formation.
Guest players may be recreational players provided they obtain certification comparable to that issued by the state official that grants player registration cards.
Multi Rosters: Per UYSA policy, no player will be allowed to play on two teams during the tournament.
Registered Coaches: It is strongly advised that every team have more than one licensed, registered coach on the tournament roster. Any team playing a game without a rostered coach present for the duration of the game will be subject to a forfeit.
TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN DOCUMENTS
All teams must complete tournament Check-In prior to their first game and present the following required documents:
You may need up to 6 approved Ogden Peaks Classic PHOTO Tournament Roster with jersey numbers for in-state teams OR an acceptable roster and player cards for out-of-state teams or non-UYSA teams. One approved marked roster will be used for team check-in prior to each match by tournament referees. This roster will be kept by the officials. It is the responsibility of the team to provide a Tournament Roster for each game.
For the MOST AMAZING step-by-step instructions on how to create a UYSA approved Ogden Peaks Classic PHOTO Tournament Only Roster, add guest players, and print a tournament roster – Click HERE: This link can also be found on the tournament website https://www.ogdenpeaksclassic.com under “CHECK-IN
Completed Guest Player Forms for each guest player (see Guest Player section above for details.) These forms will be kept at tournament HQ.
TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN OPTIONS
1. ONLINE CHECK-IN by Friday, June 21, 2024, by midnight
UYSA teams, whose players all appear on their UYSA-approved Ogden Peaks Classic PHOTO Tournament Only Roster may submit their roster & guest player forms VIA EMAIL no later than FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 by midnight to the appropriate coordinator below.
Girls check-in coordinator: opcgirlscheckin@gmail.com
Boys check-in coordinator: opcboyscheckin@gmail.com
Confirmation of ONLINE CHECK-IN will be sent via email no later than Monday, June 24, 2024. If the roster is considered incomplete, any clarifications or corrections to the roster must be made via email.
Out-of-state teams check in Online. You will need to provide your League roster, USYS, or US Club as well as an image of the player cards for each player appearing on your roster.
GAME TIME CHECK-IN
A team official shall have the following documents present with the team for the duration of the tournament:
Official marked & laminated tournament roster (or travel tournament roster).
Player Participant Forms with medical release.
Ability to produce birth certificates or proof of birth if age is questioned.
Teams will be checked-in prior to each match by a referee or tournament field marshal.
Failure to have required documentation at a game will result in a forfeit of that game. See Field of Play - Forfeits for more information about how a forfeit is handled.
TOURNAMENT SCORING
After verification of the referee’s report, match results will be posted at Tournament Headquarters and/or online.
Pool play matches will be scored as follows:
6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss.
1 point for each goal (up to a maximum of 3 goals)
1 point for a shut-out.
0-0 tie will be awarded 4 points for each team (3 points for a tie and 1 point for the shut-out.)
Forfeited matches, the winner will be awarded with 7 points (6 points for a win and 1 point for the shut-out.)
1 point for each PK Shoot-Out Challenge win in each pool play game.
Scores are not accepted from coaches, players, or spectators. However, we are only human and will make an occasional error. If we make an error, we will accept the following email message, from the Team Manager ONLY; "Incorrect score reported, Game xxxxx - Please investigate’.” to OgdenPeaksClassic@gmail.com We will take it from there.
A match is considered official upon completion of one-half of play regardless of the circumstances of termination. The final result will be the score at termination.
TIE-BREAKERS within Pool Play: In the event two (or more) teams within a bracket are tied in points at the end of pool play, the following tie-breakers will be applied, in the order given, to determine the advancing team. If 3 or more teams are tied, the tie-breakers start over at #1 after a team is eliminated until a winner is determined.
Head to head play: If the teams played in pool play, the winner of the match.
Goal differential: The team with the highest goal differential (goals for minus goals against. Max of +4 per game).
Goals against: The team allowing the least number of goals.
Goals for: The team scoring the most number of goals.
Most shut-out wins. Not including Forfeit wins.
Shoot-out or coin toss: The Tournament Director will decide if teams participate in a shoot-out (kicks from the penalty mark) or a coin toss. This is dependent upon match schedules, availability of fields, and referees.
FIELD OF PLAY
HOME TEAM & UNIFORMS: The first team listed on the schedule is the home team.
The home and away team designations will be identified on the tournament field map & at the field.
Per UYSA Uniform Rule, teams must wear matching uniforms and socks.
The designated Home team is to wear their darker colored jersey and the Away team their lighter jersey. In the event that these two colors are similar, the Home team will change to a contrasting color.
All players (except goalkeepers) must have a number on the back of their uniform that corresponds to the number listed on the team’s laminated, Official, stamped Ogden Peaks Classic PHOTO Tournament Only Roster; no duplicate uniform numbers will be allowed.
Players must wear equipment (including shin guards) in accordance with FIFA laws.
No jewelry may be worn during a match. Allowances for medical alert bracelets may be made only at the discretion of the Field Referee.
Splints, casts, braces or other joint support devices must be appropriately covered/padded and approved by the Field Referee prior to the match.
SIDELINE POLICY:
The Tournament follows UYSA guidelines, teams and their parents/spectators will be on the same sideline, with approximately 15 yards between the players and spectators. The team bench must be located on the assistant referee side of the mid-field line.
The spectator area shall be to the left of the midfield line extended. Spectators are not allowed on either end line, behind the goal or on/behind the team bench.
Match officials may enforce these provisions and suspend or terminate a match if a coach, player, or spectator fails to abide by requests from match officials to comply.
Match officials may modify the spectator areas if field conditions warrant a change.
MATCH CHECK-IN & START TIME: All teams are expected to be at the field sidelines at least 20-30 minutes early to facilitate check in. Each team must present their laminated Official Tournament Roster to the Field Referees ( which will be kept during the game.). The match will be forfeited if a team does not present the minimum number of players, at the scheduled match time. Teams are not guaranteed on field warm up prior to the start of the game.
TIME BETWEEN GAMES: A two-hour rest period is recognized as a standard practice between games.
FORFIETS:
A 15-minute grace period is allowed after the scheduled kick-off time or following the end of the prior game before the match is considered a forfeit.
U9 & U10 games can start with 5 players, U11 & U12 can begin with 6 players, and U13 and above can start with 7 players. If the above criteria are met, the game will not be delayed.
Teams failing to produce tournament authorized player cards or an official roster (with all players listed) to the assigned referee or tournament official 15 minutes after the scheduled game time or following the end of the prior game is considered a forfeit. The game will still be played. However, the team winning by Forfeit will have a score of 1-0 entered for the match and awarded 7 points for a win. (See Tournament Scoring).
SUBSTITUTIONS: The tournament follows the UYSA Modified Substitution Policy at the discretion of the Field Referee.
HEADING FOR U12 AND YOUNGER: This policy became effective on August 15th, 2016 for all UYSA games.
This policy prohibits the Heading of the ball in all U12 (2011 Birth Year) and younger games.
If a player deliberately heads the ball in a game, an indirect free kick (IFK) should be awarded to the opposing team from the spot of the offense.
If the deliberate header occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick (IFK) should be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.
INCLEMENT WEATHER RULES & PLAYING CONDITIONS
KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR INFORMATION: Information on postponement and rescheduling will be published on the Ogden Peaks Classic website: www.ogdenpeaksclassic.com. It is each team’s responsibility to check this source prior to travel to games to check for game time changes.
PLAYING CONDITIONS: Games may be temporarily suspended, shortened, rescheduled or cancelled when fields are in unplayable condition due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events. The immediate responsibility of game stoppage will rest with the Field Referee. In the event that one Referee stops play at a venue for dangerous weather, the Field Marshal is to stop play on all fields at that venue. The Tournament Director may alter the duration of matches to accommodate weather related schedule delays. In the event of an inclement weather-related delay, the semi-final matches may be eliminated.
Suspended Games: If a game is temporarily suspended due to weather conditions, play will restart per the Laws of the Game (Play will restart with a dropped ball at the place where the ball was when play was suspended, unless the ball was out of play, play shall restart with the appropriate restart.) If a referee has deemed it necessary to suspend a game for any reason, the game may be resumed but is subject to end no later than five minutes prior to the next scheduled game.
Cancelled Games - In pool play, games will be considered complete if at least one half has been completed. The score at the time play was stopped will be the final score. In all playoff games the score at the stoppage, for any reason other than mis-conduct, shall be final. If a play off game cancellation takes place and the score was tied at the stoppage, the two teams will proceed to Taking of Kicks from the Penalty Mark to determine a winner at a time and place determined by the Tournament Director or the Tournament Scheduler.
Cancellation prior to the start of the Game The Tournament Director may decide if games will be rescheduled. In the event that the game will not be rescheduled, the result will be recorded as a draw with each team receiving 4 points except for semi-final and final game which will be decided by a shootout or other avenue decided by Tournament Director.
Rescheduled Games - Any and all game times and places are subject to change in the event of inclement weather. The Tournament Director and Tournament Scheduler will make decisions on how to reschedule games and reserve the right to alter the tournament format to do so. The most up-to-date schedules will be posted on the Tournament Website and every effort will be made to contact coaches and managers by text. Teams should ensure that they have provided the Tournament with current cell phone information capable of receiving text messages.
CONDUCT & DISCIPLINE
MATCH DISCIPLINE: UYSA Policy 6315.10 thru 6315.12 will govern, including but not limited to;
CONCUSSIONS: The UYSA Concussion Policy will be enforced; Certified Athletic Trainers on-site at specific venus and concussions will be tracked. Players must receive a physician’s release to resume play.
GENERAL CONDUCT: Players, coaches, and spectators are expected to conduct themselves within the spirit AND the Letter of the Law. Displays of temper and dissent are cause for ejection from the game and the surrounding field area or venue (a minimum of 300 yards from the playing field.) A coach is responsible for the actions of his team and supporters, both on and off the field.
Abuse, hostile, and/or unacceptable behavior from players, coaches, or spectators coaches will not be tolerated. Violations (on or off the field) can result in a forfeit of the game and/or expulsion from further tournament play.
Hostile behavior includes, but is not limited to:
Yelling at referees
Yelling at a player
Yelling at parents
Violations will be reported to UYSA and/or a team’s State Association.
Spectators may not enter the field of play or interfere with the game or participants in any way.
Expelled and unruly spectators will be asked to leave the facility (minimum 300 yards from the playing field).
Conduct of coaches, players, or spectators expelled from a match will be reviewed by the Tournament Director.
Anyone expelled from a match may also be suspended for the balance of the tournament.
Any team causing the match to be abandoned shall be declared the loser of said match. The Tournament Director may declare the match a forfeit and the tournament scoring system will apply. Upon review of the referee match report, the Tournament Director may also expel the losing team from the tournament.
The referee shall note abuse, hostile, and/or unacceptable behavior on the Referee Game Report Card (and retain the player card if applicable) for any player receiving a RED CARD. This information is passed to the Tournament Director and Referee Coordinator at the end of the game.
RED CARDS, EJECTIONS & INELIGIBILITY:
All Red Cards will be reviewed by the Tournament Director; any player or coach receiving more than two red cards during the tournament will be considered for further disciplinary action.
Red cards resulting from intentionally harmful or violent conduct may result in expulsion from further tournament play. Violations will be reviewed by the Tournament Director.
A player receiving a red card must leave the game immediately, remove their jersey, and may not sit on the team bench.
Any coach, manager, or team non-medical official, who has been ejected, must remove him/herself no less than 300 yards from the play-field immediately upon notice of ejection. Play will be suspended until the ejected individual leaves the vicinity. If the ejected individual does not leave within 5 minutes, the match will be forfeited to the opposing team.
In the instance where a coach has been ejected from a game, the match may continue only if there is another eligible, rostered coach present. In the absence of an eligible, rostered coach, play will end immediately and the team will forfeit the match to the opposing team.
A player receiving a red card, or a coach who is ejected, is ineligible for participation in the following tournament game. A forfeited game does not count as a played game.
Players may sit on the bench during their suspended game, but may not be in uniform.
Coaches may not be at the tournament venue during their suspended game.
Should the player and/or coach participate in a game without sitting out their suspended game, the team will forfeit the match to the opposing team. This includes the final match.
ABANDONMENT: Any coach that withdraws his team from the competition by failing to show up for a match or withdraws the team from the playing field during a match, will be ejected and the team will forfeit the match, including consolation games. Any team abandonment may prohibit that team from advancing out of pool play, without a refund of tournament fees.
DISCIPLINE & CONCUSSION RECORDS: A record of ejected players and/or coaches, as well as cautions, will be tracked on the Discipline Record the Referee Game Card Report. Players suspected of sustaining a concussion will also be tracked on the Referee Game Card Report.
Immediately following the conclusion of a game, the Referee must ensure all cautions, ejections, and suspected concussions are recorded on the back of the Referee’s Game Card.
For all games, the Referee must provide the Referee Game Card Report to the venue’s Field Marshal with the game score.
It is the responsibility of the venue Field Marshal to forward all Referee Game Card Reports to Tournament Headquarters within one hour of the conclusion of a game.
Tournament Director & Referee Assignor at Tournament Headquarters will track all players and coaches required to serve suspensions and communicate suspensions with the following Referees.
LITTER, GARBAGE & DAMAGE to FACILITIES/FIELDS: We believe in keeping our fields and parks clean. All litter and garbage must be removed from the field immediately after each match. Sidelines littered with garbage may result in 3-point deductions, payment for resulting damages/cleaning, or forfeit of a match, as determined by the Tournament Director.
PROTESTS: All matches will be considered final and no protests will be allowed.
REFEREES
The referees word is final.
USSF certified and registered referees are provided by the Tournament Referee Assignor/s. Games are supervised using the diagonal system of control.
If an assigned referee fails to appear and cannot be replaced by the Tournament Referee Assignor/s, club linesmen will be provided first by the home team, and then by the visiting team.
Referees report the results of each game to the referee headquarters at SEOCSC or Field Marshal at all other venues.
Questions as to the eligibility of a player may be made prior to a game with any given team, but is not allowed in subsequent games with the same team.
FINANCIALS
The Ogden Peaks Classic, League 30, its directors, and members do not assume any financial responsibility for any injury or illness or death occurring during and/or traveling to or from this tournament by any persons, player, coach, official, or spectator. No club is allowed to enter the competition without first having liability insurance.
REFUNDS: There will be no refunds given after the stated application deadline and after a team has been accepted. Prior to the application deadline, refunds will be made, less any administrative fees that have been incurred. Refunds will not be given due to inclement weather conditions, or any naturally occurring event that requires game cancellation.
RIGHT OF ADMISSION & PARTICIPATION IS RESERVED, based on the following requirements:
Masks must be worn by all players, coaches, spectators and staff at all times & in accordance with federal, state & local mandates.
This includes while coming and going from the fields
Exception - players actively playing on the field
No congregating policy applies to all players, coaches and spectators in drop off zones, parking lots, field entrances/exits
Teams and spectators are expected to exit quickly, without delay, to allow next teams and spectators to take the field
Team Managers/Coaches should ensure all coaches & players sanitize hands before taking the field and again at halftime, to include all substitutes entering and leaving the field during the game.
Team Managers/Coaches should check symptoms of all players before taking the field. Anyone with COVID-19 related symptoms will not be allowed to play/take the field.
There will not be handshakes, high fives before or after game/s. Players are encouraged to clap for opposing team/spectators.
Signage will be posted reminding players, coaches and spectators to physically distance
Players, coaches, referees, staff.volunteers will be required to bring their own water bottle. No sharing of water bottles is permitted
Team benches and shared equipment such as game balls must be sanitized before and after use.
Any high-risk individual or those directly or indirectly exposed to COVID-19 should not play or attend and may be excluded from participation.
Spectators allowed with conditions
Those in different households must be physically distanced - 6 ft minimum
Spectators must remain a safe distance off the sidelines
Tournament Staff have authority to direct compliance with all health policies. Those who refuse will be asked to leave the premises.