1. Football Tournament 2018 9th & 10th June Saturday 9th JuneG E R S J F R A N C D R
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Football
Tournament
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Saturday 9th June
am - Boys U6, U7, Girls U9
pm - Boys U8, U9, Girls U12
Sunday 10th June
am - Boys U10, U11, Girls U13
pm - Boys U12, U13, Girls U15
Entry fee £40 per team
2 trophies per age group
All children receive a participation medal
Food and beverage stalls
Get involved, enter a team and support grass roots football

2. Pre-Tournament GuidelinesJ F R A C
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Pre-Tournament Guidelines
Team entries only accepted with official tournament entry form.
All teams must have a registered FA affiliation number and must provide this on their entry form. Applications will not be accepted without an FA affiliation number.
Entries will not be confirmed until payment received. Payments must be clearly referenced with age group and team to ensure they can be identified.
2017 / 18 age groups apply for all tournaments.
Players may only play for one team in each tournament.
Players must be registered for their team with their ‘home’ league. Managers must bring league registration documents with them to the tournament.
All age groups will play 7 a side.
There will be a maximum of 10 competition medals per team.
No entries accepted from Academy / Centre of Excellence teams. However, a maximum of two Academy / Centre of Excellence players will be allowed per team. These players must clear tournament participation with their registered professional club.
On the day – please help ensure the smooth running of the tournament
Parking available for £2 / vehicle at the Jubilee Recreation Ground, Church Road, Rainford, WA11 8HD. Please follow signposts and instructions from club officials.
All teams to register their arrival at the Control Tent in the centre of the field.
No pets allowed on tournament site.
No BBQs allowed on tournament site
League registration documents with approved players must be brought on the day for inspection if required and to enable the maximum two Academy players to be identified.
Any team found to have misled Tournament officials will be excluded from matches with immediate effect and all previous results will be awarded to the opponents.
All results will be recorded in the Control Tent in the centre of the field.
All teams should bring either a change strip or training vests in case of colour clash.
Football boots should be worn by all players. Please ensure studs do not have sharp edges. All players MUST wear shinguards.
Foul and abusive language will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Anyone heard using bad language to players or officials will be asked to leave. Refusal to do so will see the referee stopping the game until that person does leave the tournament.

3. Football Tournament 2018 9th & 10th June Tournament Rules Supported byG J F C
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Tournament Rules
Please encourage ALL spectators and participants to RESPECT the referees and their decisions.
All team managers must ensure their players arrive at the assigned pitch on time as start time of all matches will be notified by central klaxon.
Choice of direction of play or kick off will be decided by the toss of a coin.
Coin toss will only be undertaken if both teams are ready on the field one minute before kick-off. If a team arrives late, then the options will be offered to the waiting team.
Matches will kick off on time even if one team has not arrived. After 3 minutes the match will be awarded to the team present if opposition has still not taken the field of play.
Group matches / semi-finals will last 10 minutes one way.
Finals will be two halves of 7 minutes each way, with a 2 minute half time changeover.
Ball must be played backwards from kick off.
There is no offside.
All free kicks are direct. Defending players must retreat at least 2 metres from the ball.
All players are allowed in the goal area during play.
A foul committed in the goal area will result in a penalty kick being awarded.
Goalkeepers CANNOT pick up the ball from a Pass Back or Throw In. A penalty kick will be awarded in case of infringement.
Goalkeepers are not allowed outside their area. Freekick awarded on infringement.
All goal kicks must be taken as a dead ball from the ground (all age groups)
Goalkeepers at U6 to U10 may kick the ball out of their hands during play.
Goalkeepers at U11 and above must return the ball into play by throwing only (except goal kicks)
Halfway line retreat rule to be applied for all matches up to and including U10.
Substitutes to roll on and off with the referee’s approval.
End of games will be indicated by klaxon. However, the referee may use his / her discretion and allow extra time up to a maximum of two minutes.
The Organising Committee will not accept any complaints relating to refereeing decisions and will promote and support the respect of officials by players, coaches and spectators at all times.
The Organisers reserve the right to expel any Team from the competition in the event of serious misconduct by management, players or spectators connected with that team.

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Tournament Rules
Points allocation and progression from Groups
3 points for a win, 2 points for a score draw, 1 for a no-score draw, 0 for a loss.
In the event of a tie in the group stages, goal difference, then goals scored, then the result of matches between tied teams will be applied. If teams are still tied, there will be 3 penalty kicks, followed by sudden death penalties until a result.
Goalkeepers in penalty shoot-outs must remain the same as at the end of the match.
No player can take two penalty kicks until all players that finished the game (including Goalkeepers) have taken a penalty.
In the event of teams being tied after a knockout stage match, there will be a penalty shoot-out.
Top 2 teams from each Group will progress to the Champions League semi finals.
Bottom 2 teams will progress to the Europa League semi finals.
Misconduct
All clubs should be aware of the FA Child Protection Policies and adhere to their recommendations.
Any Player receiving two cautions, or dismissed from the field of play, will automatically miss the next match.
Any team found to be playing an over-age player or players will be immediately withdrawn from the competition, and all results awarded to their opponents 0 – 2.
Any player / supporter / manager reported by the Referee for misconduct, or use of foul and abusive language, before during or after a match, will be reported to their County FA and will only be permitted to take any further part in future competitions at the Organising Committees discretion.
All questions of eligibility of players or interpretation of the rules including any matters arising not provided for within the rules shall be referred to the Football Tournament Organising Committee.
Their decision will be final.
Rainford Rangers JFC
Football Tournament Organising Committee.