INSTRUCTION TO COACHES

1. Each team is to furnish 5 game balls, a working timepiece, a working air horn, and 3 ball boys.

2. The Brine NCAA Tournament ball will be the official ball of the Section V Boys' Soccer Tournament.  These balls will be used when available at all sectional games.  If this ball is not available then hand-stitched balls of the higher seeded team will be used if these balls meet with the approval of the referee.  If the higher seeded team fails to provide acceptable hand stitched balls, the lower seeded team will then have the opportunity to provide the game balls.

3. Coaches are to have teams ready to play at the designated and announced game time.  If an emergency occurs it is the responsibility of the team arriving late to notify their opponent immediately of the delay.

4. Coaches are to submit a team roster to the officials five (5) minutes prior to the start of each game.  Coaches should have additional copies for the media.  All bench personnel must be included.

ONLY THOSE PEOPLE ON THE TEAM ROSTER WILL BE ALLOWED AT THE BENCH AREA.

5. The higher seeded team in each contest will be the home team, select their bench, and wear light color uniforms.  Schools should contact each other prior to the game to eliminate any problems.

6. Immediately following the game, the winning coach should call:

• Democrat and Chronicle                       585-232-7100  or  800-767-7539
• Gary Pollock 585-723-0022 or 585-766-8566
• Your League Coordinator

7. Advancement procedure in case of ties will be:

• Two fifteen minute sudden victory overtime periods.  If still tied:
• Five penalty kicks to be taken be each team using five different shooters.

The team making the most penalty kicks will have one goal added to their score and declared the winner. 

If still tied:

• Sudden victory penalty kicks.  The first team to make a goal with their opponent missing

the corresponding kick will be declared the winner.  Five different shooters from the first five will be selected.  If still tied:

• Continue sudden victory penalty kicks in groups of five with anyone on the team being  allowed to take one of the five kicks in that group of five.  The first team to make a goal

             with their opponent missing the corresponding kick will be declared the winner and have

             one goal added to their final score.

**The two teams participating in the shootout will both be awarded a tie on the overall won-loss record.  The shootout is held for advancement and tournament placement only. 

 **Please consult the Federation Rule Book for a more detailed explanation of tournament

              advancement procedure.

8. In the Championship game, Co-Champions will be declared when a tie exists at the end of the two sudden victory overtime periods.

Penalty kicks are NOT used to determine a sectional tournament champion.

9. If Co-Champions are declared, a penalty kick shootout to determine advancement to the State Tournament will take place after the awards have been presented.

10. FORFEITS/CANCELLATIONS POLICY

TEAMS CONCEDING FORFEIT LOSSES

• Teams canceling games after the scheduling cut off date (Sept. 18) for any reason are subject to a forfeit loss unless the game is rescheduled prior to October 20th.

• Forfeited games count as a loss on the forfeiting team's record and will count in their sectional tournament seeding.

• Any team conceding a forfeit must notify their league chairman and Gary Pollock immediately.

• Teams may make appeals to the Section Five Boy's Soccer Committee. Appeals must be in writing and received by the Section Five Chairman prior to October 20st.

TEAMS GRANTED FORFEIT WINS

• Teams must reschedule forfeited games within ten days from the date of the forfeited game to receive points towards sectional seeding. The games must be played prior to October 20^th.

• Teams that choose not to reschedule a game for the forfeited game will be credited with a win on their record. However, they will not receive points toward sectional seeding. The game will also not count in the computation of their seeding average (Total Games).

• Any team granted a forfeit must notify their league chairman and Gary Pollock immediately.

• Teams may make appeals to the Section Five Boy's Soccer Committee. Appeals must be in writing and received by the Section Five Chairman prior to October 20st.

11. All soccer players must be ON or BEHIND the BENCH during Sectional Games.  Enforcement is the responsibility of the game officials/linesman.  Non-compliance will result in the coach being cautioned.

12.RECORD KEEPING FOR REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT GAMES:

• The tournament progression (same format as the Section V Tournament) is outlined in the Federation Handbook and should be followed. A tournament can develop their own tournament rules if those rules are in writing and submitted to their league chairman and the other tournament coaches prior to the tournament.
• If a game is tied, and advancement in the tournament is required, the shootout will be held solely for the purpose of advancement.  One goal will be added to the winning team’s score, but both teams will be credited with a tie on their won/loss record.

13. REFEREE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES FOR SECTIONAL GAMES:

• Each coach will submit a do not prefer list of three (2) officials from their board they do not want. Coaches will also have the right to include 1 official from each neutral board on this list.
• Referees will be selected for sectional games based on the referee's season rating.  The highest rated officials will be assigned to sectional games based on their availability and the coaches do not want lists.  Coaches are required to rate game officials when completing their game report forms online. Coaches who do not rate a minumum of 90% of their game officials forfeit the right to submit a sectional referee list.
• Pre-Quarter and Quarterfinal round sectional games, officials will be assigned from the board of the higher seed.
• Semi-Final and Final round sectional games in which the teams involved use referees from different boards, the Sectional Coordinator will determine the board from which the officials will be assigned.
• Referees will not be allowed to work a team’s Sectional games if they have ties to that team. This would include referees who: have children playing in that school program, are employed by the school system, are involved in that communities soccer program, or have other ties to the coach or his staff that could be construed as giving an advantage to one of the teams participating in that sectional game.

• The Three Man (Diagonal) Officiating system will be used for all Sectional and State Qualifiers.  Only those officials with experience in this system should be assigned these games.
• The Sectional Coordinator will have the final decision regarding all referee assignments.

14. ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

• A 15-member All Tournament Team will be selected in each Sectional Classification.
• Coaches will make the selection of their own players for this team.
• The distribution will be:             Teams reaching Quarterfinals                    1 Selection

Teams reaching Semifinals                      2 Selections

Sectional Runner-Up                              3 Selections

Sectional Champion                               4 Selections

• Coaches eliminated in the Quarterfinal or Semifinals rounds should email Tom Gentile at tgentile@wayne.k12.ny.us   with their selections as soon as possible.