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June 16 and 17, 2007
The Nashoba Cup (NCup) is a season-ending tournament sponsored by Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League for those teams that have chosen to play in competitive and not strictly recreational flights. Each NCup flight from U12 to U16 is represented by the top four teams by order of finish during the regular spring season. Teams play in matches hosted at sites of NVYSL member clubs.
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| | This year's Nashoba Cup 2007 champions won their final matches played at the Wilde Road fields in Shirley on June 17.
BU12 - Northboro B
GU12 - Ayer-Shirley A
GU16 - Fitchburg A
BU14 - Ayer-Shirley A
GU14 - Hudson A
BU16 - Boylston A
GU16 - Fitchburg A
The finals were all closely contested and exciting, with two results decided in overtime. Congratulations to the champions and to ALL the teams that competed this year. Everyone who took part owes a debt of gratitude to Rosemary Laverdiere, Nashoba Cup Commissioner, who worked extra hard this year to smooth out some of the issues that surfaced during the planning of the tournament. A BIG THANK YOU to all of the town clubs (Ayer-Shirley, Groton-Dunstable, Littleton, Pepperell, Tyngsboro, Westboro) and their volunteers for providing fields in excellent condition, tents for tournment officials, and food and drink for referees and officials who worked long hours during the tournament.
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Tyngsboro, Littleton, Westboro, Pepperell, Groton-Dunstable, and Ayer-Shirley. The Saturday tournament schedule is now posted on the web site. The Ayer-Shirley Wilde Road field is the site for all Sunday finals. Coaches, if your team qualifies for a final on Sunday, DO NOT go to the field where your team played on Saturday! Teams need to check in once a day, a half hour before their first scheduled match using latest rosters provided by the league.
Updated 6/12/07, 11am
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NASHOBA CUP TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES
GENERAL
THE HOME TEAM IS LISTED FIRST IN THE GAME SCHEDULE.
THE VISITING TEAM WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATE JERSEYS IF THERE IS A COLOR CONFLICT.
THE NASHOBA VALLEY YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE BYLAWS SHALL BE IN FORCE DURING THE TOURNAMENT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, AND ZERO TOLERANCE.
RESPONSIBILITY
THE NVYSL BOARD MEMBERS AT THE RESPECTIVE SITES RETAIN THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBIITY TO MODIFY THE COMPETITION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE (BUT NOT LIMITED) THE LENGTH OF GAMES, THE NUMBER OF GAMES AND FINALISTS, etc…… WE ASK THAT YOU RESPECT THE DECISION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE EVENT MODIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
RESTARTS OF SUSPENDED GAMES
IF A GAME IS SUSPENDED BEFORE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED DUE TO SUDDEN INCLEMENT OR DANGEROUS WEATHER, THAT GAME WILL BE RESTARTED (ON THE SAME DAY OR ANOTHER DAY) FROM WHERE IT WAS SUSPENDED AND COMPLETED, UNLESS BOTH COACHES AGREE TO A WINNER.
PROTESTS
PROTESTS MUST BE IN WRITING AND SUBMITTED TO THE TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS ALONG WITH A $100 CASH PROTEST FEE. THE PROTEST MUST BE FILED WITHIN ½ HOUR OF THE COMPLETION OF THE MATCH IN QUESTION. ANY PROTEST OF A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH MUST BE INITIATED BY NOTIFYING THE REFEREE OR LEAGUE OFFICAL ON THE FIELD AT THE END OF THE MATCH. THE PROTEST FEE OF $100 WILL BE RETURNED IF THE PROTEST IS UPHELD. FILED PROTESTS WILL COMPLY WITH NVYSL BYLAWS.
FORFEITS
THE NON-FORFEITING TEAM SHALL BE AWARDED:
3 POINTS FOR A WIN.
GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY THE WINNER OF A FORFEITED GAME SHALL BE EQUAL TO THEIR AVERAGE OF THE OTHER GAME (S) IN THE SAME BRACKET ROUNDED UP.
0 GOALS AGAINST.
GAME DURATION
ROUND ROBIN GAMES, REGARDLESS OF AGE CONSIST OF 2 –25 MINUTE HALVES WITH A 5 MINUTE HALFTIME.
SINGLE ELIMINATION GAMES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
U12’S: 2 – 30 MINUTE HALVES, 5 MINUTE HALFTIME.
U14’S: 2 – 35 MINUTE HALVES, 5 MINUTE HALFTIME.
U16’S: 2 - 40 MINUTE HALVES, 5 MINUTE HALFTIME.
OVERTIME
IF A SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT GAME IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATION PLAY, THEN, FOR U14 AND BELOW, TWO 10 MINUTE OVERTIME PERIODS WILL BE PLAYED, FOR U15 AND ABOVE, TWO 15 MINUTE OVERTIME PERIODS SHALL BE PLAYED, WITH THE TEAMS SWITCHING ENDS AFTER EACH PERIOD.
DURING THE OVERTIME PERIODS, THE TEAM THAT SCORES THE FIRST GOALS IS DECLARED THE WINNER.
IF THE GAME IS STILL TIED AT THE END OF THE TWO OVERTIME PERIODS, THEN FIFA RULES FOR PENALTY KICKS SHALL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER.
ROUND ROBIN GAMES MAY END IN A DRAW. NO OVERTIME.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
THE REFEREES, SITE COORDINATORS AND NVYSL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WILL MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF PLAY. TEAMS ARE ADVISED IN THE EVENT OF SUSPENDED GAMES TO NOT LEAVE THE FIELD SITE UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE ABANDONMENT OF PLAY. REASONABLE EFFORTS AND TIME WILL BE TAKEN TO ALLOW THE GAME TO BE RESTARTED.
CAUTIONS/EJECTIONS
PLAYERS, COACHES AND SPECTATORS ARE EXPECTED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITHIN THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE LAWS OF THE GAME.
DISPLAYS OF TEMPER, DISSENT BY WORD OR ACTION AGAINST OPPONENTS OR REFEREES ARE CAUSE FOR EJECTION FROM THE MATCH AND/OR PREMISES AND/OR SUSPENSION FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
COACHES OR PLAYERS RECEIVING TWO CAUTIONS WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT. COACHES OR PLAYERS RECEIVING AN EJECTION WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT.
TIE BREAKING PROCEDURE
IF THERE IS A TIE BETWEEN TEAMS IN A GROUP (ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT) THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT, IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE.
1. HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS
2. GOAL DIFFERENTIAL; TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR PER GAME.
3. FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED OVERALL; TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR PER GAME.
4. FIFA PENALTY KICKS.
1. If between 2 teams, teams face each other.
2. If between 3 teams, top seed has bye, remaining 2 teams face each other, winner faces top seed.
3. If between 4 teams, top seed faces lowest seed, middle seeds face each other. Winners face each other.
THREE WAY TIES WITHIN GROUP:
IN THE EVENT OF A THREE WAY TIE WITHIN THE GROUP, HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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