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Welcome to WIN 2017Saturday, March 18th & Sunday, March 19th, 2017

Dear Athletes, Coaches, Families, Friends and Sponsors:

On behalf of the Westport Soccer Association, welcome to WIN2017. This is the 37th Anniversary of our tournament and we happily continue to present young players with a quality soccer experience in both an indoor and outdoor environment. We thank those who have traveled far and hope that all participants have a great experience.

As we have done for the past nine years, the WSA and WIN Tournament supports the Coleman Brothers Foundation, which was

established in memory of Keith and Scott Coleman. Both young men, who grew up playing soccer in Westport, lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks. The Coleman Brothers Foundation supports soccer players and others actively involved in youth soccer, who demonstrate a meaningful commitment to sportsmanship, leadership and integrity on and off the field. Support provided by the Foundation includes college scholarships to graduating high school seniors and grants to provide opportunities for children from families with financial needs to participate in travel and youth soccer programs.

Please take a moment to look through this Program, taking note of the Tournament Rules, which have been modified this year regarding goalkeeper possession. We are grateful to all our advertisers and to those who have made donations.

In particular, we thank our Platinum Sponsor, People’s United Bank; our Premium Sponsors, Mickey Kydes Soccer Enterprises and ASF Sports & Outdoors; Podium Sponsors, Aquarion Water and Northeastern Communications.

We also thank Marty Lisevick and the Staples High School Athletic Department for the use of their facilities. Special thanks go to Dan Devito and all our friends and supporters at Westport Parks & Recreation for their support with the outdoor fields.

Additional thanks go to Tom Henske, Barry Guiduli, Cathy Ronca, Andy Udell, LJ Kolek, Steve Divino, Jack DeWitt, Tom Pretty, Walter Chudowsky, Dan Donovan, Duane Berkey, WSA Registrar Cheryl Stoebe, Kathleen Galley for coordinating referees; and to “G” for recruiting trainers; to Barry Beattie and MacKenzie Pretty (Girls Varsity Head and Assistant Coaches) and Dan Woog for recruiting Staples HS soccer players for various tasks. Lastly, to our travel team managers and to all the WSA parents and volunteers (close to 200) who assist us in making it possible to host this tournament with a record 190 teams and over 2000 participants. Incredible!Good Luck at WIN!Robby Casey, Todd Coleman and Wesley MalowitzTournament Directors WIN2017Westport Soccer Association





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WIN2017 Tournament Rules

1. Each participating USYSA player must have a current player pass and each Connecticut team must be registered with either CJSA or US Club Soccer. Rosters are frozen at the time of registration. Passes are not required for U9 boys or girls. We must, however, receive at the time of registration, from any U9 team that will not be supplying passes, a letter from their district registrar verifying that each member of the U9 team on the roster is properly registered and eligible to play as of the tournament date.

2. Teams may bring all players officially rostered with their state governing soccer association to the tournament. All teams are allowed only six (6) players, including goalkeepers, on the field at any given time.

3. Roster size is limited to twenty (20) players. Teams may include up to twenty (20) players as long as the minimum number of players is fielded for each match. All teams must field a minimum of six (6) players for each match.

4. All Premier teams must register in the next highest age bracket and must “play-up” an age bracket. Exceptions to this rule must be made in writing via e-mail to tournament officials and will only be granted for good cause shown. The decision of the Tournament officials with regard to Premier team placement is final and may not be appealed.

5. Teams may “suit-up” only a limited number of players for any single match. Coaches of all teams must indicate before the commencement of a match a maximum of twelve (12) specific players that will participate in that particular match. Coaches may use any combination of players in any of their team’s matches as long as no more than the maximum number of players “suit-up” for each match. Players not indicated as playing in a particular match may join their teammates on the team bench, but must either remove their game jerseys or wear pinnies.

6. Substitutions are on the fly and may be made at any time. The replaced player must be off the field before the replacement player enters from the bench area.

7. Each team must bring home and away numbered jerseys. If a color conflict exists the VISITING team will change. The home team is listed first on the schedule.

8. The duration of a game is 24 minutes in a single period with no halftime. There will be no overtime.

9. For the semi-final and final games FIFA Penalty Kicks determine the winner (3 kicks from the mark and then sudden death kicks from the mark if tied after 3).



10. U9 through U11 teams will play indoors in the Staples Field House and the Staples and/or Bedford Middle School gyms. No cleats will be allowed to be worn for any indoor games. U12- U18 teams will play outdoors on synthetic turf fields.

11. All U-9 and U10 games are non-result oriented and no standings will be kept for these age groups and no trophies given.

12. Group standings for U11-U18 age groups will be determined as follows:

• Most points (win = 3 points; tie = 1 point; loss = 0 points)

• Head-to-head (does not apply if more than 2 teams tied in points)

• Most wins

• Total bonus points

• FIFA penalties – Best of three frames

13. Penalty for late arrival: Referees may delay the start of a game by 2 minutes, after which teams will be penalized 1 goal for every minute late, up to 3 minutes. After 5 minutes, the late team will forfeit the game. All games will end 24 minutes after the official start time, regardless of when the games actually start (i.e., due to a team’s late arrival). Tournament officials reserve the right to modify this rule as they deem necessary and appropriate in maintaining flow of play.

14. Bonus points are awarded for goal difference per game, a maximum of 3 points.

15. The outdoor offside rule does not apply.

16. The goalkeeper “pass back rule” does apply.

17. On goal kicks and keeper possessions, the ball must touch either the floor, the turf or a player from either team before crossing the mid-field line. Violation results in an indirect free kick from the midfield.

18. Free kicks will be either direct or indirect, depending on the foul (FIFA rules apply). Defending players must be at least five yards from the ball.

19. Anytime a ball hits an overhead obstruction, play is restarted by an indirect free kick from the midfield line.

20. KICK-INS will be used to restart play instead of throw-ins. They are indirect.

21. Sliding tackles will NOT be permitted in either indoor or outdoor games.



22. A Zero Tolerance Policy regarding unsportsmanlike conduct for players, coaches and spectators is in effect for the entirety of the tournament.

• Any player receiving a red card for violent conduct (VC) will be ejected from the game and suspended from playing for the remainder of the tournament. Any player receiving a red card for an offense other than violent conduct (VC) will be ejected from the dame and suspended for the next scheduled match. The tournament directors reserve the right to permanently suspend particularly unruly players or coaches.

• Adult coach that is ejected must leave the immediate area of the subject game and subject to additional sanctions as determined by the Tournament Director/Committee.

• It is the coach’s responsibility to manage and control the behavior of his/her team’s spectators. In the event an unruly spectator’s behavior cannot be calmed by the respective team’s coach, the match will be halted and tournament officials will eject the unruly spectator and require him/her to vacate the tournament facility for the remainder of the tournament. If the unruly spectator has left the tournament facility within three (3) minutes, play will resume for the full remainder of the match. If the unruly spectator has not left within three (3) minutes of his/her ejection, the game will be forfeited by the respective team.

• Instances of unsportsmanlike conduct occurring at times other than during match play will be addressed as deemed appropriate by tournament officials. Outcomes may include (but may not be limited to): game or title forfeiture, game or tournament ejection of involved individual(s) or team(s), barred future tournament participation by individual(s) or team(s).

23. Decisions of the referees and tournament officials will be final and NOT subject to appeal.

24. Refunds will be given if the tournament facilities are not open due to weather, power outage or similar incident and will consist of full registration fee less an administrative charge of $50 per team.





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