EXCALIBUR  TOURNAMENT RULES   1.       REGULATION MATCH LENGTH: Seventy (70) minutes - all matches including championships. 2.       RED CARDS: One Red Card, the player is suspended from the current and next match. Two Red Cards, the player is suspended from tournament.  A double yellow is considered a Red Card; the player is suspended from the current and next match. (a substitute may enter the game on a double yellow). 3.       TIE MATCHES:  Tie matches after regular match time will be determined as follows: q          Championship match and Consolation championship game: Regulation match time is 70 minutes. If tied, the teams will play one ten (10) minute overtime period. Choice of sides will be determined by a coin toss with the other team awarded the kick off. Teams will switch sides at the 5-minute mark. The full 10 minutes will be played (NO SUDDEN DEATH). The team ahead at the end of this period will be declared the winner. However, if still tied at the end of overtime, the match will be decided by kicks from the penalty mark. q       Championship semi-finals and Consolidation semi-finals: Regulation match time is 70 minutes. If tied, the teams will play one ten (10) minute overtime period. Choice of side will be determined by a coin toss with the other team awarded the kick off. Teams will switch sides at 5 minutes. The full 10 minutes will be played (NO SUDDEN DEATH). The team ahead at the end of this overtime period will be declared winner. If still tied at the end of the one and only overtime period, the match will be decided by kicks from the penalty mark. q       All Other Matches: Ties in all other matches will be decided by kicks from the penalty mark. A separate shoot-out area will be designated. q       Shoot-out Format: Five players from each team will be selected to take the penalty shots. Any player on the roster may participate in the shoot-out even if she was not playing at the end of regulation. Players red carded during the game or ineligible to play from a previous red card may not participate. The teams will alternate taking shots. After 5 shots from each team, the team with the most goals will be declared winner. Should the match remain tied, a “sudden death” shoot-out will take place with each team alternating turns until a winner is declared. At least ten (10) different players from each team must take a turn shooting before any player from a team can take a second penalty shot. At least ten different players from a team must take a second shot before they can take a third penalty shot, etc. 4.       GRACE PERIOD: A five (5) minute grace period will be allowed after the scheduled start time for the match. If a team is not ready to play after this grace period, the Tournament Director may award a 1-0 forfeit. 5.       ACL BRACES AND PLAYER SAFETY: It is within the referee’s sole discretion whether or not to require sharp edges of ACL braces to be covered and protected. The tournament committee prefers covering such braces as of courtesy to other players however it is the referees decision and the referee may change that decision during a game or from one game to another. The same applies to casts, etc. The referee may decide a player cannot play the match even if the player played a previous match. 6.       PLAYER, COACH AND SPECTATOR CONDUCT: All coaches are responsible for the conduct and behavior of their players, parents, and friends at the tournament site. Poor sportsmanship, repeated fouls, verbal abuse and negative yelling in general will not be tolerated by the referees or the tournament. The Tournament Director at its discretion may award a forfeit and/or disqualify a team from the tournament. It is required that players from both teams to be on one side of the field with spectators on the other side. 7.       HOME TEAM AND JERSEYS: For the first round, the team listed first is declared as the ‘home’ team with normal CIF ‘home team’ privileges. After the first round, the Tournament Director will select the home team.