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BE SURE TO READ THE NEW PLAYING FORMAT!
U11-U14
2004 SCHEDULES AND SCORES
RULES UPDATED APRIL 7, 2004 LHGCL's mission statement is:
Dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the most competitive In keeping with our mission statement, the board has instituted the following change to the league playing format: Division I qualifying games between the Division I teams that did not earn a Division I bye and the top finishing Division II teams has been moved to April and May. 1. Why challenges are in the spring. 2. What will the playing format for these challenge games be? UPDATED 4. What happens if a team that qualifies for Division I does not keep N+1 5. Team responsibilities for challenge games *************************************
1.
Why challenges are in the spring.
When players are deciding which team(s) to tryout for, a major concern and a
major source of stress for some players is where the team will play in the
following soccer year. There is always a question for these players as to which
teams will actually make Division I, and which will make Division II. With
this new format, everything will be decided prior to tryouts. This
eliminates this stress on the players, and helps them have more information to
decide which team best fits their abilities and their goals.
We also believe this will help strengthen the teams that earn places in Division
I, making the division more competitive. Division II teams will benefit,
as players who prefer to play on a Division II team can join a team they know
will be in Division II. All participating teams will benefit from not
having to play these crucial games in the oppressive heat of August.
2.
What will the playing format for these challenge games be? DIVISION I CHALLENGE FORMAT The standings will be calculated on the following 10-point system: 6 points for a
win 1 point for each goal scored, up to a
maximum of 3 Under 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 These age groups will have four teams trying for two spots in Division I. They will consist of round robin games, with each team playing the other three teams one time. Seeding will be assigned as follows at the conclusion of Spring League play: Next to the last place Division I – Seed
1 1st place Division II – Seed 3 Games may end in a tie. Points will be accumulated according to the system above. At the end of the round robin, teams will be ranked one through four. After the games are completed, the top two teams with the highest points will qualify for Division I in the Fall, provided they keep their n+1. The third and fourth place teams will have a bye in Division II, provided they keep their n+1. Should any team with a Division I bye for the Fall fail to keep their n+1, the third place team will automatically move to Division I, provided they keep their n+1. If two teams lose their bye, both the third and fourth place teams will move into Division I, provided they keep their n+1. Under 12 Six teams will be competing for two spots in Division I. Seeding will be assigned as follows at the conclusion of Spring League play: 7th place Division I – Seed
1 10th place Division I – Seed 4 In the first round, Seed 3 will play Seed 6 and Seed 4 will play Seed 5. Seeds 1 and 2 will have a bye in the first round. These games will be single elimination games that must end with a winner. The winner of these two games will go on to round two. Round two will be round robin games with the two winners of the first round plus Seed 1 and Seed 2. Games may end in a tie. Points will be accumulated according to the system above. At the end of the round robin, teams will be ranked one through four. After the games are completed, the top two teams with the highest points will qualify for Division I in the Fall, provided they keep their n+1. The third and fourth place teams, as well as the two teams eliminated in the first round, will have a bye in Division II, provided they keep their n+1. Should any team with a Division I bye for the Fall fail to keep their n+1, the third place team will automatically move to Division I, provided they keep their n+1. If two teams lose their bye, both the third and fourth place teams will move into Division I, provided they keep their n+1. Under 14 Format will be the same as U12, with the exception of the seeding. The seeding will be as follows: 5th place Division I – Seed
1 8th place Division I – Seed 4
In this case, we will change the format of the games to accommodate the number
of teams who are eligible to play. Again, only the Division I teams that
have not secured a Division I bye and the top two finishing Division II teams
will be eligible to play in these challenge games. 4. What happens if a team that qualifies for Division I does not maintain N+1?
In age divisions where there are only four teams playing for the Division I
spot, we will take the third place team from the challenge games. If the
third and fourth place teams from the challenge games are tied in points and
tied head-to-head, then we will have a playoff game between those two teams.
In age divisions where there are six teams playing for the Division I spot, if
the two losing teams from the second round come from the same preliminary
bracket, then we will take the team who finished highest in the preliminary
bracket. If there was a tie, or if they haven't played each other in the
challenge games, we will schedule a playoff game for that spot.
Playoff games will be scheduled after tryouts at a mutually agreeable time, but
must be played prior to the end of the qualifying tournament. If a
mutually agreeable time cannot be determined, the league will set the schedule
with the information available.
5. Team responsibilities for
challenge games
The entry fee for these challenge games is $400 per team. This amount will
be deferred until the following fall. So, teams that play in these games
are required to send $400 when they send their fall rosters in by the deadline
of Wednesday, July 16, 2003.
Teams will pay the referees at the field. Each team should pay 1/2 the
middle, and one lines person at the field prior to each game. Referee fees
will be the same as for league games by age group. Be sure to check the Bye Team Information page for more
information.
All teams who played in the challenge games must maintain N+1 to be qualified to
play in the league as they finished in the challenge games. Any team that
finds itself in the situation where they do not keep N+1 after tryouts should
notify the league immediately.
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