The 2011 Beach Soccer Slam is presented by Community West Bank
BEACH SOCCER SUMMER SLAM TOURNAMENT DETAILS
General
PresidioSports.com is the official event organizer of this event. Santa Barbara Beach Soccer Summer Slam began in 2010 and is associated with the Semana Nautica, Santa Barbara’s longest running sports festival. The Tournament reserves the right to decide on all matters relative to the tournament and all decisions are final. Summer Slam is set for Saturday, July 9th and will play out rain or shine.
Registration
PresidioSports.com is accepting registration through its online storefront, which is a secure payment gateway protected by Authorize.net. All credit cards are accepted. Checks (must be received no later than July 1) can be sent to:
PresidioSports.com
c/o Beach Soccer Summer Slam
P.O. Box 41922
Santa Barbara, CA 93140
Once payment is received, each team will be asked to submit its team name along with a roster of up to 10 players with a minimum of 6, although we suggest 7 or more. Players must be listed on the final roster to be eligible to play; no additions are permitted for injuries, late arrivals, other commitments, etc.
High School teams can include players who have just graduated, but not any who have already begun training with a college or professional team. Open Division teams have no restrictions on age or sex.
Start of Play
The Tournament schedule is precisely planned out to complete all matches by 3:30 p.m. It is mandatory that teams are checked in to their assigned court 10 minutes before their match is scheduled to start. A team which does not have five registered athletes present at the scheduled start of a match shall forfeit that match. The team forfeiting shall be declared the loser by a score of 3 goals to none.
Tournament Standings
WIN – 3 PTS
TIE – 1 PTS
LOSS – 0 PTS
Each Team will be deducted 1 point for every player Red Card received
Total points ties will be resolved by the following tie-breakers, in order:
1. Head to Head of two teams tied where applicable (disregard if more than two teams tied)
2. Team with the least goals allowed
3. Team with the highest (positive) goal differential
4. If still tied, both teams will proceed to an available field at Field Marshall’s discretion and determine winner by penalty kicks (see below format).
Tournament Overtime – Ties in group play will remain a draw. For championship matches, ties will be resolved in the following order:
1. One 5 minute “golden goal” overtime in which the winner shall be the first team to score a goal.
2. Penalty Kicks Shootout. First round to consist of five players from each team kicking. Any players may kick. If tied after first round, kicks shall be taken one for one. Players cannot repeat until all eligible players have kicked.
Forfeits & Ejections
Summer Slam is operating on a strict time schedule that requires all matches to be completed before 5 p.m. Teams must have at least five registered players ready for their scheduled match or else a forfeit of that match will be enforced.
A player who throws a punch will automatically be ejected from the tournament. All other disciplinary actions are at the discretion of tournament referees and the tournament director.
Group Play
All Summer Slam teams will play in a round-robin format, where the top team from each group advances to knockout matches following the completion of Group Play.
Championship Matches
Qualifying teams from group play in the Open and Co-Ed Divisions are placed straight into a Championship Match
SUMMER SLAM RULE BOOK
1. Objectives of the Game
The game is provided for leisure, team play, friendship and healthy competition. Fair play is the essence of sand soccer.
2. The Competition Area, the Goals, and the Ball
2.1 Dimensions of the courts: All courts set up on West Beach are 100 feet long by 56 feet wide. West Beach has limited space, so court dimensions are such due to the natural perimeters of the event site created by the proximity to the ocean and Cabrillo Blvd. Court boundries will be marked with rope affixed to the sand.
2.2 Penalty Box: A Penalty Box will be delineated by colored discs in the sand at each end of the court. The box is sideline to sideline, 20 feet out from each goal. The exact position of a penalty kick shall be from the center of these imaginary lines.
2.3 Corners and Center of the Court: Corners will be marked with a standard corner flag. A 1- yard quadrant forms the corner area. A cone or flag will be placed on each touch line at midfield.
2.4 Goals: Each goal measures 16 feet wide by 7.5 feet tall. Goals are constructed out of plastic and will be partially buried to maintain its integrity during play.
2.5 Ball: All divisions will use a size 5 soccer ball.
2.6 SUBSTITUTION ZONE: The substitution zone is the area on the touch line where the players enter and leave the pitch. It is situated at the mid-line and measures a total of 10 feet, 5 feet to each side of the midline.
3. The Game: Start, Duration, and its Rules
3.1 Start of Game: The referee will conduct a coin toss, with the winner given the choice of kickoff/court side options. The Kick-off will be made from the center of the court on the referee’s whistle. Opposing players must remain at least 5 yards away from the ball. A kick off is treated as an indirect kick. The ball does not have to move forward. After a goal, the game restarts from the same point.
3.2 Duration of the Game:
a) All games in group play consist of two 10 minute halves separated by a 5-minute halftime. A siren/horn/whistle will signal the start and finish of each half and every court will run on the same time schedule. Should the referee stop time for a significant injury he/she may add extra time at the end of a period.
3.4 Scoring a Goal: A goal shall be scored when the ball entirely crosses over the goal line in the air or on the ground between the goal posts and under the crossbar.
3.5 Out of Play: The ball is considered out of play when ALL of the ball crosses the goal line or touch line
3.6 The Pass-Back Rule: The goalkeeper may not touch the ball with his hands or arms when the ball is returned to him by a teammate except from a header, without it having touched an opponent. Infraction of the pass-back rule results in the opposing team being awarded a penalty kick.
3.7 Offside: There is no offside rule.
4. Team Formation
4.1 Number of Players: The game is played by two teams of five players on each team. One of the players on the court for each team shall be the goalkeeper. Both teams must have a minimum of three players on the field to start the match or forfeit will result. For teams in the Coed division, a minimum of two (2) female players shall be included on each coed team roster, one (1) of which shall be on the field at all times during the match. If no female is available due to injury, the team must play down a player.
4.2 Substitutions: There are no limits on substitutions. The substitute can only enter the court after a player that is being substituted for has left the court at the referee’s position on the halfway line.
4.3 Entering the Court: If a player breaks Rule 4.2 and enters the court before a teammate has left, he/she will be suspended for two (2) minutes. In this case, the team of the penalized player will continue to play without a replacement until the two-minute period is over.
4.4 Substitute Infraction: Restart for violation of Rule 4.2 shall be direct free kick from the center of the court.
4.5 Minimum Number of Players: The minimum number of players on the court is three (3). The team that remains with less than three (3) players will be declared the loser of that game, regardless of the score at the time that the game was stopped. In this case, the score of the game, for goal average effect, will be 3 – 0 for the winning team.
4.6 Goalkeeper replacement: A goalkeeper may substitute for a field player, after a shirt change. Similarly, a field player may be substituted for a goalkeeper. Such substitutions may only be made during breaks between periods or after a stoppage in play, and after referee notification.
4.7 Goalkeeper ball handling: When the goalkeeper makes a save, or otherwise receives the ball from an in-play situation, he/she can distribute the ball by punting or rolling the ball underhand, side armed, or overhand. A goal CAN be scored directly from this type of goalkeeper distribution.
5. Referees
5.1 Referees: Each match shall be officiated by a referee located on the court, remaining within the middle third of the playing field. Their decisions are final. The referee will serve as timekeeper and official scorekeeper. Each referee shall determine before the game if conditions are suitable for safe play for that match.
6. Player Equipment
6.1 Footwear: It is strictly forbidden to wear any kind of footwear other than what is authorized. Authorized footwear includes bare feet, authorized “soccer sand socks”, socks taped up and/or elastic ankle and/or foot wraps.
7. Fouls and Infractions
7.1 Fouls: If any player commits any of the below infractions, there will be a DIRECT FREE KICK taken from the spot of the infringement. The player who is faulted must take the free kick unless seriously injured and, in such case, his/her substitute shall execute the shot. The referee shall allow play to continue when a team that has suffered the foul will benefit from such advantage, and shall penalize the original offense if the anticipated advantage does not ensue at that time.
It is considered a foul, and a Direct Kick is awarded to the opposing team, if a player commits any of the following offenses in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
* Kick or trip an opponent
* Grab, hold, push, charge or intentionally obstruct an opponent
* Touch the ball intentionally with the hand or arm. This does not apply to the goalkeeper in his/her own area, or if there is no intention of touching the ball with hand or arm.
* Slide tackle, or jump, at an opponent
* Playing in a dangerous manner
Any of these infractions committed by the defending team in the penalty area will be punished by a Penalty Kick.
7.2 Red Cards: the referee shall show a Red Card when a player:
* Receives a second yellow card in one game
* Intentionally denies with a foul an obvious goal scoring opportunity to an opponent
* Is guilty of serious foul play
* Is guilty of violent conduct
* Uses offensive, insulting or abusive language
* Shows a serious lack of sportsmanship
The player shall be sent off the field without being able to reenter the match and shall also be denied participation FOR THE REST OF THE TOURNAMENT, including the final round of competition (semifinals or finals).
7.3 Unsportsmanlike Behavior off the Court: If a substitute player, coach or team delegate commits a serious aggression, or offends any spectator or participant of the game (i.e., the referee, players, members of the Tournament Committee), the referee shall show him/her the Red Card. He/she shall be sent out of the competition area. The individual’s name and reason for suspension will be reported to the Tournament Committee for possible additional sanctions. When play is stopped for unsportsmanlike behavior, restart will be by a direct free kick at the center of the field.
8.0 Free Kick
8.1 Free Kick: The referee will award a Direct Free Kick (from which a goal can be scored directly against the defending side) where a foul has been committed. The player who was fouled must take the free kick. Opponents will approach no closer than 10 feet. Additional time must be allowed for a direct free kick to be taken at the end of each period of time or extra time
8.2 Positioning of Players During Free Kicks Opposing players must remain at least 10 feet away from the kicker. If the infraction is committed in the kicking team’s DEFENSIVE END of the court, an imaginary “NO MAN’S LAND” sector will be established from the point of the foul to each opponent’s goal post. Players of BOTH teams will remain outside of this zone until the Free Kick is taken.
If the infraction is committed in the kicking team’s OFFENSIVE END of the court, players of BOTH teams must position themselves behind, or on the same line, as the ball placed at the point where the foul was committed.
NOTE: The above concept is meant to discourage fouls in the defensive end by awarding basically undefended (except for goalkeeper) direct free kicks. When taking a Free Kick or Corner Kick, a player may place the ball on the spot of the foul and make a small mound to elevate the ball’s position.
8.3 Free Kick Start: A player who takes a Free Kick may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Breaking this rule will be punished with a Direct Free Kick at the point of infraction. The ball may be kicked in any direction and passed to any teammate, including the goalkeeper.
8.4 Infractions During Free Kicks: If any irregularity occurs when a Free Kick is being taken, the following will apply:
a) If the irregularity is committed by the team taking the free kick and the goal is scored, the shot will be repeated
b) If the irregularity is committed by the infringing team, the free kick will be repeated unless a goal was scored, in which case the goal will stand.
8.5 Injury or Interference Restart: Indirect free kick from the center of the field by team in possession at time of stoppage, or restart as applicable, ie. ball out of touch.
8.6 Direct free kick from the imaginary point in the middle of the halfway line A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the imaginary point in the middle of the halfway line if:
• a team has possession of the ball inside its own penalty area for more than five seconds when it is not defending it from an opponent;
• the goalkeeper uses his hands to receive a deliberate backpass from any team-mate two consecutive times without the ball having touched an opponent;
• the goalkeeper releases the ball from his hands and kicks it into the air before it touches the ground;
9.0 Penalty Kicks
9.1 Penalty Kick: A penalty shot will be given when a foul is committed by an opponent inside the penalty box of the infringing player. The penalty shot must be taken by the player that suffered the infraction, and is taken from a point in the center of the goal on the penalty box line. He may not play the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
9.2 Fluid Movement: The player who takes the penalty kick must do it in a continuous movement.
9.3 Goalkeeper Position: When defending a penalty kick, the goalkeeper must position him/herself and can only move on the goal line between both goal posts.
9.4 Infractions During Penalty Kicks: If an irregularity is committed by the team taking the penalty kick and the goal is scored, the shot will be repeated. If an irregularity is committed by the infringing team, the penalty kick will be repeated, unless a goal was scored, in which case the goal will stand.
10. Goalkeeper Restart of Game
10.1 Restart: A goal throw will be awarded when a player of the attacking team plays or deflects the ball over the base line, excluding the goal itself. The goalkeeper shall restart play from anywhere in the penalty area with hands only and has five seconds to do so, from the moment he /she stands and has control of the ball. A goal cannot be scored directly from the restart. In such case, the other goalkeeper shall restart play. If the goalkeeper delays the game, the opposing team shall be awarded a free kick from the center of the court.
10.2 Goalkeeper Scoring: A goalkeeper cannot score by directly throwing the ball with their hands into the goal of the opposing team. The goalkeeper cannot score if he/she kicks the ball in the air (volley) before it touches the ground after releasing it from their hands. In either event, the opposing team is awarded a goal kick. The goalkeeper can score if he/she puts the ball down on the ground, thereby releasing possession, and controls it with their feet during the normal course of play (not during restarts, as stated in Rule 10.1.)
11. Corner Kick
11.1 Corner Kick: Shall be given when a player of the defensive team touches the ball out of bounds through the base line. The corner kick must be taken with the feet. The place where the corner is taken must be within one (1) yard of the Corner Flag. A goal may be scored directly off a corner kick. Opposing players may not approach the player taking the kick closer than 10 feet. The player executing the kick has 5 seconds to do so after gaining possession of the ball. If the player infringes on his 5 seconds, the opponent goalkeeper shall restart play.
12. Ball In/Out of Play (Touch Lines)
12.1 Out of Bounds: A ball is considered out of play when ALL of the ball crosses over the touch line. Restart will be by standard throw-in at the point of infraction. Opposing players may approach no closer than 10 feet. A goal cannot be scored directly from a Throw-In. The player shall have 5 seconds to inbound the ball. By infringing this rule, possession will be reversed to the opposing team.
