Game Time

• Duration: Two 22-minute running halves
• Timekeepers: Officials

Time-Outs

• Quantity: Two per game, per team
• Duration: 30 seconds each
• Usage: Any time, including final 2 minutes (clock stops only in the last 2 minutes of each half)
• Overtime: No timeouts allowed

Halftime

• Duration: 4 minutes

Overtime

• Pool Play: One 4-minute "sudden victory," ends in a tie if no score
• Playoffs: Continuous 4-minute "sudden victory" until a winner is decided

Penalties

• Duration: Time and a half
• Penalty Time: Stops during a timeout
• Management: Score table keeps penalty time

Stick Regulations

• Lengths:
  • U11: 47-54 inches
  • U13 and up: 52-72 inches
• One-Handed Checks: Not allowed for players 13 years old and younger
• Stick Checks:
  • None for U11, U13, U15/JV B
  • One per game for JV A, HS B, HS A (clock stops during check)

 

Contact Rules

• Body Checking:
  • U11: None
  • U13: Limited
  • U15/JV B, JV A, HS B, HS A: NFHS rules
• Counts (10 & 20 sec):
  • U11: None
  • U13 and up: NFHS rules
• Goalie Count: 4-second crease for all divisions
• Keep it In:
  • U11: No
  • U13 and up: Yes, NFHS rules

Goalie Regulations

• Penalties: In-home can serve
• Arm Pads: Recommended for youth, waiver possible with parent, player, and coach approval

Player Regulations

• Mouthpieces: Required for all players
• Ejection: Any player involved in a fight is ejected from the tournament
• Fouling Out: 4 personal fouls or 5 minutes of penalty time (must sit out next game)

Coach and Parent Regulations

• Coach Behavior: Forfeit and ejection for any physical altercation
• Parent Behavior:
  • Field entry results in a forfeit for that team
  • Both teams forfeit if parents from both teams enter the field

Additional Rules

• Weather: If the game reaches halftime during inclement weather, the score stands

Roster Rules

1. Divisions: Determined by graduation year
2. Eligibility: No high school graduates allowed
3. Player Participation:
   • No player can compete on more than one program roster during the tournament
   • Director approval required for playing up within their own program
4. Violations: Teams with ineligible players forfeit all games and cannot advance to playoffs

 

Scoring

1. Game Count: If a team plays four games on day 1, the fourth game will not count towards standings
2. Tie Breakers:
   • Head to Head Play
   • Goals Allowed
   • Goals Scored
   • Goal Differential