General Information
 
 
Arrival/Departure
Teams/Players should plan to arrive in the Raleigh/Durham area no later than 6:00 PM on Friday, September 2nd. We recommend that teams/players plan to stay until Monday, September 6 in order to be able to participate in the banquet and awards ceremony usually following immediately after the tournament.
 
Minimum Player Age
While we generally discourage players under the age of 16 from participating in the tournament, there may be cases where players younger than 16 years do have the skill, speed, strength and stamina to compete with a team in the
tournament. In order to be eligible, players younger than 16 years of age on the date of the tournament must present a letter or waiver to the tournament committee before the start of the tournament. The letter or waiver needs to be signed by a parent or guardian, stating that s/he has their permission to participate in the tournament, with the awareness that there are certain risks involved due to the fact that most participants are older than 16 years. Players under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
 
Team Uniform
Teams must be uniformly dressed on the court, with jerseys clearly numbered in front and back. Teams that would like to have extra players from individual player pool (if available) needs to bring uniforms for these players. We recommend that each team bring two uniform jerseys of different color in case of two teams having the same/similar colors. In the event of two teams having the same or similar colors, the home team will be asked to change jerseys. If a team does not have a second set of uniforms to change into then the tournament committee will provide pinnies. Team captain must wear a captain's armband. Shoes must be of an indoor type model which fully encloses the foot and have non marking soles.
 
General Rules And Regulations
We will be following IFF rules in the tournament with the following exceptions:

§  The clock will always be running in a period except on penalty shots and during injuries if or when the referee calls a time out.

§  Games ending in a tie during regulation time will remain tied except for the championship match. If the championship match is tied at the end of regulation time it shall b extended by one, 10 minute, golden goal extra time period. There will be a two-minute break between the end of the last period and the beginning of extra time. If the teams are still tied after the extra time period has ended, teams will go into penalty shots, with 5 players from each team taking one shot each. If the score after this is still tied then the same players will continue to take one penalty shot each until a decisive result (one team having scored more goals than shots remain for the other team) has been reached.

§  Teams will not switch ends during the break between periods.

§  The home team are the teams listed first in a match up. Home team status is determined by the tournament draw.

 
Referees
SCHEDULE

We will have two referees on the court for each game. Each team is required to provide at lest one referee for games between other teams. USFA certified referees or people with referee experience in other Floorball associations are urged to volunteer their services since this tournament will be a great way to practice refereeing skills and get more experience. Teams are asked to e-mail arupchakrav@yahoo.com with the name(s) and e-mail address(es) of their referee(s) no later than Sunday, July 31st so that the referee schedule can be created. During the play-offs we will need to have referees on stand-by as we will not know who will be playing in each game.

MANDATORY MEETING

There is a mandatory meeting for all designated referees on Friday, September 2nd. This will be held at the reception area of the hotel.

ATTIRE & EQUIPMENT

-Referees are asked to have a black and a yellow referee shirt. However, if you do not have your own shirt, one will be provided for you.

-Referees are asked to wear back shorts and black socks.

-Referees are asked to wear sneakers or other appropriate court shoes while refereeing.

-Referees should have their own whistle so that whistles do not have to be shared. However if you do not have your own whistle, one will be provide for you.

-Referees should have a small note pad and pen plus a red card. However, if you do not have these objects, they will be provided for you. Measuring equipment and a rulebook will be kept at the secretariat.

Player Meeting
There will be a player meeting on Saturday, September 3, at the Carolina Sportsplex, to give last minute general information that may need to be disseminated, to greet the competitors and to set the tone for the tournament. If your team does not have an early game and would prefer not to be there as a whole group, we ask that at least one representative form each team is present to attend this meeting and them pass on anything that is said to his/her team before their first game.
 
Duration of Games
All games will be 2x15 minute periods, except for the finals which will be 2x20 minute periods.
 
Duration of Breaks Between Periods
Breaks between periods will be 5 minutes.
 
Time Between Games
There will be 10 minutes between games.

 

Game Schedules
The game schedules will not be altered to accommodate teams or players. Events beyond the control of the tournament committee may result in a change of scheduled times or games. These events include but are not limited to: power outages at the venue, hazardous playing conditions, etc.

 

Awards Banquet

The awards banquet is going to be at the same place where we held it last year. We had 60 - 70 people last year and it was great fun !! The rate is going to $15 per person buffet, including tax & tip. (Bar not included). Team captains or managers must let us know how many members will be attending this. We need this info ASAP. The restaurant is very close to the hotel.

 

Oh'Mulligans
100 Jerusalem Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
919.465.1900
 

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