Playoff Schedule
Playoff Rules:
SUDDEN DEATH, “BRAVEHEART,” FOR PLAYOFF GAMES
1. Overtime play, as follows with the first score ending the event:
1.1. There is no offside during these sudden death overtime periods
1.2. At the end of the game, all players who were on the field at the end of the game report immediately to the center circle (no additional players are allowed in the center circle). Coaches have to select the players to remain on the field. All other players then report to the sidelines and play continues.
1.3. A coin flip is then held with the home team calling the flip. The winner of the toss will determine which goal they want to defend, play then starts with a contested ball drop at midfield.
1.4. 11v11 will remove 4 players per team from players on the field at the end of the game; 9v9 will remove 4 players per team from players on the field at the end of the game; 7v7 will remove 3 players per team from players on the field at the end of the game. Please note that if a game ends with a team playing man-down due to red card, play will continue in this sudden death format with that team still man-down. All formats using no goalkeeper.
1.5. No substitutions in overtime (only exception will be obvious injuries – please note that being tired is NOT an injury)
1.6. Play will continue with a contested drop ball at midfield and periods lasting 5 minutes. If there is no score at the end of 5 minutes, an additional player is removed from each team, and play will continue for another 5 minutes. This will continue until there is a score.
1.7. At the end of each period coaches have 30 seconds to designate a player to be removed, if the coach does not do so in an allotted time, the referee may select a player to go off and then play resumes (teams who ended a period a player down due to injury do not remove a player in the next period for play to continue).
1.8. As each period ends, teams are required to switch ends.
1.9. Cards given during this overtime are treated like a regular match. Red Card resulting in team playing a player down. Yellow card resulting in the player leaving the field, only to return at the next appropriate substitution opportunity during that period.
1.10. If a penalty kick is awarded, the defending team may place a defender on the goal line in front of the net. This defender can use any part of the body except the hands.
1.11. If no score has been recorded by either team following the 3v3 level of play, each team removes one more player and then play resumes with a drop ball at midfield with 2v2 without time limit until goal is scored.
