3. Teams are allowed to have a maximum of 25 players on their roster.
8. TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
1. If two or three teams are tied in the standings, the following rules, in the following order, shall be used to determine the final standings:
1. Previous Head-to-Head Match Results: The team with the most points (3 for a win, 1 for a tie) in the matches between the tied teams shall be awarded the higher position.
2. Goal Difference (Max of 5+ goal difference from each game played)
3. Most Goals Scored Overall
4. Team with Least Games Lost
5. Team with Least Red Cards
6. Team with Least Yellow Cards
7. Coin Toss
21. DISCIPLINE
1. Players suspended for Violent Conduct in an SAS tournament will be ineligible to participate in the following years’ SAS tournaments from which they received the suspension. Examples:
a. Violent Conduct in JFK 2024, they miss Chills 2025 and JFK 2025.
b. Violent Conduct in Chills 2024, they miss JFK 2024, and Chills 2025.
2. Players suspended for Serious Foul Play and/or Foul & Abusive Language in an SAS tournament will be reviewed by a discipline committee and may be ineligible to participate in the following year’s SAS tournament from which they received the suspension. Examples:
a. Serious Foul Play / Foul & Abusive Language in JFK 2024, they miss JFK 2025.
b. Serious Foul Play / Foul & Abusive Language in Chills 2024, they miss Chills 2025.
3. Players receiving a third yellow card in a singular tournament (regardless of the number of teams that participate) will be ineligible to participate in the following year’s SAS tournament from which they received the 3 yellow cards. Examples:
a. Three Yellows in JFK 2024, they miss JFK 2025.
b. Three Yellows in Chills 2024, they miss Chills 2025.
24. DEFAULTING
1. If a team defaults any games in a tournament, all their games will be removed from the tournament standings. Note: any suspensions during the defaulted games will still apply.
2. If a team defaults a game during a tournament, they will be fined $200 per game. Their opponent will receive the full $200 as compensation for not playing that game. The penalty must be paid within five (5) business days of the game date, or the players on the roster will be blacklisted.
