U10-U14 Commissioner's Cup (Playoffs)
This section is detailed information on our U10-U14 Commissioner's Cup tournament, which also serves as our division playoffs, and determines which team advances to represent Region 114 in the Area Z playoff tournament. IMPORTANT NOTE: advancement to Area Z and any subsequent tournaments is at the discretion of the Region. Teams that win but have not met referee requirements, or where the Coaches are not fully certified, may be barred from advancing.
Tournament Format
Each team in the tournament plays a minimum of two games in pool play "qualifying" rounds. A point system is used to determine which teams advance from qualifying rounds to Medal rounds. (See Rules & Regulations for a complete description of points system and point tiebreakers.) Pool play games can end in ties, but Medal Round matches that are tied at the end of regulation proceed to Kicks from the Mark (KFTM).
Medal Round matches (Semi-Finals, Finals) will be held Sunday. Coaches and officials are asked to submit their scores and match reports to Matchtrak immediately upon the completion of their pool games, so that the Medal Round schedule can be built as soon as possible.
Warm-Ups, Check-Ins, and Starting On Time
Due to light constraints, some U12 and U14 teams may play qualifying games Thursday or Friday, but all other teams will play their qualifying games on Saturday. For this reason games will be stacked on top of each other with no field warm-up time. It is critical that teams show up early to be checked-in, and referees begin and end games on time.
Teams should warm-up adjacent to their fields, but not on the field. Once the prior game is complete and field has been vacated, the next teams should enter the field, having already been checked-in and ready for kick-off. The home team is to be situated on the North or West side of the field. The Away team is to be situated on the South or east side of the field. To save time, the Home team kicks off in all pool play.
Tournament Schedule
Once the schedule is posted, it will be available on Matchtrak. We have to wait for the final week of the regular season to see who has earned points, so the schedule may not be created prior to Dec 1st. Just know that you're playing multiple games that weekend and to block your weekend. All games will be at Region 114 fields.
Rules & Regulations
U10-U14 Commissioner's Cup Rules & Regulations
Referee Obligations
Each team participating in the Commissioner's Cup is expected to fulfill 6 referee assignments. This may be six separate referees each covering one slot, or two referees covering 3 matches each, or a 3-person referee crew covering 2 matches, etc. Failure to meet the referee assignments may result in a team losing points in the tournament, or not being allowed to advance to the Area Z playoffs should they win.
Referees may assign themselves Pool Play matches through Matchtrak as normal. Medal Round referee assignments are assigned by Region 114 Referee Administrators. If you are interested in refereeing a medal round, please reach out to the Regional Referee Administrator [email protected].
Questions?
Contact [email protected]