Rules for 2025 SCSA Year End Round Robin Tournament

Each year the fall season winds up with a tournament for all teams except Dribblers and Trappers. The tournament will be a round-robin format. Teams will be placed into pools of three or four teams based on regular season records.  The top three or four teams will play for the King of the Hill, the next best teams will play for President’s 1, and then President’s 2. Each team will play every other team in its pool.  Win or lose, you will have either two or three tournament games over the weekend. Some teams will need to play two games on a Saturday with a rest period between games. The winner will be decided by the record in the round robin as described below. These rules replace the tournament rules in the rule book.

The winning teams will be selected on the basis of the most total points after round robin play is completed.  Scoring will be the same as the regular season: a team that wins a game will be awarded 3 points.  Teams that lose games will receive no points.  There will be no tied games.

Each game will be played to full time as designated for their division using the same substitution rules as used during the regular season.  If the game is tied at the end of regulation, there will be an immediate Penalty Kick Shoot Out to determine the winner (no overtime, just PKs). 

The penalty kick format will be the same as described on page 36 of the rule book:

  1. The referee shall choose the goal at which all of the kicks will be taken.  For small sided games played on fields that do not have a designated penalty spot, penalty kicks will be taken from an eight-yard spot.
  2. The referee shall toss a coin, the team who wins the toss shall take the first kick.
  3. Both teams shall take five (5) kicks.
  4. The kicks will be taken alternately.
  5. If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other team could, even if all were to complete its five (5) kicks, the taking of kicks shall cease.
  6. If, after both teams have taken five kicks, both have scored the same number of goals or have not scored any goals, the taking of kicks shall continue, in the same order, until such time as both have taken an equal number of kicks and one team has scored a goal more than the other.  This could be a single round of penalty kicks or several rounds of single kicks.
  7. Teams must use the players on the field at the end of the regular time before using any players from the sidelines.  It is important that players remain on the field at the conclusion of the game.  All players are to have a turn at the penalty kick before any player takes a second kick.
  8. You may use any of the players as your goalkeeper, including players off the bench and goalkeepers can be changed during the penalty kick rounds, before a penalty kick is taken. 

Tournament winner

In the event that teams are tied for the most points after pool play has completed, the following will determine the Champion until the tie is broken:

  1. The team with the most wins.
  2. Winner of the head to head game.
  3. Highest number of net goals (goal differential).  The maximum goal differential is three goals per match (so a 15-2 win only gives the winning team +3 goals towards the tiebreaker–no need to run up the score!) Games finished with penalty kicks will be recorded as a one net goal differential.
  4. Fewest goal allowed in the tournament.
  5. Most shutouts in the tournament.
  6. If the tie cannot be broken, the teams will be declared co-champions.

Coaches will receive tournament schedules at the October end-of-season meeting. They will also receive checks for the additional referee fees. All teams except Dribblers and Trappers should plan to play two games on Saturday and a third game on Sunday afternoon.

Coaches can enter scores for their games, just like the regular season.

Trophies will be handed out on the Riverside field to first and second place teams. Winners of the King of the Hill also get T-shirts.

Tournament scores

Tournament scores are being updated on into this google sheet:

In a two-way tie, the head-to-head winner will resolve the tie. In a three-way tie, point differential will be considered, with a maximum of 3 points for any match. See the tournament rules for more details.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vjvryRQmVbTOwC-B1KunqXT1c0VS0Y3sJXLAmZnVocI/edit?usp=sharing

Tournament results 2018

Here are the results of the 2018 tournament:

SHOOTERS      
Regular Season Champion H01 Bengal Tigers Coaches Ryan Donovan, Patrick Messershmidt & Charles Cook
  Finalist H02 Fireballs Coaches Bathan Pera & Kenji Boston
       
King of the Hill Champion H02 Fireballs Coaches Bathan Pera & Kenji Boston
  Finalist H01 Bengal Tigers Coaches Ryan Donovan, Patrick Messershmidt & Charles Cook
       
President’s 1 Champion H05 Thunder Coaches Brett Beilfuss & Katie Steward
  Finalist H10 Team Neumann Coaches KT Neumann & Nicloe Ramundo
       
President’s 2 Champion H04 Red Panthers Coaches Jason Flynn, Mike McKee & Megan Christy
  Finalist H08 Green Dragons Coaches Ibrahim Issa, Alan Lehahan & Greg Elpers
       
Governers Champion H03 Team Pierson Coaches Rob Pierson & Jeff Schultz
  Finalist H07 Team Brown Coach Chris Brown
       
PASSERS      
Regular Season Champion P04 Bees Coaches Matt Delaney & Bill Dassenbrock
  Finalist P03 Sharks Coaches Tim Feldman, Adam Jones & Craig Copley
       
King of the Hill Champion P03 Sharks Coaches Tim Feldman, Adam Jones & Craig Copley
  Finalist P04 Bees Coaches Matt Delaney & Bill Dassenbrock
       
President’s 1 Champion P08 Hurricanes Coach Scott Gillard
  Finalist P07 Vipers Coaches Jon Carroll, Eric Lake & Erik Boyle
       
President’s 2 Champion P06 Firehawks Coaches Chaz Woodyard, Julie Esposito & Tim Donovan
  Finalist P02 Purple Dragons Coaches Frank Mitchell & Brian Seabolt
       
FLYERS      
Regular Season Champion F01 Silverbacks Coach Brandon Christin
  Finalist F03 Rangers Coach Andy Horsley
       
King of the Hill Champion F01 Silverbacks Coach Brandon Christin
  Finalist F03 Rangers Coach Andy Horsley
       
President’s 1 Champion F02 Mustangs Coach Colin Wojcik
  Finalist F04 Rockets Coaches Tracy Chame, Jason Pulliam & Ahmed Chame
       
WINGS      
Regular Season Champion W02 Tigers Coach Greg Mathews
  Finalist W01 Ninjas Coaches Jay Haverstraw & James Turner
     
King of the Hill Champion W02 Tigers Coach Greg Mathews
  Finalist W01 Ninjas Coaches Jay Haverstraw & James Turner
       
President’s 1 Champion W06 Storm Coaches Chris Wagner, Meridith Taylor & Chuck Cook
  Finalist W05 FC Crusaders Coaches Todd Schneider & Mike Dees
       
President’s 2 Champion W07 Lions Coaches Renee Madden, Julie Esposito & John Ness
  Finalist W03 Thunder Coaches Mark Mrochek & Craig Connolly
       
STRIKERS      
Regular Season Champion S04 Blue Dragons Coaches Frank Beavers & Mike Wellman
  Finalist S01 Panthers Coaches Bob Johnson & Rob Pierson
       
King of the Hill Champion S04 Blue Dragons Coaches Frank Beavers & Mike Wellman
  Finalist S01 Panthers Coaches Bob Johnson & Rob Pierson
       
President’s 1 Champion S02 Green Machine Coaches Michael Mac & Mike Eagan
  Co-Champion S05 Jersey Mikes Coaches Keith McCarroll & Tom Yannessa
       
President’s 2 Champion S06 Eagles Coach Michelle Rogers
  Finalist S07 Sharks Coach Natalie Dornelle & Nick Cannon
       
KICKERS      
Regular Season Champion K03 Firehawks Coaches Paul Johnson & Matt Zix
  Finalist K05 Bulldogs Coaches Jason Willis & Tricia Mullin
       
King of the Hill Champion K05 Bulldogs Coaches Jason Willis & Tricia Mullin
  Finalist K03 Firehawks Coaches Paul Johnson & Matt Zix
       
President’s 1 Champion K02 Impact SC Coaches Jeff Smith & Kevin Edwards
  Finalist K01 Rockets Coach Nick Russo
       
President’s 2 Champion K06 Raiders Coaches Ken Kaufman & Matt Wellman
  Finalist K04 Dynamos Coaches Tom Gawronski & Chris Bass