Summer 2026

Tournament Rules

01

Player Eligibility

All players must compete in the division with the class they were in during the 2025-2026 academic year unless a player has proof of enrollment in a "postgraduate" or "reclass" year for the upcoming fall. Players are not allowed to play down a division because they have future plans for a "postgraduate" year, there must be set plans and a proof of enrollment for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.

Club teams that do not comply with this rule will be disqualified from the tournament, and game scores will be recorded as a 10-0 loss on Tourney Machine.

02

Rules & Operations

  • ▶ NCAA rules apply, including shot clocks
  • ▶ Four 11-minute running quarters
  • ▶ 1-minute between quarters; 2-minute halftime
  • ▶ Scorekeepers in charge of keeping game, penalty, and shot clock time
  • ▶ One 45 second timeout (DEAD BALL or under restraining line) at any point in the game. Game clock will stop for timeout.
  • ▶ All games will be played until there is a winner, overtime will be untimed sudden death.

03

Penalties

Penalties will be served in the box (penalty timers / scorekeepers on each field).

04

Player Safety

All rules in effect will be to encourage hard physical play with player safety at the top of mind.

There is no justification for deliberate and violent collision by any player, especially intentional player-to-player collisions with defenseless players (so-called "blind side" and "buddy pass" checks), checks involving the head and/or neck, and excessive body-checks ("take-out checks").

Officials will apply violent collision rules and utilize the most severe penalty option, game ejection, plus 2-minute un-releasable penalty.

Ejection / Suspension

Player may or may not be allowed to return for the next game depending on severity of play. This will be a referee and tournament leadership decision. Exceptional intent or egregiousness could result in expulsion from the tournament.

Examples of ejection fouls/infractions:

  • ▶ Any hit delivered above shoulders with over 3 steps with intent and in an uncontrolled manner
  • ▶ Any hit delivered with hands to player's head or neck including follow through
  • ▶ A player leading with the head or initiating contact with the head INCLUDING the ball carrier
  • ▶ Any hit delivered on a player in a vulnerable or defenseless position with over 2 steps

05

Sportsmanship

All players, coaches, staff, parents, spectators and everyone in attendance should always be respectful.

Fighting is grounds for automatic suspension at the referee or tournament leadership's discretion.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the tournament rules, please reach out to tournament leadership.

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