Region IV Soccer

Tournament Information

Where
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Date
October 28 – 30, 2011

Teams
Max of 12 Men’s teams selected from Region IV South
Max of 8 Women’s teams selected from Region IV South

Bids
Tournament will offer 4 (2 Men's, 2 Women's) bids to the NCCS National Soccer Championships in Phoenix, AZ on November 16-19th

Tournament Draws
Men's
Women's

Contact
Jonathan Elliott, Region IV Co-Coordinator
Phone: 806.742.3351
jonathan.elliott@ttu.edu

Mario Rios, Region IV Co-Coordinator
Phone: 210.458.5752
mario.rios@utsa.edu

Entry Fee
$350 for TCSL Teams
$600 for Non-TCSL Teams

Tournament Forms
Region IV Registration Forms will be uploaded by September 30th
Code of Conduct Form (To Be Signed)
Player Certification Form (To Be Signed)
Tournament Entry Form (To Be Signed)
Rules

Mail Entry to
Jonathan Elliott
Texas Tech University
Recreational Sports – Region IV Soccer
Box 42151, Lubbock, Texas 79409

Deadline
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Team Captains Meeting
There will be a team captain/representative meeting Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 4:00pm in the Multipurpose Room Green at the Activity Center.

NOTE
Teams must be eligible to compete in the National Tournament to participate in the Regional Soccer Tournament.

Game information/format
Qualifying rounds will consist of pool play with teams advancing to bracket play.

Cancellations
Unanticipated cancellations by teams may result in byes, which will affect the number of games each team participates in.

Player Eligibility

Players must be enrolled for the minimum number of hours as stated below at least 45 days prior to the start of the championship event.

  • Undergraduates - minimum of ½ full-time enrollment status
  • Graduate - minimum of six hours
  • If a player is a graduating senior, and taking less than the required hours to fulfill their graduation requirements, submit a letter from the register along with the registration materials stating that the player will be graduating the same term of the event.
  • For NCCS events that occur during an academic break, the preceding semester/quarter will be used to determine eligibility.
  • Participants from schools on the quarter system must meet the eligibility requirements of the half time enrollment for both the current and preceding quarter.

Players are now limited to six appearances in NIRSA NCCS National events or appearing on a varsity roster per sport. These appearances do not have to be consecutive, but after 6 appearances on a roster, in the same sport, eligibility is exhausted.

  • Beginning in the Fall of 2010, anyone participating as a first-time participant has 6 years of eligibility per sport at NCCS/NIRSA events. Players that have appeared on a NCCS/NIRSA roster between the Fall of 2005 and Spring 2010 also have 6 appearances, that aren't regulated to be consecutive. Any players that appeared on a NCCS/NIRSA event roster prior to the Fall of 2005 are no longer eligible to participate in NCCS/NIRSA events. If a player appeared on a "varsity squad list" of any 2-year or 4-year college varsity team in the same sport this also equals year(s) of used eligibility. If a student played on varsity sport for 2 years, they still have 4 appearances left at NCCS/NIRSA events as long as their team doesn't exceed the maximum number of varsity players.

Players must not be listed on the varsity roster (or "Squad List") in the same or related sport for the current academic year.

  • Exceptions to be granted to any player that was listed on the roster for less than 3 weeks
  • If a former varsity player has been listed on a varsity roster or "squad list" for four (4) or five (5) academic years, that player is not eligible for NCCS competition until after one full academic year has elapsed from the last academic year they were listed on a school's varsity squad list.

The following matrix should be used to clarify eligibility and classification:

On a Varsity Squad List for (the):

Current Academic Year (AY):
Less than or equal to 3 weeks

Current AY:
Greater than 3 weeks

1 AY

2 AYs

3 AYs

4 AYs

5 AYs

6 AYs

Label as Former Varsity

No 

No 

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Yes

Eligible to Compete

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

No

# years of NCCS Eligibility Remaining

6

-

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

* must be removed one full academic year from last year on squad list
AY = Academic Year

Players have never been declared a professional athlete in the same or related sport.

  • A professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment, directly or indirectly, for athletic participation or who has participated with a professional team.
  • A professional athletics team is any organized team that provides any of its player more than actual and necessary expenses for participation on the team and / or declares itself to be professional.

Team Eligibility

  • All team players must attend the same institution from any two (2) or four (4) year degree-granting college or university
  • Teams representing military installations are eligible to compete, as long as all members of those teams are assigned to the same military installation. No women are allowed to compete on a men's team, and no men are allowed to compete on a women's team.
  • Teams are limited to the following number of former varsity player(s). (A former varsity player is defined as a student who has been listed on a "school's varsity squad list" for any 2-year or 4-year college/university team for greater than one academic year):
    • Basketball - 1
    • Flag Football - 2
    • Volleyball - 2
    • Tennis - 1
    • Soccer - 3

DETERMINING WINNERS

Teams will be awarded points on the following basis:

  • Three (3) points for each Win
  • One (1) points for each Tie
  • Zero (0) points for each Loss

In the event of a tie in points at the end of pool play, the teams to advance will be determined as follows:

      1. The winner in head to head competition.
      2. High point differential (goals scored minus goals allowed) • Maximum of 5 points from any one match.
      3. Most goals for.
      4. Fewest goals against.
      5. Most total wins.
      6. Most shut outs.
      7. If a tie still exists after steps 1 through 5, NCAA Penalty Kick procedures will be taken fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled start of the appropriate Quarterfinal or Semifinal game.
      8. If a three-way tie exists within a bracket after steps 1 through 5, a threeway coin flip will be conducted. The teams that tie in the coin flip will compete in NCAA Penalty Kicks to eliminate one team prior to proceeding to NCAA Penalty Kicks with the third team. The coin flip and time of the NCAA Penalty Kicks will be determined at the fields.

Weather Considerations

The regional soccer tournament may be altered and or canceled in the event of inclement weather or poor field conditions. Games may be shortened, postponed or canceled. In the event of a tournament cancellation, bids will be awarded based upon the rankings.

Player Check-in

  • Team members must present a photo ID at every contest. Players who do not have a photo ID will not play.
  • Each team must check-in at the game site 1 one hour prior to their scheduled contest.

Rosters

  • All teams must certify their roster with their Sport Club Director. No Certification by your Sport Club Director equals no participation.

Hotel/Accommodations

DoubleTree Hotel (Double $85.00 includes breakfast) Close to all facilities
1981 North Central Expressway
Richardson, TX 75080
(972) 644-4000
Soccer Block Deadline is October 14, 2011

Region IV Rankings

Rankings as of October 4, 2011

 

Men's Ranking   Women's Ranking
1 Missouri     1 Texas  
2 Washington U.-St. Louis     2 Texas State  
3 Oklahoma     3 Missouri  
4 Texas A&M     4 Creighton  
5 Baylor     5 TCU  
6 Texas     6 Rice  
7 Texas State     7 Texas A&M  
8 Lamar     8 SFA  
9 Houston Downtown     9 Baylor  
10 Kansas State     10 Texas Tech