The VYS Board of Directors approved the following three policies on

tournaments on 12 April 2004.

Each House Commissioner may choose to hold no more than one house

tournament during the season, provided that the request meets with the

policies of Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) and Virginia Youth Soccer Association

(VYSA). The VYS intramural tournament policy is outlined below:

1. A written proposal must be submitted, by the requesting House

Commissioner, to the VYS Vice President for House for approval by no

later than two weeks after the start of the season.

2. Details for the proposed tournament must include the date, time,

format, rules, how many certified referees will be required, and

whether there will be standings or awards.

3. Location of the proposed tournament is based on availability and will

be determined by the VYS Fields Assignor.

4. All teams within the requesting division must be offered an

opportunity to participate in the tournament.

5. Each proposed tournament must be held on a single weekend. If the

proposed tournament requires both days of the weekend, the VYS

Vice President for House must contact the VYS Fields Assignor for

approval of field usage.

6. If certified referees are required for the tournament, the Vice

President for House shall contact the Vice President of Referees, who

shall determine the number of referees and the rate of pay for

referees.

7. If tournament rules of play are modified from the regular season

rules, the Vice President of Referees must approve the tournament

rules.

8. The Vice President for House shall notify all parties necessary within

VYS (i.e. House Commissioner, President, Vice President of Referees,

Fields Assignor, Administrator, Registrar) of approved tournaments.

The All Star season is in addition to, and not made part of, the regular

intramural leagues. VYS supports and encourages player participation in All

Stars tournaments, each season. Such tournaments are highly competitive

and, therefore, require a selection process for both players and coaches

(please refer to the Commissioners’ Handbook for details).

1. VYS may sponsor at least one team from each age group to participate

in an All Stars Tournament at the end of the season.

2. Anyone seeking to coach an All-Star team must submit an application

to the VYS administrator (via e-mail or to VYS PO Box), who shall

notify League Commissioners of all candidates. If a commissioner is

seeking to coach an All Star team, the VYS administrator shall notify

the VP for House.

3. The process for selecting All Star players must be approved by the

Vice President for House in advance of the All Stars season.

4. Each participating team shall bear costs or fees, reimbursable to VYS,

which generally includes registration and uniform.

5. All Star team practices shall not interfere with, nor take precedence

over, regular intramural league practices and games.

6. Players’ passes are to be issued by the VYS Registrar.

7. Tournament rules are to be determined by the club hosting the All

Star tournament.

Periodically, recreational tournaments are hosted by affiliate clubs, which

are open to the House League teams of area clubs. VYS encourages team

participation in such tournaments, which are locally hosted.

1. Any team wishing to participate must submit a request to the VYS

Administrator at least one week prior to the close of registration for

the tournament.

2. All Stars teams may not participate in tournaments that are

specifically designated as Recreational Tournaments for House teams.

3. The requesting team should expect to pay all costs and fees related

to participation in Recreational Tournaments.

4. Any required registration papers or other necessary documents, which

must be submitted, are to be the responsibility of the requesting

team.

5. Players’ passes are to be issued by the VYS Registrar.

6. Tournament rules are to be determined by the club hosting the

tournament.