THE PLAYMAKER GAMES

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INSPIRATION
The PlayMaker Games was inspired by an old 3v3 tournament that the University of Michigan Men's Soccer Program used to put on each winter.  It consists of a different format that requires a sweeper/keeper and the ability to create numbers up situations by allowing your keeper to be a "field player that can use their hands."
THE RULES

  • ROSTERS: Rosters must consist of ONLY 3 or 4 players.  This tournament is co-ed and open to all-boys, all-girls, and mixed teams.  All players must wear shinguards.  Three players play on the field at a time.  The team on the field is comprised of a sweeper/keeper and two (2) field players. The fourth player, the substitute, waits behind their goal.
  • ​SUBSTITUTIONS: The referee calls out for a “substitution” every 3 minutes.  The substitution rotation is as follows: Substitute to Sweeper/Keeper, Sweeper/Keeper to Field Player, Field Player to Substitute.  Each player plays each position or the following durations: Sweeper/Keeper (3min.), Field Player (6min.), Substitute (3min.) The team in possession at the time the referee calls “substitution” restarts the play with a goal kick.
  • GAME DURATION:  Games will last 12 minutes consisting of FOUR QUARTERS that last 3 minutes each.
  • OVERTIME:  Teams will have a 2 minute golden goal period.  If the score is still tied after the 2 minutes, the game will end in a tie. Playoff games will go to penalty kick shootouts.
  • FIELD DIMENSIONS:  Length 20 yards, width 15 yards.  A line will be marked parallel to each goalie, 6 yards from the goal joining both sidelines.  This area is called the goal box.  One designated player on each team, the sweeper/keeper, is allowed to use their hands in the defending goal box.  The goals are 4.5 feet in height and 9 feet in width.
  • KICK-INS:  There will be NO THROW-INS.  Instead, all restarts from the sidelines will be by a kick-in BELOW THE KNEE.  If a kick-in goes above the knee it will be the other teams ball from that same spot. Kick-Ins are indirect, meaning you cannot score from a kick-in.
  • INDIRECT KICKS:  All fouls will be restarted from an indirect kick-in from the spot of the foul.  Defenders will be forced to allow 5 yards to the attacking team on indirect-free kicks.
  • PENALTY KICKS:  Fouls inside a teams attacking half will result in a penalty kick taken from half field stripe.
THE TEAMS/T-SHIRTS