2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

142 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
1. A jamboree shall include four (4) teams only.
2. Each team will play a 30-minute half against the three (3) opponents.
3. Participants have the right to make modifications in the rules of play
to suit the training needs of the participants.
4. It will be considered a preseason event and will not count against
the participants' records.
5. Host team may charge admission and gate receipts will be equally
divided among the participating schools. Concessions and parking
receipts belong to the host school.
6. Officials associations will be paid $150.00 for a jamboree.
G. All GHSA varsity soccer games shall be played with one or more officiallydressed
officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for the
registration of officials.
H. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per
week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later.
1. For evening games, a single game must start no later than 7:30 p.m.
2. For evening games, a double-header must start no later than 6:00
p.m.
I. Teams arriving late for a contest by thirty (30) minutes or more shall forfeit
the game, and shall pay the officials unless prior arrangements are made
in a timely manner, and both teams agree to start the game late or
reschedule it. Consideration will also be given to emergency situations
over which the traveling school has no control. The host school has the
responsibility of notifying the officials of these changes.
J. A student may not participate in more than three (3) halves of soccer per
day.
1. B-Team matches are limited to 35-minute halves.
2. 8th-grade team matches are limited to 25-minute halves.
K. During regular season competition, there will be no overtime periods
played and no penalty kick procedure when regulation play ends with a
tie score. For tie-breaking purposes in the standings, a team will be given
three (3) points for every win, one (1) point for every tie and no points for
a loss. The overtime procedure listed below will be used in region and
state playoff competitions and in tournaments where a winner is necessary
for advancement purposes.
OVERTIME PROCEDURE: Two 10-minute overtime periods.
1. A coin shall be tossed prior to the first overtime period to determine
who will put the ball in play.
2. For matches involving schools from the same classification or
matches in invitational tournaments where advancement depends
on having a winning team, the penalty kick procedure will be used
after the normal overtime procedure if the teams remain tied.