OSA Policy: Section 8.0

Section 8.0 - Competitions

Page : B.2.8 - 3
Revised
10-December-2007

Policy 3.0 - TOURNAMENTS DEFINITIONS

3.1	A Tournament Host must be one of the following:
	a)	The OSA
	b)	a District Association
	c)	an Affiliated Club
	d)	an Affiliated League
3.2	A Tournament Host may host more than one class of tournament at the same time. Teams are eligible to participate in only one of those tournaments.
3.3	A Tournament will consist of a series of games between a minimum of 4 teams.
3.4	A Tournament shall consist of a series of games played within no more than seven (7) consecutive days or over no more than three (3) weekends during a playing season.
3.5	Any Tournament Host shall be restricted to hosting no more than one Tournament per playing season in any particular:
		Tournament Classification (as defined in Competitions Policy 4.0 - Tournament Classifications) Gender Classification Age Classification.
3.6	The Ontario Cup “Tournament Rounds” shall be exempt from 3.4 and 3.5 above.
3.7	A tournament may be played under the rules of any of the following types of soccer:
		outdoor soccer played under the Laws Of The Game mini-soccer played under the OSA's Mini-Soccer Rules indoor soccer played under the OSA's Playing Rules of Indoor Soccer futsal played under the FIFA Futsal Laws Of The Game 3 v 3 soccer subject to the tournament rules beach soccer subject to the tournament rules