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H.  All regions that wish to enter a respective District Tournament must notify their director by October 15, annually. Failure to comply
                      shall result in forfeiture of the right to compete in a district playoff. Any college, who filed an intent to compete in a district tournament
                      and then withdraws after October 15, will be responsible for any expenses incurred by the District Tournament Director.


                   I.   All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
                   J.   Colleges whose players receive red cards during postseason play must notify the NJCAA Soccer Chair prior to the next tournament
                      contest.
                   K.   District Playoff Policies and Procedures
                      1.   All Region and District Playoff games must be played on a natural or artificial turf that measures at least 110 yards by 70 yards,
                          with a visible clock. Artificial turf fields must be a rubber infill surface, consistent with current FIFA approved fields.
                      2.   The director, or his/her designee, must arrange for officials, three game balls, one official timer, one official scorekeeper and
                          four ball persons.
                      3.   District playoff sites may be rotated among participating regions according to a schedule developed by the director.
                      4.   Districts that choose to rotate the sites must submit a plan to the National Office by April 15, annually.
                      5.   Districts may agree to play at a central site chosen by the District Director.
                   L.   District Champions and/or Representatives must send all card accumulations, signed by the Regional Director, to the National
                      Soccer Chair, by the Sunday prior to the National Tournament. They must be sent on the official NJCAA Game Roster form.
                      1.   Each district shall determine its own method for qualification of team(s).
                   M.  Seeding – The soccer committee will seed the 12 teams that qualify for the tournament, using the following procedure:
                       1.   The committee will use the most recent poll, as well as game-by-game results, utilizing the NJCAA school site, which will
                          be a requirement for a team to be seeded.
                       2.   A ranking form will be sent to all committee members who will rank the team’s 1-12 utilizing a 14, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2
                          ranking system. A district champion must be ranked higher than the third team from that district.
                       3.   The Soccer Chair will use composite point totals to rank the 12 teams.
                       4.   In case of a tie, the team with the highest number of higher ranked points will be given the higher seed.
                          NOTE: The National Tournament Seeding should be done strictly on teams resume and seeding criteria. Committee will not
                          consider District or Region teams playing one another as reason to change seed. The only seeding issue will be in regards to the
                          four at-large teams.
        Section 4.   Rules and Procedures
                       All regular season, regional, district and national tournament games will be played under the current NCAA Soccer rules with the
                       following exceptions:
                       1.   Unlimited substitutions apply with a stoppage of game clock during substitutions from the leading team “at any time” in the last
                          five minutes of the game.
                       2.   Any player receiving a yellow card (caution) must leave the game for a substitute, including the goalkeeper. Game includes
                          regulation play, overtime period and penalty-kicks. They may return to the game at the next legal substitution point.
                          NOTE: The next legal substitution point is defined as follows; for kickers - after 10 penalty kicks have been taken by the
                          offending team, for a goalkeeper - after one penalty kick has been taken against the offending team.
                       3.   National Tournament Pool Play Games only
                          i.   All National Tournament games will follow NCAA overtime rules for postseason (90 minutes regulation time followed by
                          two sudden victory overtime periods of 10 minutes, followed by penalty kicks).
                       4.   National Tournament Semifinals and Finals are single elimination.
                   B.   Teams participating in the NJCAA Soccer Championship are limited to 25 players. These players must be identified in the score book
                       before the startf the first game. These players must be identified on an approved roster, which will contain the name, numbers and
                       accumulated cautions of all squad members. This roster must be submitted to the NJCAA Soccer Chair or his/her designee prior to the
                       first game of the tournament. No deletions or additions may be made after this time. A player who is part of her team’s roster of 25,
                       whose name is not listed in the score book, will be removed from the game at the point the omission is discovered.
                   C.  Roster numbers and jerseys must be checked and verified prior to the start of the tournament. Players found wearing incorrect
                       numbers will be removed from the game until the problem is corrected. Players not listed on the roster, found to be participating in
                       the game, will be removed at that point and will not be allowed to participate in any subsequent games.
                   D.  In the event of darkness, inclement weather or other circumstances beyond the control of the Tournament Director that prevent
                       games from being completed on a given day, the suspended games will be resumed from the point of suspension on the following
                       day and the game and time schedule will adjust accordingly. If for any reason, a team must play more than 90 minutes after a
                       suspended game is resumed, they will not be required to play again that day.
                   E.   For each game of the tournament, the team with higher seed (lower number) in each game will be the HOME TEAM and wear light
                       colored uniforms and have choice of bench. The lower seed (higher number) will be the VISITOR TEAM and wear dark colored
                       uniforms.
                   F.   NJCAA rules govern all Regional, District and National competition.
                   G.  Each participating institution must bring a memento to exchange prior to the first game of the tournament.
                   H.  Tights and undergarments that extend below game pants must be the same color as game pants.
                   I.   Tournament Format / Structure:


                               2020-2021 NJCAA DI/DII WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT FORMAT / STRUCTURE
                             POOL PLAY – DAYS 1, 2, 3 | REST DAY – DAY 4 | SEMIFINALS – DAY 5 | FINALS – DAY 6

             POOL         SEEDS         POOL         SEEDS         POOL          SEEDS         POOL         SEEDS

              A           1, 8, 12        B          2, 7, 11        C           3, 6, 10       D           4, 5, 9
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