2016 essex fall tune up tournament - sponsorship journal

A Note from Your Tournament Directors

September 9, 2016

Dear Coaches, Players, & Parents: Welcome to the 15th Annual Essex Fall Tune-Up Soccer Tournament! This event is co-sponsored by the joint efforts of the Livingston and West Orange Soccer Clubs. Our goals are simple: Use this weekend to prepare for the upcoming Fall 2015 soccer season and HAVE FUN! We welcome your feedback, positive or negative, to help make our future Tournaments that much more successful. Please phone, write, or email us:

Essex Fall Tune-Up Soccer Tournament P.O. Box 2419 Livingston, N.J. 07039 Phone Number: 201-715-6758 Email Addresses: [email protected]

Post-Tournament results will be on our website: www.eftt.net. We would also like to take this opportunity to recognize some of our corporate supporters. Our major sponsors are Adidas AG, Air Group LLC, JAG Physical Therapy, Levine, Jacobs & Company LLC, M&T Bank Corporation, RWJBarnabas Health, Village (ShopRite) Supermarkets, The Hillside Club, and Wigder Chevrolet, Inc. Our field sponsors include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Garden Homes Development, Jordan Baris, Inc., Realtors, and Scalora Landscape Services.

It has become a tradition of the EFT to partner with an important cause in our communities. Last year that organization was Cycle For Survival. This year the Tournament Committee has chosen Puppies Behind Bars. We will be conducting a fund-raising raffle for four (4) Adidas gift card packages of $250 each, two (2) sets of four (4) tickets each to a 2016 New York Red Bulls home match, and two (2) sets of two (2) lower bowl tickets each to a 2016 New Jersey Devils home game. In addition to a direct contribution from the Tournament, 10% of all proceeds of the raffle will be donated to this important organization trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and explosive detection canines for law enforcement.

We hope your experience this weekend is a pleasant and fun one! Thank you for your participation and have a safe trip home. Yours In Soccer,

Pat Max Pat Doyle Max Silbermann Tournament Co-Director Tournament Co-Director


We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our generous corporate and local business supporters who have become Major Sponsors and Field Sponsors of the 15th Annual Essex Fall Tune-Up Soccer Tournament:

MAJOR SPONSORS FIELD SPONSORS Adidas AG Dick’s Sporting Goods Air Group LLC Garden Homes Development JAG Physical Therapy Jordan Baris, Inc. Realtors Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC Scalora Brothers Inc M & T Bank . RWJBarnabas Health Village (ShopRite) Supermarkets Wigder Chevrolet

The 2016 EFT could not be a success without the support of ALL of our generous Ad Journal participants.

Yours In Soccer,



We would like to recognize the following people for their extraordinary efforts in making the 15th Annual Essex Fall Tune-Up Soccer Tournament a success:

Treasurer -- Aaron Schneider Secretary -- Steve Quirk Registrar -- Max Silbermann Game Schedules -- Pat Doyle Diana Doyle Julie Silbermann Sponsorships -- Steve Delman Andrew Joyce Ad Journal & Program -- Mike Panzner Concessions -- Jerry Guarino Pete Panucci Ted Finkel Arnold Gerst Rafael Lemos Julie Silbermann Marc Sugarman Field Marshals & Volunteers -- Peter Scalora Phil Tortoreti Ed Meinhardt Raffle Coordinators -- Steve Delman Peter Scalora Logistics -- Vinnie Cavallaro Tom Herbert Steve Nightingale Lincoln (W.O.) Site Directors -- Pat Doyle Bill Schiffman Heritage (Liv.) Site Directors -- Max Silbermann Andy Feigenberg Steve Brooks Okner Fields (Liv.) Site Directors -- Aaron Schneider Michael Schuftan Scott Yucht Web Site -- Perry Bashkoff George Ringel Community Relations -- Jerry Guarino Referee Assignor -- Mike Coren

Special thanks also go to our referees, field marshals, and volunteers.

Yours In Soccer,


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2016 Tournament Rules:

1. LARGE-SIDED: U13 - U15 (11 v 11) will play three (3) 50-minute games (25-minute halves) with a 3-minute half-time. 2. SMALL-SIDED: U8 - U10 (7 v 7) and U11 - U12 (9 v 9) will play three (3) 50-minute games (25-minute halves) with a 3-minute half-time. 3. SMALL-SIDED: U6 – U8 (4 v 4) will play four (4) 20-minute running time games. 4. U13 – U15 Large-Sided teams will be in a standard playoff format. 5. U11 – U12 Small-Sided teams will be in standard playoff format. 6. For Large-Sided games only, in the event of a tie game FIFA penalty kicks will be taken with the following exception: Any player on the Tournament roster is eligible to take part in the shootout, not just those players on the field at the end of the game. A separate field (THE PENALTY PIT) will be used for shootouts. 7. For all Small-Sided games, in the event of a tie game, the score will remain a tie. 8. For Small-Sided U11 and U12 FINAL games only, in the event of a tie game FIFA penalty kicks will be taken with the following exception: Any player on the Tournament roster is eligible to take part in the shootout, not just those players on the field at the end of the game. 9. For Small-Sided U6 – U10 scores will not be posted and standings will not be kept. 10. U8 – U15: Maximum allowed goal differential in any game is six (6) goals. 11. U8 – U15: Substitutions will be allowed on goal kicks, your own throw in, the attacking team’s throw-in providing they are substituting, after goals, and at half-time. 12. U6 – U8: Substitutions will be allowed at any time including during play. 13. No protests are allowed. The decision of the referee is final. 14. All penalties and misconducts are according to FIFA Law XII and NJYSA (http://www.njyouthsoccer.com/) State Cup rules. 15. No guest players are allowed. The offending player will not be allowed to play in their next regularly scheduled Tournament game. The offending coach will receive a Yellow Card. 16. No secondary passes are allowed. 17. No added injury time. 18. Teams from outside the state of New Jersey must have a copy of “Permission to Travel Form” approved and signed by a USSF Representative. 19. No Golf Carts are allowed. 20. No Pets are allowed at ANY field per Livingston & West Orange town ordinances.

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Tournament Cancellation:

Our fields have excellent drainage. The Tournament will be played through almost all weather conditions. In the unlikely event that any games need to be cancelled, for whatever reason, there are no provisions for making up games. If the Tournament is cancelled for any reason 80% of the registration fee will be refunded.

Tournament Format – Large-Sided and U11 & U12 Small-Sided:

1. After Tournament play, the following format will be used for Playoffs: A. Finals 1 vs. 2. B. Flights with 5 teams; 1st and 2nd will be based on points, teams in these flights will play 4 games. C. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win. D. Large-Sided tied matches will be decided by penalty kicks. The winning team will receive 3 points for the win and the losing team will receive 1 point for the tied match. E. Small-Sided winning team receives 3 points. In the event of a tie both teams will receive 1 point. There is no penalty shootout for Small-Sided games except in the Final.

2. Tie Breaker Format: A. Head-to-Head competition (in the event of a two-way tie see #3 below). B. Total goals against (least). C. Total goals scored (maximum five (5) goals per game). D. Total goal differential (maximum (5) goals per game (G.F. minus G.A.)). E. Large-Sided games will follow penalty kick method as described by FIFA with the following exception: Any player on the Tournament roster is eligible to take part in the shootout, not just those players on the field at the end of the game. F. Small-Sided will be determined by a coin flip.

3. Tie Breaker format in the event of more than a two way tie. A. Total goals against (least). B. Head-to-Head competition. C. Total goals scored (maximum of five (5) goals per games). D. Total goal differential (maximum (5) goals per game (G.F. minus G.A.)). E. All Large-Sided games will follow penalty kick method as described by FIFA with the following exception: Any player on the Tournament roster is eligible to take part in the shootout, not just those players on the field at the end of the game. F. Small-Sided will be determined by a coin flip.

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Tournament Conduct:

1. Smoking is not allowed at any field location. 2. No Pets are allowed at ANY field per Livingston & West Orange town ordinances. 3. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at any field location. 4. Players, coaches, and spectators are expected to conduct themselves within the spirit of the law as well as the letter of the law. Display of offensive language, temper, or dissent is cause for ejection from the game and field of play. Coaches shall be held responsible for the conduct of all persons on their team and those supporting the team. 5. Each team shall share the same side of the field while the spectators will occupy the opposite side. 6. The referee only may suspend play or abandon the game. If the referee abandons the game due to misconduct by players, coaches, or spectators on one team, a victory will be awarded to the opposing team with the score being 1-0. 7. Players, coaches, and team officials ejected from a game by the referee shall be automatically suspended for the following game and, depending on the violation, may be suspended for more games as determined by the Tournament Committee.

FUNDRAISING RAFFLE FIRST PRIZES:

FOUR (4) ADIDAS GIFT CARD PACKAGES OF $250.00 EACH SECOND PRIZES:

TWO (2) SETS OF FOUR (4) TICKETS EACH TO A 2016 NEW YORK RED BULLS HOME MATCH

TWO (2) SETS OF TWO (2) LOWER BOWL TICKETS EACH TO A 2016 NEW JERSEY DEVILS HOME GAME

$5.00/Ticket; $20.00/Book (5 tickets per book) Drawing will be held on Sunday, September 11 at 4:00 PM.

Winner need not be present.

10% of all proceeds will be donated to Puppies Behind Bars

Puppies Behind Bars trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans

and explosive detection canines for law enforcement.

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