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  • A minimum of five (5) players constitute a team for teams in the U10 7v7 division.
  • A minimum of six (6) players constitutes a team for teams in the U10/U11, U11, and U12 divisions.
  • A fifteen-minute grace period shall be allowed beyond the official start time of the game if the minimum number of players is not available at the start time. If the minimum number of players is available, then the game can commence. If, at the end of the 15-minute grace period, the team still does not have the minimum number of players, the referee will suspend the game and report the failure of the team to take the field on the MSYSA JR State Cup game reports.
  • The MSYSA JR State Cup Chair or JR State Cup Chair Designee may determine the game to be forfeited after examining the game report and conducting an investigation.
  • In the event any team is suspected of forfeiting a game with the design or purpose of controlling the advancement of any team from its own bracket or any other bracket, the MSYSA JR State Cup Chair or JR State Cup Chair Designee may require such an advancing team to play another qualifying game against the next highest-ranking team that would otherwise be eligible to advance.
  • A team that fails to take the field because of withdrawal from the MSYSA JR State Cup (or game) after the deadline may be subject to sanctions levied by the MSYSA JR State Cup Chair, JR State Cup Chair Designee, JR State Cup Committee, or the MSYSA Board of Directors.
  • The score awarded to the winning team resulting from a forfeiture is 3-0.
  • All leagues will be responsible for their teams’ compliance of MSYSA JR State Cup rules.
  • A forfeiting team and/or its affiliating MSYSA league will be fined a minimum of $500 per game forfeited. Any teams and/or MSYSA leagues that do not pay the fine will be considered in bad standing, and the team will not be permitted to play in any future MSYSA activities until MSYSA receives payment.