April 25-27, 2024

Regular games will be held Friday night and Saturday. Playoff games will begin Saturday afternoon/evening. Typically semi-finals and finals are on Sunday and end around 4pm. Open and Over 30 division finals are typically Saturday late afternoon/early evening.

Requests are welcome but not promised. We will do our best to accommodate each team, but the final schedule depends on the number of teams registered in each division. The final schedule is published one week before the tournament.

Divisions

Coed Open 6v6 (4 men, 2 women, all 18+)

Registered Teams:

Coed Over 30 6v6 (4 men 30+, 2 women 18+)

Registered Teams:

Fully Recreational (All 18+, 6v6, min 1 female on the field)

Registered Teams:

Special Rules:

• Rosters limited to 12 players total

• The board reserves the right to review rosters and change division placement if necessary

• Each player must play in one regular game to be eligible to play in playoffs and finals

• Receipt of red card prohibits play for the remainder of the tournament

• T-shirts will be provided and MUST be worn as your jersey for the duration of the tournament

• Players are welcome to register on multiple teams, even within the same division. However, if those teams play each other, said player must only play with ONE team for the entirety of that game and may not switch

• Game clock starts at game time. No exceptions and no delays

• No need for a female to be on the field to start and no minimum number of players. See rule above

Kickin’ Cancer -- Rules & Policies

RULES

• All Games are 6v6 Format (including goalkeeper)

• Maximum of 4 male players on the field (per team) - except in the recreational division

• No offsides

• Substitutions on the fly

• Kick ins (no throw ins) - DIRECT

• All free kicks are direct

• Five yards given on free kicks and kick ins

• If an indirect foul occurs in the box direct kick given at the top of the box

• Kick ins are direct

• Slide tackling is NOT permitted

• Physically sliding when an opponent is not around IS permitted. For example to save a ball from going out of bounds

• Slide tackling call is completely at the discretion of the referee

• Penalty kicks to be taken from marked spot

• Goalies CAN drop-kick and punt

• Goalies can NOT slide tackle feet first inside or outside the box challenging for the ball

• Goalies CAN slide in the box to block a shot

• During play, if the ball hits a wire above the field – play on!

EQUIPMENT

• Shin guards are not mandatory

• Player are not permitted to play with the following:

• Watches, including fitbits

• Jewelry

• Cleats with metal studs

• Hard casts

• Ballcaps

• Any other equipment or item(s) deemed as dangerous by the referee

• Must wear: shirt, shorts, shoes

• Goalies must wear a distinguishing color from players

• Teams must wear tournament shirts

• If pinnies are needed for entire team, priority given to team in tournament shirts

TOURNAMENT POLICIES

• Maximum of 12 players per roster

• Receipt of red card immediately prohibits play in remainder of tournament

• Players CAN play on multiple teams within same division or in different divisions but cannot switch teams mid game

• Player must play in at least ONE regular game to be eligible for playoff games/finals

• Must be 18+ to participate

• No minimum needed to start a 6v6 game

• Games WILL start at designated time, regardless of number of players on the field

• Maximum of 4 male players on the field for full Coed team (except in the recreational division)

• The standard male to female ratio is 4/2 for 6v6 teams. However, Coed teams are welcome to have more female players on the field. For example: 3M/3F

• All players must sign league/facility waiver to participate

CONTACT

• Organizer: Jenny Pleasant Rhodes

• Email: jenny@knoxkickincancer.com

• Phone: 865-207-3573

• Website: knoxkickincancer.com

• Social: @knoxkickincancer