We have established certain policies regarding keeping score and tracking team and/or division standings. The table below summarizes our approach:
| 6U | No | No | No |
| 8U | No | No | No |
| 10U | Yes | Yes | No |
| 12U | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 14U | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 16U | Yes | Yes | Yes (Area) |
| 19U | Yes | Yes | Yes (Area) |
For the divisions where we keep and/or post standings, our methodology is as follows:
| Win | 3 | 6 |
| Tie | 1 | 3 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals Scored | N/A | 1 (max 3) |
| Shut Out | N/A | 1 |
| Forfeit (i) | 3 | 8 |
| Abandoned Game (ii) | 1 | N/A |
| Yellow Card | N/A | -1 |
| Red Card | N/A | -2 |
| Goal Differential > 6 | N/A | -2 |
(i) Forfeit points are awarded to the team whose opponent is unable to field a team to play. The forfeit is recorded as a 1-0 “win” (Generally, in order to minimize disruption to parents, coaches and other volunteers, a forfeited game will not be re-scheduled, unless both coaches propose the forfeit and are able to re-schedule). A forfeit caused by BOTH teams being unable to field teams is recorded as a 0-0 tie, with one point to each team.
(ii) One point per team. If an abandoned game is subsequently rescheduled, the one point is removed and the result of the re-scheduled game counts in the standing.
Hillsborough Cup
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The Hillsborough Cup is a tournament held over the last two weeks of the season for 10UG, 10UB, 12UG, 12UB, 14UG, and 14UB divisions. The format changes somewhat each year based on the number of teams in each division. We typically construct round-robin play-in brackets to determine the teams that advance to the single elimination semi-final and final rounds.
The winner of the Hillsborough Cup represents Hillsborough in the annual Area 2N tournament in Foster City in late November / early December
8U Hillsborough Mini-Cup
Our 8UG and 8UB teams have the opportunity to play in a Hillsborough only tournament the last week of the season. There is no area tournament for either 8U division.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to the winner of the Hillsborough Cup in each Division/Gender (10U through 14U) and to the runner-up.
Managing Games Abandoned or Cancelled due to the Weather (the “El Niño Rule”)
A game that is abandoned (or never played) due to weather conditions and that cannot be rescheduled will result in 1 point “Rain out” awarded for each team. Note that rescheduling is VERY challenging and it may prove impossible to reschedule many of the abandoned games if we experience a wet fall season.
If the Commissioner has reason to believe that an abandoned game that is (i) scheduled in the final three weeks of the season and (ii) that likely has an impact upon who will be the winner of the season, cannot be rescheduled solely or principally due to the unreasonable actions of a coach or a team, the Commissioner has the ability to award a total of 3 points to the other team and remove the 1 point from the other team.