Tournament Information

Jerry Lyle Pettis served our community as an educator, a businessman, and as United States Representative to Congress from January 3, 1967, until his accidental death in a plane crash on February 14, 1975. After his untimely death, his wife was urged to run for his seat. Shirley Neil Pettis served in the 94th and 95th Congresses (1975 – 1979) as a member of the Interior, Education, and Labor and Foreign Affairs Committees. Having retired from politics, the Honorable Shirley Neil Pettis continued to serve our community in numerous roles including membership on the Loma Linda University Board of Trustees.

Address

Drayson Fields: 25207 Shepardson Dr, Loma Linda.

Loma Linda Academy: 10656 Anderson St, Loma Linda.

Rules

No PETS are permitted on the LLA campus or the LLU Drayson Fields.

Regarding Drayson Center Fields: Loma Linda University is very proud and protective of its turf field please be sure to abide by their very strict rules of:

NO FOOD or DRINKS and NO STAKING into the turf.

Dates

December 2-5, 2024

Tournament Regulations

All game officials are members of and assigned by the Inland Chapter of the Southern California Soccer Officials Association. Referees and assistant referees are neutral parties interested in maintaining fairness, safety, and a high standard of play. Players, coaches, and spectators are expected to be respectful of the standards of good sportsmanship and fair play represented by the officials.

Game Regulations

Number of Games – Each team plays four games.

• Duration of Games – 35–5–35

• Points - Regulation victory 3 / Tie 1 / Regulation loss 0

• Tie Breakers - Head-to-head / Goals Against / Shutouts / Coin Flip

• For games that end regulation in a tie:

  • Pool Play games will end in a tie

  • Placement games will go directly to kicks from the penalty mark.

  • 1st Place games will play and extra period of 10min, if the game remains tied it will go to kicks from the penalty mark.

• Uniforms – The home team wears dark color jerseys, the team listed first on the schedule is the home team.

• Game Balls – The home team supplies 3 game balls.

• Game Report – Submit game reports to the tournament manager immediately after each game. kkay@lla.org - Please include the names of both teams and score.

• Cautions – Cards carry over to following games.

  • A second yellow card means that the player does not play in the next game.

  • If both yellow cards are issued in the same game, the player is ejected from the current game, but if they are in separate games player is allowed to finish the current game, but must not enter the following game.

  • Yellow-red (soft red) means the player does not finish the current game, or play in the following game. Such a player may be replaced.

  • A straight red card means that the player does not finish the current game, cannot be replaced, and does not play the following game.

Parking

Please park in the designated parking areas. Do not park along the curb in front of the gym or fields.

Spectator and Parent Information

As a parent of a student-athlete(s) at our school, your goals should include:

• Realize that athletics are part of the educational experience, and the benefits of involvement go beyond the final score of a game.

• Encourage our students to perform their best, just as we would urge them on with their classwork.

• Participate in positive cheers that encourage our student-athletes, and discourage any cheers that would redirect that focus - including those that taunt and intimidate opponents, their fans, and officials.

• Learn, understand, and respect the rules of the game, the officials who administer them, and their decisions.

• Respect the task our coaches face as teachers, and support them as they strive to educate our youth.

• Respect our opponents as student-athletes, acknowledge them for striving to do their best, and develop a sense of dignity and civility under all circumstances.

Concessions

A complete concession stand will be available in the high school gym including rice & curry, veggie burgers, nachos, corn dogs, chips, candy, and drinks.