Goals
| We bring our best game to the annual summer tournament through team building; we make a commitment to one another, a commitment to practice together, and a commitment to playing together as much as feasible in the spring. We recognize the dedication of the founding players by fielding as strong a team as possible in the oldest possible division. We aspire to field the most competitive and fun team in every possible division by |
 Over 50 team, Denver, 2016 |
| attracting players in each age bracket who will share our camaraderie and commitment to our goals. Open to learning, we are committed to working to improve our skills, fitness, teamwork and knowledge of the game without losing sight of the fun garnered from the sport. | |
| Player Placement Guidelines | |
| Players will be rostered in their oldest eligible age group and expected to play primarily for that team.
Should a team be overpopulated (as determined by the coach and the team’s two representatives) and a younger team be in need of players (as determined by that team’s coach and two representatives), then both teams will be informed, and the elder team’s players will be invited to request transfer to the younger team. The two coaches and four team representatives will determine which players, if any, will be transferred. |
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Spring Attendance Guidelines
 2005 tournament team |
The Bay State Breakers intend that all players play on their assigned teams (on Sundays) and practice together (once a week) as much as possible. Please do not sign up if you cannot commit to an average of 1/2 of all practices and games. If a player has a scheduling conflict, this player may attend another team practice, but please arrange to play with your primary team as much as possible.
Provision for tournaments: Only those Breakers players who have fulfilled this attendance requirement in the season prior to a tournament will be able to start tournament games. |
Guidelines for Tournament Play
| Eighteen players is the ideal roster size. Assuming a player is healthy, the minimum playing time for field players during the tournament is an average of 1/3 of each game. Double rostering for the tournament – A player may apply to be on the roster of a secondary Breakers team. The coach of the secondary team will determine who will be double-rostered and, before each tournament game, which double rostered players, if any, will suit up. A player may not play more than 1/4 of each game for their secondary team, until their primary team has completed all of their tournament games. Goalies are exempt from this provision. No players will be cut from practices or Spring games. If necessary, however, after four weeks of outdoor games, the coaches will determine rosters for the teams traveling to the annual summer tournament. In the case of over-populated teams: |
| Veteran Players- Players who have participated in this national tournament with the Breakers in the past are delineated as “Veteran Players.” In general, Veteran Players will play for their eldest eligible team. If the team roster is over capacity with Veteran Players, then the youngest player(s), in order of youngest birthday, will be rostered with the next youngest team. |
| New Players – Players who have not participated in this national tournament with the Breakers in the past are delineated “New Players.” In general, New Players will play for their eldest eligible team. If the team roster is over capacity, the youngest New Player (s), in order of youngest birthday, will be rostered on the next youngest team with space on their roster. This could be the next youngest team or the next youngest after that, if there is one. Thus, New Players cannot “bump’ Veteran Players from a roster. Unforeseen circumstances: If unforeseen circumstances arise during a tournament, the Breakers coaches and the Breakers Steering Committee shall meet together to determine a solution. |
| The Breakers committee has the right to change the above guidelines at any time to best suit the majority of all of the teams. |