World Cup Tournament

Itinerary

12:00PM: Meet activity coordinator at OISE on 5th floor for huddle

12:00PM- 1PM: Supervise & talk to students during lunch time

1:00PM: Meet your group and walk to St. George Station

1:10PM: Board the Line 2 Westbound Subway to Christie Pits Station

1:20PM: Get off at Christie Pits Station and walk to Christie Pits Park

1:30PM-1:45PM: Arrive at Christie Pits Park

1:45PM-2:00PM: Activity Leaders will give students the instructions and place them into their groups

2:00PM-4:15PM: Students participate in the World Cup Tournament

4:20PM: Activity Leaders gather  student groups to head back to the subway station

4:30PM: Dismiss groups at Christie Pits Station

Directions

1. Take the Line 2 Westbound subway

2. Get off at Christie Station and walk up to the street exit.

3. Arrive at Christie Pits and walk to the baseball field

Itinerary

12:30PM: Meet activity coordinator in the common area

12:30PM-1:30PM: Supervise students during lunch break 

1:30PM: Meet students in the common area and walk to St. Patrick Station

1:00PM: Walk to St. George Station

1:10PM: Board the Line 2 Westbound Subway to Christie Pits Station

1:20PM: Get off at Christie Pits Station and walk to Christie Pits Park

1:30PM-1:45PM: Arrive at Christie Pits Park

1:45PM-2:00PM: Activity Leaders will give students the instructions and place them into their groups

2:00PM-4:15PM: Students participate in the World Cup Tournament

4:20PM: Activity Leaders gather  student groups to head back to the subway station

4:30PM: Dismiss groups at Christie Pits Station

Directions

1. Take the Line 2 Westbound subway

2. Get off at Christie Station and walk up to the street exit.

3. Arrive at Christie Pits and walk to the baseball field

Equipment

• Soccer balls

• Whistle

• Score sheet

• Team List

Teams & Roles

1. Pre-Created Teams

   • Teams have already been created by the activity coordinator.

   • Activity leaders will be informed of which students are on which team.

2. Team Roles

   • Each team selects a captain.

   • Each team selects a goalie (can be switched between matches).

Tournament Rounds

1. Group Stage

2. Semi-Finals

3. Finale

The winners of each tournament round advance to the next stage

Activity Leader Roles

Referee - ensures the match is played fairly & safely

• start and s stop play 

• monitor game

• goal decision

• assist penalty kicks

Time Keeper - in charge of tracking match time for each game

Score Keeper - keeps track of the scores during the game, as well as the team progressions 

Match Length

• Each match lasts 8 minutes total.

• The referee will start and stop the game with a whistle.

• The clock runs continuously unless the referee stops the game for safety.

Players on the Field

• Each team has 7 players on the field:

  • 6 field players

  • 1 goalie

• Additional teammates stay on the sideline as substitutes.

Starting the Match

1. Coin Toss:

   • The team captains of the competing teams call heads or tails

   • The referee flips a coin to decide which team starts with the kickoff.

   • The winner  team  gets to do the kick off
     
     

2. Teams take positions on their respective halves.
   
   

3. The ball is placed in the middle of the field
   
   

4. The kickoff occurs when the activity leader blows the whistle.
   
   

5. The player kicks the ball forward, and the match begins
   
   

Scoring

• A goal counts when the entire ball crosses the goal line between the posts.

• Each goal is worth 1 point.

• After a goal is scored, the opposing team restarts play from the center circle.

Ball Out of Bounds / Offside

• There are no fixed field lines, so the ball can move freely.

• If the ball goes far away, into unsafe areas, or clearly hinders the game, the yellow-shirted activity leader can call it “out of bounds.”

• The referee places the ball in a safe spot and blows the whistle to resume play.

• Play continues with a kickoff or free pass to the team that last touched the ball (leader’s judgment)

Goalie Rules

• The goalie may use their hands only when they are standing near the goal

• The goalie must release the ball within 6 seconds.

• The goalie may throw, drop-kick, or pass the ball back into play.

Fouls

The referee stops play for:

• Pushing or tripping

• Handballs by field players

• Dangerous tackles

• Unsportsmanlike behavior

Penalty:

• The opposing team receives a free kick from the spot of the foul.
  
  

Substitutions

• Substitutions can happen during stoppages (throw-ins, goals, injuries).
  
  

Tie Games

1. Penalty Kicks

• The goalkeeper stays in goal.

• A designated kicker from the team stands with the ball at the penalty spot (you can mark it with a cone or a small bag in a park).

• Only one kicker and the goalie are involved at a time.

• All other players must stand outside the penalty area.
  
  

2. Taking the Kicks

• Teams alternate kicks:

  • Team A kicks first, then Team B, and so on.

• The kicker tries to score by kicking the ball into the goal.

• The goalie tries to stop the ball.
  
  

3. Scoring

• Each goal counts as 1 point.

• After three kicks per team, the team with more goals wins.

• If tied after three kicks, continue with sudden-death penalties:

• Each team takes one kick at a time until one team scores and the other misses

4. Rules During Penalties

• The kicker must shoot from the penalty spot.

• The ball must move forward and cannot be touched again until it crosses the goal line.

• The goalie must stay on the goal line until the ball is kicked.

• Players waiting their turn must stay outside the penalty area and behind the ball line.