CULLMAN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
All,
Welcome to the Cullman JV & Freshman (Middle School) Invitational 2025! We are excited to host everyone and to support soccer in north Alabama.
(See bottom of email for weather information.)
Cullman High School Soccer Complex
860 Hoehn Dr NE
Cullman, AL 35055
Cullman High School Football Stadium - Visitor's Gate
1004 Stadium Dr NE
Cullman, Alabama
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Please especially note the message from our administrators here:
Remind teams that gum, suckers, sunflower seeds, candy, etc. are PROHIBITED on all turf fields.
Parking will be limited along the road at the soccer complex. We encourage attendees to use the student parking lot across Stadium Drive.
There will be only one gate open at the football stadium. Spectators may park in the student parking lot and walk down the sidewalk along Stadium Drive. This will also be an easier transition for anyone who needs to go between both locations. No other stadium gate will be open, and there is handicap parking available at the gate.
If you arrive before 3:10 on Friday, the primary school pickup line will be operating on Hoehn Drive. It also would be best to use the student lot and crosswalks to avoid congestion during this time.
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Please also note our soccer booster club is providing concessions meals for administrators, referees, trainers, and coaches; you will be able to use the attached meal card (please print) (Coaches and Admins. Please Click Here to get your voucher) to get meals at the concession stands. At the football stadium, the upstairs endzone room will be open for these people to warm up and eat their meal. A huge thank-you to our boosters for this gift.
Below you will find (1) the LIVE schedule and (2) the tournament point system and tiebreakers. The point system mimics the AHSAA area tiebreakers, with a few FIFA additions. Remember: referees and clock keepers will notify us of cards for tiebreakers! We hope the tiebreakers will encourage clean play from the players.
(1) Schedule (attached; home team, listed first, wears dark and provides game balls):
Friday, February 20 ($10 cash/card/GoFan gate; $15 weekend armband)
Saturday, February 21 ($10 cash/card/GoFan gate)
Live schedule (QR code attached):
http://bit.ly/CHSinvitational2025
or
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mdFHD5tBtlpsc2bhfdQZZk3pcjM1AC77Dfi_0ukL6HU/edit?usp=sharing
All games will use 30-minute halves with a 5-minute halftime. Games will use a running clock, with the exception of expulsion (red card) or serious injury that requires medical assistance on the field.
(2) Point System - Winner is the team with the most points after all games.
Win = 3
Tie = 1
Loss = 0
Tiebreakers, applied in the following order:
a) Winner of head-to-head match in group play
b) Goal differential (max +3/match)
c) Most goals scored (max +3/match)
d) Least goals conceded
e) Goal differential vs. 3rd place team (max +3/match); if 3rd place teams are tied on all other criteria, combine GD against both 3rd-place teams
f) Least straight red cards
g) Least soft red cards (double yellow)
h) Least yellow cards
i) Coin flip between captains w/ ref (if present) or w/ host school admin (if no referee available)
If three or more teams tie after all other criteria up to (h), use the following; if any of these criteria eliminate a team, return immediately to (a) using the remaining teams.
j) Goal-differential including tied teams only (+3/match)
k) Most goals vs. tied teams only (+3/match)
l) Least goals conceded vs. tied teams only
m) Goal differential vs. 4th place team
n) Draw two teams from a hat, and return to (a)
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Updated weather information for this weekend:
NWS shows wind chills no colder than 27F during games Friday and no colder than 32F during games Saturday:
These temperatures are within the threshold for safe play, but we ask you to watch your players. Encourage them to cover exposed skin. Our bathrooms are our designated warming stations, as all bathrooms are heated. If you have any concerns, consult the Encore trainer on site.
Review this article for cold weather guidelines and treatment:
https://www.nfhs.org/articles/guidelines-for-competition-in-the-cold/
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Contact me or Coach Jacob Brown jbrown@cullmancats.net with any questions.
Again, we are eager to see you all on campus, and we look forward to a great event!
Best,
Coach Will Drake
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Will Justice Drake, MFA
Cullman High School
Head Coach - Varsity Boys' Soccer
English 11 & 12
wdrake@cullmancats.net
