2025 Boys Select Playoffs Format & Guide

2025 Boys Select Playoffs Format & Guide

MAY 17 DEADLINE FOR REGULAR SEASON GAMES & POST GAME REPORTS:

  • All regular season games must be played by Saturday, May 17
  • ALL Post Game Reports MUST be submitted by 11pm on May 17.
  • CLICK HERE to submit a post-game report
  • Any game's Post Game Report NOT submitted by 11pm on May 17 will not count for the final regular season standings and Power Rankings.

 

CLICK HERE - Select League Power Rankings, Standings and Schedules

 

PLAYOFFS

  • Every team will play in a single elimination post-season bracket tournament, either the Championship Bracket or the Best of the Rest Bracket
  • See below for the number of teams for each division that will make the Championship Bracket
  • Power Rankings determine final standings for bracket placement. 
  • Power Rankings determine playoff seeding.
  • Playoff Brackets will be announced Monday night, May 19.

Boys 7/8 Championship Brackets

  • 1-4 Seeds automatically advance to Quarterfinals and will host the Quarterfinal Games
    • Quarterfinal games should be played on Friday, May 30 (see below for other possible dates if fields are not available)
  • If its a 8-12 team bracket, first round games must be played by Wed, May 28.
    • Higher seeded team hosts and works with opposing coach to schedule asap
  • Higher Seeded Teams host the semi-final games
    • Semi-final games should be played on Friday, June 6 (see below for other possible dates if fields are not available)
  • Championship Games are at Jordan Field at Harvard University
    • 7/8 D1 - Thursday, June 12 @ 7:45pm
    • 7/8 D2 - Thursday, June 12 @ 6:00pm
    • 7/8 D3 - Tuesday, June 10 @ 7:45pm
    • 7/8 D4 - Tuesday, June 10 @ 6:00pm
  • Communicate with opponent and potential future opponents to schedule games as soon as possible.

 

Game Operations Reminders For Playoffs:

  • Boys Select Games MUST consist of Four 10-minute start/stop time quarters. Exception, if the score differential ever gets to 12, game moves to running time for remainder of the game.
  • Girls Select Games MUST consist of TWO 25-minute running time quarters
    • Clock stops in the last minute of each half...
      • After a goal and starts with the draw whistle
      • All fouls in the critical scoring area and restarts on the officials whistle
  • Home Team must provide
    • A visible scoreboard
    • Scorers table, scoreboard and timing devices for game and penalties
    • Minimum 2 people to run clock, scoreboard, and penalty times.
    • Adequate game balls and endline balls.
    • Pylons or cones to cleary mark boundries, midfield/restraining lines, substitution box.
  • Both team head coaches should confirm the final score immediately after the game AND BOTH must submit a post-game report so MYL can verify the winner and score.
  • There is overtime in Select League Playoffs
  • BOYS
    • 4-minute sudden death overtime periods until a goal is scored. First goal wins.
  • GIRLS
    • 3-minute sudden death periods until a goal is scored. First goal wins
  • BOTH Teams Must Submit a Post Game Report for EVERY GAME
  • Scores are not official until a post game report is submitted by both teams.
  • CLICK HERE to submit a post game report