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Come out to the Hills of Gilroy for a Spooky afternoon! We will be hosting the Halloween Hackfest for our Third year!  This is a Traditional 7v7 format, 25 minute halves, 2 seeding games, 2 playoff games and championship. We will use Braveheart tie-breakers if necessary in pool and playoff games.

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Hackfest 2024

    Hackfest 2025 Information

    Where:

    The Halloween Hackfest will be held at Kirigan Cellars in Gilroy. This is an all-grass facility that sits in the hills of Gilroy amongst the grapevines. Due to the area, there will be no lights on the field so we will be done each day before sunset. 

    The Cellars offers a tasting bar with a variety of local Wines and even Mimosas for our parents! We will have a food truck on site to help out with the hungry families!


    Kirigan Cellars:

    11550 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy, CA 95020, USA

    When:

    Nov 1st. for youth (10U-14U) 

    Nov. 2nd for HS (JV-9/10th Grade, Varsity 9-12th Grade)

    Who

    We are looking to continue to build this tournament back to what it once was. We are taking on all comers!  Travel Club, School Teams, and of course our own Redhawks Teams.

    Teams who register before 9/15 will receive a 100$ discount for early-bird registration.

    Team registration will be 1300$ after 9/15

    7v7 Rule Set

    Timing and Game Play

    Games will have 2 Running time 25-minute halves And a 5 minute halftime.

    No clearing clocks or need to “get it in”

    Face-offs to start each half. After each Goal, the goalkeeper will pull the ball out of the net and initiate the restart on the refs whistle.

    Teams must play in playoff games to compete in their divisions Championship.

    Failure to play in scheduled games will be deemed a forfeit.

    Field Numbers and Goalie Play

    This is a 7v7 tournament; 1 goalie, 2 defensemen, 2 midfielders, and 2 attackmen.

    Offsides are in effect. On any possession, the offensive team may only have 4 players on the offensive half of the field. 

    D-poles are allowed from U12 to HS.

    A Braveheart will be used for any ties in pool play and Playoff games. A Braveheart is a 1v1 and goalies that starts with a face-off. There may only be one player that crosses the midline for either team.

    Penalties

    We will maintain the USA Lacrosse rulebook, with a slight adjustment to times. Any foul on the field will be a time-and-a-half penalty. All other penalties will follow the youth and NFHS rulebook.

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