The second edition of the "TATA TEA" Jaago Re Soccer Stars'09 - Go to Arsenal is being held across 10 cities amongst school football teams to search for the 30 most talented kids to be trained by Arsenal coach for a couple of weeks in Calcutta from May 18 onwards. The 16 most talented kids will go on to represent India at the Arsenal International Football Tournament from July 27 to August 2, 2009 in London.
The tournament series kicked-off last week in Calicut, Kerala and will finish on April 11 with the All-India finals. The Jaago Re Soccer Stars is based on a 7 A-Side concept. Each squad consists of 10 players out of which 7 are present on the field while the other 3 are rolling substitutes. The duration of the match is seven minutes per half with an immediate changeover at half time. This has been done to give more schools a chance to participate in the tournament. The rules are similar to a 11 A-Side match with some exceptions. The matches are played on a 50m by 27m field and the goal posts are 14 feet by 7 feet. The tournament at each venue is conducted on a league cum knockout basis. If matches during the knockout stage end in a tie there will be penalty shootout of 3 kicks per team followed by a sudden death to decide the winner.
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