GAMES
OPERATING PROCEDURES
Spring 2010
All players on a team must wear the same
uniform (except the goalkeeper who should wear a different color from both
teams) and be neatly attired with shirts tucked in and socks pulled up. Shin guards are mandatory.
Home
team must change Jersey color in case of conflict with visiting team.
Line-up cards and player passes must be
submitted to the referee 15 minutes before game time. No player will be allowed to play without
a pass card. Coach is responsible for accurate entry of all
requested information on line-up card for both played and forfeited games. Players sitting out a game, for a
previous infraction, should be so noted on the line-up card. Both white copies go to the home team coach
who is responsible for submitting them to the League office. Referee retains both the pink and yellow
copies. Coaches exchange the buff
copies.
In the case of team “no-show” where one or
both coaches are present, the line-up cards must be completed by those present
and submitted to the League office.
White copies of line-up cards must be
submitted to the League office within 7 days of game. A $5 fine is assessable
for either a card with incomplete/incorrect (i.e.: Age group listed incorrectly) information or late arrival at the league
office. A $5 fine is assessable for any game score that is reported late to the
league.
Coach must have the original copy of each
player’s registration/medical form with him at each practice and game.
The home team club (one person) should be designated to call in all the clubs home team
scores) is responsible for phoning the scores of all its games, both played or
involving forfeiture, into the League office on Sunday evening or between the
hours of 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM on Monday following week-end games or in the
case of week-day make-up games, scores must be reported on the first following
workday during normal business hours. A
$5 fine per game is assessable for failure to call in score promptly.
The forfeiting team must notify the other
team as early as possible. The home team
must immediately notify the Age Group Coordination, referee assignor and or
referee assigned to the game. In
addition, the forfeiting team is subject to paying the normal referee fee if
the referee assignor does not receive notification by Wednesday night before
the scheduled game. The home team must call the score (3-0) in to the League
office and both teams must submit a signed line-up card denoting the
forfeiture.
Of the season.
Games must be played within 2 weeks of the
originally scheduled game. If not the
Age Group Coordinator will pick 4
alternative dates to make up the game. These
Alternative dates can include neutral fields
selected by the Age Group Coordinator
if a field is not available for either the Home or away
club.
First Offense $250.00 fine
Second Offense $500.00
For fine purposes.
Any team that forfeits in any of the above
scenarios may be disqualified from trophy competition and not be eligible for
the Dinner Of Champions if so deemed
After the schedule has been published, any
wholesale changes by a club in scheduled fields, time or date, written notice
by the club must be given to all teams involved before the changes become
effective. In emergency situations,
(less than 72 hours) both coaches involved in a change must contact the Age
Group Coordinator to verify the change and the Age Group Coordinator must
notify the Referee Assignor.
THE TEAM
RECEIVING THE APPROVAL MUST ADVISE HIS / HER CLUB PRESIDENT WHO IS ULTIMATELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL NOTIFICATIONS BEING GIVEN.
In the event of a last minute emergency
change of field, the home team should consider providing persons at the
original site to escort the visiting team and referee to the new field in order
to guard against forfeit.
For any reason, other than inclement weather
and/or if the referee declares the field unplayable, a rescheduled game must be
played before the originally scheduled date.
Postponements are permitted only when caused by severe weather or
adverse field conditions. Lack of
sufficient team personnel, coach availability or attendance at a tournament
does not justify a postponement, but rather can be considered a forfeit if
deemed so by the AGC.
The State Cup Competition takes priority
over League games. However, teams
involved must try to play the league scheduled game before the original
date. Make sure that both coaches advise
the Age Group Coordinator. If an
In the event of severe weather or adverse
field conditions, a club may decide to postpone all scheduled home games for a
particular day.
In this case, the individual coaches do not
request approval. Instead, the Club
President or Travel Director must notify the Age Group Coordinators, referee
assignor and all the visiting club presidents or designated travel team
contacts. This must all be done before
10:00 am (unless the first effected game is before 12 noon in which case a
minimum of 2 hours notice is required.
The club presidents or travel directors are
responsible for notifying the individual coaches and Division 2 and 3 referees
within their own club.
When certain games must be postponed because
of field or weather conditions worsen during the day and the field owner or
referee decides the games will not be played, the home team must report fully
on the situation during the Monday score call-in time period.
Make-up games, due to inclement weather or
unplayable field conditions, must be scheduled so that they are played within
two weeks of the original date. The make
up date should not be left to the last day of the two-week period in case of
bad weather. It is the home team’s
responsibility to arrange the make-up. Both
coaches must notify their Age Group Coordinator of the agreed upon date and
time within 3 (three) days of the originally scheduled game. If coaches do not contact their Age Group
Coordinator within the two-week period to reschedule a game, their team may be
given a forfeit.
If the two teams fail to agree on the
make-up date and time, the Age Group Coordinator will choose the date and
time. The home team must notify the Age
Group Coordinator of this need within 3 days of the original date.
Once the make-up date and time has been
established, it is the home team’s responsibility to arrange for the field and
request a referee from their Age Group Coordinator. Coaches are NOT to call the referee assignor
directly
After a scheduled make-up has been played,
the home team (or appropriate person in the home team club) must call the score
in and send line-up cards to the league office as normally required.
Unless field conditions make it impossible,
the coaches, players and parents of each team will be located on opposite side
of the field during the game. The home
team will have first choice of sideline with the visiting team, players,
coaches and parents going to the opposite sideline.
If an assigned referee fails to show, the
League office must be notified when the scores are called in. The two teams may agree on a substitute who
must officiate the complete game (no splitting the
job). If the agreed upon substitute is a
relative of a player or coach of either team, both coaches must agree, in
writing, to this arrangement before the game.
Once the substitute referee starts the game,
he/she cannot be replaced even if the assigned referee shows up late. The substitute referee shall receive the
current HVSRA payment schedule.
If a team delays the start of game by more
than 15 minutes by being late or, in the case of the team providing the field,
does not have the field playable (e.g. lack of corner flags, proper nets or
lines), the offending team may be subject to forfeit 3-0.
SUSPENSION
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS:
If
a game is suspended by weather or darkness and can not be resumed on that day, It shall be declared official only if more than half a game
is played. The result at that point shall be the official result. If the game
is not an official result, it shall be re-played in its entirety from the
beginning.
All divisions have unlimited substitutions
with the referee’s permission. This does
not eliminate the requirement that each player plays at least a half game in
all divisions other than Division I.
A coach MAY substitute a player who
has received a caution (yellow card) before play restarts.
For division I play, the home team is
responsible for paying the referee prior to the referee check the home team’s
line up cards and equipment. The Hudson
Valley Soccer Referee Association fee schedule for 2009-2010 season
is:
High School -
$75.00 Under 12 - $42.00
Under 14 -
$52.00 Under 10 - $37.00
3 man system (when
available) High School $38 per linesman
U14 $26
per linesman
U12 $21
per linesman
U10 $19 per linesman
Division I assigned first.
High School Game
Duration and Referee Fees
ALL
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES - Both Halves should be 45 minutes and the appropriate U19
Fee Paid
Complaints relative to the quality of
refereeing should never be directed to the referee assignor. The appropriate means is through the Referee
Evaluation Forms and the protest procedure.
Referee Evaluations forms are to be completed online beginning mid
September 2005. Their use is COMPULSORY
for each game for compliments as well as criticisms.
A written signed notice must be presented to
the referee and opposing coach at the field (It may be written on the line-up
card). For a protest involving field
conditions, this notice must be presented at half-time to the referee. See the League By
Laws for subsequent steps in the protest procedure.
RUNNING UP SCORES:
One of the purposes of the League is to
promote good sportsmanship. When teams
are mismatched, coaches should consider various score limiting techniques.
Excessive
Goal Differential-7 Goals
No goal differential in excess of 7
goals is acceptable
If any team exceeds a Seven (7) goal
differential the following will occur:
1st Offense-warning to coach and club
2nd Offense-one game suspension for the coach and $100
3rd Offense-Three game suspension to
coach and $200 fine to the club.
4th Offense-six month suspension to
the coach and $500 fine to the club.
INELIGIBLE PLAYERS
There
are no “Guest Players” or “Tournament Only” players allowed whatsoever in any
League games.
Only players carded to your team may participate in League Games.