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2010 Youth Indoor Soccer
Notes & Frequently Asked Questions
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Welcome! We would
like to thank you for registering your team to play in the
2010 Summer or Winter Indoor Soccer League at the Sports
Connection (formerly Sports Warehouse). We’re set for
another exciting season!
A staff member
will review any rules/questions you have before the first
game o the Summer season. There will be a Winter Captains/Coaches
meeting on Sunday, November 7th from 7-8 PM. Someone will
be available to answer your questions during that time and
go over rules & policies for the upcoming season.
Attendance is not mandatory but is highly recommended.
Balances: All
balances are due by the captain's meeting or first game at
the latest.
Player's Cards:
Player's Cards are NOT required for Youth Soccer.
Requests: We have
honored most requests we had on file before schedules were
created. For future scheduling conflicts, please submit
your requests to
Office@SportsConnectionNC.com. We will review all
requests each Monday, and make any changes that are
possible, then contact teams.
Divisions: We
usually only have one division per age group. If we have
enough teams to break into Competitive and Recreational
divisions, we will. That is why we ask teams to specify.
Normally, we just have the one division. In the event a
few recreational teams are registered in an age level
comprised of mainly competitive teams, we’ll inform those
teams to see what they would like to do. If that is the
situation with competitive teams, we’ll encourage them to
move up.
Schedules:
All games
are not on the same day of the week, since many players
have other obligations. For example, if all games were on
Saturday mornings and some players also play basketball,
you would be forced to decide which one to play. Now they
are able to make both games sometimes.
Each team
will play 7 regular season games and 1-2 playoff games.
We try to
have all teams play at least their first game by
Thanksgiving (for Winter season). From there, we try to have teams play at
least every other week but there may be some weeks where
you have more than one week in between games due to
special requests, etc.
Game Durations:
U9 - U12 teams will play two 18-minute halves. U13 - U18
teams will play two 20-minute halves. All teams will have
a 2-minute halftime.
Winter Holidays: Most
teams will play games during the holidays, including
during the week. We understand some people travel, but
many stay home and enjoy getting out of the house to play
games and have relatives come watch. Teams can add players
at anytime to a roster, even if just for a game or two
over the holidays. We will NOT have games over July 4th
weekend for the Summer Season.
Forfeits: If you
must forfeit a game, PLEASE call us in advance so we can
find a team to play in your place.
Bench Coach:
There must be a parent on the bench of all youth games,
including high school.
Ages: U9 means
"under 9." The age group you play in is the age you were
as of August 1, 2010. If you were 8 on August 1, you play U9. If
you were 9, you play U10. The Sports Connection will ask
for verification of age only if another team protests.
Rosters:
Players can go to our website (SportsConnectionNC.com) and
click on MySAM to load the MySAM website. From there,
players can create their own account, fill out a waiver,
and see their schedule and standings. Team Managers can
invite players to join their team from MySAM. Players
cannot join a Youth Soccer Team without an invite from the
team manager or calling the Sports Connection office.
Rosters should be in place by the 1st game.
You can add players at any time. However, only those on
your roster by the completion of your 5th game will be
eligible for playoffs. You can add players for your 6th &
7th game if needed, but they won't be able to play in the
playoffs. Players found playing in a game and not on the
team's roster will cause the team to forfeit that game and
all previous games he/she has played in.
Minimum Numbers:
Teams can play with a minimum of 4 players. Less players
than that will result in a forfeit. The ref will start
each game on time and play will begin once the minimum
number of players are on the field. A team has 5 minutes
from the start time to produce the minimum number of
players in order to avoid a forfeit.
Pick-Up Players:
If you need to pick-up a player for a game, they must fill
out a waiver prior to play. If you are picking up a player
from another team, the coordinator & opposing captain must
OK the pick-up. There are no pick-up players allowed in
playoffs.
Playing Up/Down:
Teams can play UP a division, but now down.
House Teams:
We
attempt to form house teams. They are often combined age groups. We
will provide T-Shirts for each player at their first game.
SC Staff will coach the team initially until a parent
wants to take over.
Wait Lists: We
will continue to accept individual registrations and place
them on a wait list for other teams to pick-up if needed.
We will give contact info to captains who are looking for
players, but make sure the captain tells us if they pick
them up so we can then transfer the player to the correct
team.
Equipment: All
players must wear shin guards with socks covering them. No
cleats are allowed. Flat-soled shoes work best. Teams
should not bring their own soccer balls. All teams should
have matching color jerseys with numbers. Goalkeepers must
wear a jersey contrasting that of his/her team AND the
opposing team. In the event of "same color" jersey
conflict, the home team will wear a "dark color," and the
visitors will wear a "light color." Teams should bring two
jerseys just in case. We will also provide pinnies if
needed. If your team informs us of your jersey color, we
will note that in parentheses after your team name in the
schedule so you can see what color your opponent is
wearing.
Soccer Ball Sizes:
U9 - U12 play with Size #4 balls. U13 and
up play with size #5.
Cards:
Blue Card - Three team or personal fouls result in a blue
card, which results in a two-minute penalty that is over
when that time expires or when the opposition scores a
goal.
Yellow Card - Four personal fouls is a
yellow card, which results in a two-minute HARD penalty
that is over only after the two minutes expire.
Red Card - Five personal fouls is a red
card, which results in a five-minute HARD penalty,
ejection from game and additional 1-game suspension. A
player receiving two red cards will be suspended for a
minimum of one entire season.
Punting: There is
no punting or drop kicks.
Injuries: Time
will run continuously except for serious injuries.
Mercy Rules: When
a team is down by 5 or more goals, they are allowed to add
another player until they are within 3 goals, to which
they will then return to normal strength.
Overtime: There
will be no overtime periods or shootouts during the
regular season.
During playoffs, we'll play 3-minute sudden
death overtime where each team will remove 2 players (play
3v3 with keeper). If the match is still tied, we'll go to
sudden death PK's.
Playoffs:
Playoff brackets are on
MySAM and the SC website.
At least the
top 4 teams will advance to the playoffs at the end of the
season. All other teams in the league will each play in a
consolation game. In some larger divisions, more than 4
teams may advance to the playoff round. Check our website
and SAM program for details each season.
Prizes:
The winning and runner-up
teams in each league will receive medallions and/or
Championship T-Shirts.
Referees: SC
staff has trained the referees. Any suggestions/complaints
should be forwarded to league management. The ref shall
address captains at the start of each match. Those
captains and/or coach should be the only person
communicating issues to the ref during the game. All
referee decisions are final.
SC Staff: There
will always be an SC certified referee, coordinator and/or
full-time staff member on hands during the games. They
will be here to help you with roster procedures, rules
questions, etc.
Sportsmanship:
The primary focus of our league is fun. Please keep this
in mind when competition becomes intense or when a referee
makes a call you do not agree with. We value sportsmanship
and referees have been instructed to keep sportsmanship
and safety a priority. Unacceptable behavior may result in
ejection/suspension from a game or the league. Fighting of
any kind will result in automatic removal from the league.
Food/Drinks:
Please do not bring ice chests and large amounts of food
into the Sports Connection facility. Please do not have
team parties at the end of games as we get congested with
new teams entering for the next games. If you would like
to rent a party room, please let us know.
Weather: If there
is severe weather, please use your own judgment if it's
safe to travel. Each person's comfort level to travel in
bad weather is different. We as a norm do not cancel
games, but that does not mean all players should risk
injury by trying to make it to a game. It's just a game.
If games are canceled, our website and rainout line are
the first things updated. Click on "Rainouts" in the top
right corner of our website. It's very difficult for us to
make up games.
Rules: If you
need additional insight into our rules and policies
regarding the league, please click on the link for LEAGUE
RULES.
SC Contact Info:
SC phone number is 704-583-1444. Our website is
www.SportsConnectionNC.com and Email:
Office@SportsConnectionNC.com |
