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To: All 2007/2008 CYSA Teams (U15 through U19)
From:
CYSA State Premier League Committee
Subject:
2007/2008 State Premier League Application and Manual
A State Premier
League Qualification Tournament is scheduled to select
additional teams for each playing group (up to a maximum of 10 teams
in each group.) The qualification tournament is scheduled for June 16-17,
2007. A Tournament Fee of $400.00 is required to be
submitted by all non-automatic qualifying teams applying to
participate in the CYSA State Premier League. This is a non-refundable
tournament fee.
The tournament
fee will be returned to each team if the SPL Qualification Tournament is
not held.
Teams
are to send their completed application, their completed
Tournament Questionnaire and their
2006/2007 roster
(if required) along with their Premier League fee of $350.00 (all
teams) and $400.00 non-refundable tournament application fee
(non-automatic qualifying teams).
No
Later than
JUNE 4, 2007, 5PM
to:
CYSA
Attn: State
Premier League
1040 Serpentine
Lane, Suite 201
Pleasanton, CA
94566
If you have any
questions, please contact your District State Premier League
Representative.
CYSA’s State Premier League:
The CYSA
State Premier League is formed to offer a high level of league competition
to qualified league –registered, Division 1 club/league teams.
Players participating in this league are provided an opportunity to match
skills with some of the best players in CYSA.
Team
Rosters:
All CYSA registered
teams are eligible for participation in the State Premier League. The
teams will be selected through the State Premier League Qualifying
Tournament, except for those teams which are automatic qualifiers and
which have met the established automatic qualifier criteria. No
team may have more than eighteen (18) players on its roster at any time
during the seasonal year and player eligibility shall be based on CYSA age
restrictions. Each team submitting an application for the Premier League
Qualifying Tournament must also complete the Qualifying Tournament
Seeding Questionnaire. Incomplete, falsified, or non-submitted
questionnaires will result in the disqualification of the team from
participating in the State Premier League Qualifying Tournament.
Automatic qualifiers must send in a copy of their
2006/2007 Official Team Roster (goldenrod) along with their team
application. Applications from automatic qualifiers which do not have a
copy of the 2006/2007 Official Team Roster (goldenrod) attached will be
considered incomplete and will result in the disqualification of the team
from participating in the State Premier League.
Automatic Qualifiers:
U17–U19 2006/2007 State Cup winners and teams selected in as wildcard
positions for the Far West Regionals will be offered automatic berths for
the 2007/2008 State Premier League season provided that the returning team
retains a minimum of (7) returning players. The U14-U16 2006/2007 State
Cup Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths in the 2007/2008
State Premier League season provided that the returning team retains a
minimum of (7) returning players. Teams that qualify must submit
supporting documentation with their application that proves that (7)
players are returning to the team. Supporting documentation accepted will
be the following: Previous season roster (2006/2007), adds and transfers.
All documentation must be signed and approved as per the rules and
regulations regarding registered CYSA players. All teams will be required
to pay the League fee of $350.00. Teams that meet this criteria will not
participate in the qualifying tournament.
League Affiliation:
Eligible teams must
be registered with their respective leagues according to CYSA, District
and League rules and procedures. Any league-registered team must apply
for the State Premier League through their District.
League Fees:
The CYSA office will collect all fees
for the State Premier League. Non-automatic qualifying teams applying for
the State Premier League will be assessed a $400.00 non-refundable
Tournament Fee in addition to a $350.00 League Fee. The $350.00 League
Fee will be refunded to the teams failing to qualify. Automatic
qualifying teams applying to the State Premier League will be assessed a
$350.00 League Fee. State Premier League Fees are due at the same time as
the application for the State Premier League is due. Applications which
do not have the fees included will be considered incomplete and will
result in the disqualification of the team from participating in the State
Premier League. Applications from automatic qualifiers which do not have
the League fee and previous season Official Team Roster (goldenrod)
attached will be considered incomplete and will result in the
disqualification of the team from participating in the State Premier
League. The $400.00 Tournament Fee will be returned to teams if it is
determined that a Qualification Tournament will not be held.
Team Responsibilities &
Penalties:
The
forfeit fine shall be paid to the State Premier League and shall be
guaranteed by the League from which the team is registered.
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Any
team that forfeits two scheduled Premier
games shall be deemed to have dropped out of the league, shall
be fined $500.00, and forfeit all fees.
Scheduled Premier games are
defined as follows: Premier League games, Premier Cup games, and
North-South Championship Cup games.
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Any team, which withdraws after the
establishment of the league schedule (July 23, 2007), shall not
receive a refund of its League Fee and will be fined $500.00.
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Any team that
withdraws after one league game has been played, will be treated the
same as a team that forfeits two games.
PREAMBLE
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The following are the rules and
regulations governing league play, disciplinary matters and protests
arising out of regular league play by State Premier League teams. They
supplement, but do not replace, supersede, or otherwise, modify,
existing procedures and rules relating to team play or conduct,
including rules and procedures governing tournaments. The State Premier
League teams remain subject to the jurisdiction and authority of CYSA,
its districts, and their own leagues.
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Team officials are reminded that they
are responsible for the conduct of themselves, their players, and their
sidelines, including spectators. A team official may be cautioned or
sent off based on misconduct of his/her sidelines regardless of whether
the coach or other team official participated in or encouraged the
misconduct.
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Team officials are reminded
that as long as one officially assigned
referee is present, regardless of whether Assistant Referees are
present, that the scheduled game will be played.
A.
DEFINITIONS
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The DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER refers to the District Commissioner for the district in
which the team is registered. If a District Commissioner has a direct
interest in a State Premier League team as a coach or parent of a
player, the term District Commissioner shall mean the person designated
by that District’s board to act as the State Premier League disciplinary
person.
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A TEAM OFFICIAL
is the coach, assistant coach or team manager duly registered with CYSA
as the coach, assistant coach or team manager for a specified State
Premier League team. A State Premier League game may not be played in
the absence of a duly registered team official of the team playing the
game, and no one but a duly registered team official of the team playing
the game may coach a State Premier League team.
Any team that fails to provide
a team official, with proper CYSA credentials, for a scheduled State
Premier League game will forfeit that game.
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The term REFEREE
refers to those individuals officiating a game, and includes center
referees, assistant referees, and fourth officials.
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A VERBAL WARNING
may be given to a player, coach or other team official by the referee in
order to indicate to that person that their conduct is improper. The
warning is given on an informal basis and can be given while the game is
in progress. The person warned is thereby placed on notice that further
improper conduct may result in a more serious and formal action by the
referee. A referee is not required to give a warning before taking more
serious and formal action.
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A CAUTION is administered during a
stoppage in play following the occurrence of an incident. It is a
formal statement to a player or team official that he or she is guilty
of misconduct and that any further misconduct requiring a caution will
result in being sent off from the game. A caution may be administered
to a player by the referee showing a yellow card; caution is
administered to a team official by the referee verbally without the
showing of a yellow card. A referee is not required to give a caution
before administering a send off.
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A SEND OFF is administered during a
stoppage in play following the occurrence of an incident. It is a
formal statement to the player or team official that he or she has been
sent off from the game. A send off may be administered to a player by
the referee showing a red card; a send off is administered to a team
official by the referee verbally without the showing of a red card. A
player who has been sent off after the start of a game may not be
substituted for during the rest of the game.
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Refer to the CYSA Team manual for specific
instructions for a player that has been sent off.
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A team official who has been sent
off shall leave the area. If a team official who has been sent off
refuses to leave the area within the time allotted by the referee,
the game shall be terminated. If a team official has been sent off
and another team official duly registered as a team official to that
team is not present at the game; the game shall be terminated. As
per CYSA Section 4:08:06 a team official will receive an additional
(2) games suspension above and beyond the minimums in sections 4:08
of the CYSA Manual.
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A game is FORFEITED when,
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A team does not show up ready
to play within 30 minutes of the scheduled time and place
they have been scheduled to play in the State Premier League
Schedule. It is the team’s responsibility to know when they are
scheduled to play ANY State Premier League game. It is the team’s
responsibility to be aware of any schedule changes that take place
in the State Premier League play that affects their team.
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A team that
is scheduled to participate must have no
more than 18 players and no
less than 7 players with proper credentials as called for in the
State Premier League Rules. No team will
be allowed to play without proper member passes, regardless of the
number of players present.
The team must also have a team administrator of the appropriate age
and with proper CYSA credentials as outlined in the State Premier
League Rules at the beginning of the game.
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A team that allows a
player/manager/coach to participate in a State Premier League Game,
and it is found out before, during or after the game, that the
player OR team administrator was not properly credentialed or was
not in “good standing” and should not have participated in the
game/games, shall have any of the
games the individual/individuals participated in become “forfeit”
games.
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A forfeited game will result in a
1-0 score, with appropriate points (W=3 points, L=0 points) being
applied in the State League Standings.
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A game is TERMINATED OR ABANDONED
when the following situations occur. The terms “abandon” and
“terminate” are interchangeable and mean the same thing for purposes of
State Premier League Play.
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The referee abandons/terminates
the game because he/she feels that it is in the best interest of the
players to abandon/terminate the game because of anyone of the
following reasons:
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The referee is unable to
control the players on the field.
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The referee is unable to
control the actions of individuals who are not “playing” in the
game. (coaches, team manager, spectators, etc.)
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The field has become “unsafe”
to play on, usually weather related or objects being thrown on the
field, or something has happened to the field that makes the field
“unsafe” for play.
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The referee has been instructed
by a State Premier League Administrator to abandon/terminate for a
specific purpose related to State Premier League Rules.
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The referee and his/her
assistants have been threatened by players/coaches/team
manager/spectators and feel it is in their best interests to
abandon/terminate the game and leave the site.
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Any reason that is consistent
with, “the risk of continuing play is out weighed by the
possibility of someone being seriously injured if the game
continues”.
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If the team does not have at
least one team administrator of the appropriate age with the
required CYSA credentials at any time ONCE the game has begun, the
game will be deemed an “abandoned/terminated” game.
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An “abandoned/terminated” game
will have the game score determined as follows:
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If the team which abandons the
game, as described above, or which causes the game to be
terminated, as described above, is losing at the time of the
abandonment/termination, the score remains with the appropriate
points (W=3 points, L=0 points) being applied in the State League
Standings.
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If the team that abandons the
game, as described above, or which causes the game to be
terminated, as described above, is tied at the time of
abandonment/termination, the score remains. The
abandoning/terminating team will receive 0 points, and the
remaining team will receive 1 point in the State Premier League
Standings.
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If the team that abandons the
game, as described above, or which causes the game to be
terminated, as described above, is winning at the time of the
abandonment/termination, the score remains. The
abandoning/terminating team will receive 0 points and the
remaining team will receive 0 points in the State Premier League
Standings.
B. PROCEDURES
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Rules of
play, subject to the additions stated below, are those set forth in
section 3:06 of the CYSA Constitution and Bylaws, Procedures, Rules and
PIM’s. Refer to State Premier League Team Manual for modifications.
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Game Cards,
Send Off Reports and Member Passes:
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After the completion of each game, if
no send off was given, the game card shall be sent to:
CYSA, 1040 Serpentine Lane, Suite 201,
Pleasanton, CA 94566. All game
cards must be received at the CYSA office to verify the game scores.
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All game cards will be dispersed to the home team coaches at the
beginning of the season. All official game cards will contain the
following information: game number, team names, location, etc. All
game cards will be addressed and stamped.
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If a caution
is given, the referee should record the player’s name and jersey
number, or the team official’s name, on the game card with a brief
description of the incident.
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If a send
off has been given, the referee should record the player’s name and
jersey number, or the team official’s name on the game card with a
detailed
description of the incident. The referee should keep the
player or team official’s member pass and the game card.
The Referee will
retain possession of the player’s or team official’s member pass and
the game card, until such time the send off report is completed and
mailed to the CYSA office with the game card and member pass/passes.
The referee
shall send the player’s or the team official’s member pass, the game card,
and the Send Off Report within 24 hours to:
CYSA – State
Premier League
1040 Serpentine
Lane, Suite 201
Pleasanton, CA
94566
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The
referees will be responsible for mailing the game card to the CYSA
office to insure his/her timely payment and verification of scores.
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Disciplinary Decisions:
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The SPL
Chairman will insure the notification of any disciplinary decision to
the appropriate District Commissioner.
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Disciplinary
Reports:
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The SPL
Discipline Chairman will be the SPL Chairman. He/She will prepare a
monthly Disciplinary Report and insure that it is sent to the CYSA
office for distribution to the CYSA Board of Directors and the
president of every league with a team in the State Premier League. The
reports shall identify the individuals disciplined, the reason for the
discipline, the discipline imposed, and the cases involving a player
send-off and all cases involving the send off or the cautioning of a
team official in which no discipline was imposed with a statement of
the reasons supporting the decision to refrain from imposing
discipline.
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The SPL
Discipline Chairman or Designee is not required to submit a
Disciplinary Report for any reporting period during which no player or
team official was sent off.
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The District
Commissioners will forward any Red Card Report to the SPL Discipline
Chairman or Designee, for those reports received in CYSA Sanctioned
Events. These reports will be used for information only.
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Time
Provisions:
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The time
periods stated above, except for disciplinary reports, for actions by
referees, Representatives, and the SPL Discipline Committee are
directed, not mandatory. The failure or inability of any of these
officials to comply with the above stated time periods do not in any
manner affect the ability to impose discipline or the degree of
discipline imposed.
C. DISCIPLINARY PENALTIES
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1. The SPL
Discipline Chairman shall act on disciplinary matters and shall have
discretionary powers in determining the degree of discipline to be
applied to players and team officials, if appropriate. The penalties,
subject to the additions stated below, are those set forth in section
4:08 of the CYSA Constitution and Bylaws, Procedures, Rules and PIMs.
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2. Team
officials are reminded that: (1) The penalties set forth in section
4:08 are minimums for the punishment for the first offense that may be
increased according to the circumstances; (2) The penalties may be
imposed for conduct occurring before, during or after a game; (3) The
penalties do not include the game in which the offending conduct
occurred; (4) That a team as a whole may be subject to discipline.
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3. Team
officials are further reminded of section 4:08:06 of the Team Manual:
“Coaches and assistant coaches sent off the field of play for
infringement of the “Laws of the Game” shall have two (2) games added to
the suspension that would normally be levied against a player for a
similar infringement”.
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4. All
suspensions must be served in regularly scheduled or rescheduled CYSA
sanctioned games. Suspensions shall carry over to the
Premier Cup, the North-South Championship Cup,
and, if necessary, the next playing year.
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5.
Additional Disciplinary Provisions:
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In addition
to the circumstances and penalties stated in section 4:08 of CYSA’s
Constitution and Bylaws, Procedures, Rules and PIMs, the following
disciplinary provisions shall be applicable.
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A player
who was not among the players allowed on the field of play, and then
enters the field to commit misconduct shall receive double
the penalty that would have been imposed on a player properly on the
field.
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The coach
of a team shall be suspended for one game if the same or different
members of the team receive two (2) send offs for violent conduct
within four (4) consecutive games.
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A team
official who receives a caution shall be placed on probation for a
period of two (2) games. A team official who receives a caution
while on probation for having received a caution shall be suspended
for one (1) to three (3) games and will be placed on probation for
the remainder of the season. A team official who is sent off while
on probation for having received a caution shall be suspended for
three (3) to five (5) games and will be placed on probation for the
remainder of the season.
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A team
official who is sent off while on probation for having received a
send off will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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A team
official who plays or attempts to play an ineligible player,
including a player on suspension, shall be suspended for three (3)
to five (5) games and will be placed on probation for the remainder
of the season.
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A team official, but not a
player, who attends a game in any capacity while on suspension shall
be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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A team
that receives three (3) red cards will have one (1) point deducted
from their League standings point total, plus one (1) additional
point will be deducted from their League standings point total for
any additional three (3) red cards received after the first three
(3).
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A team
will have one (1) point deducted from their League standings point
total for any unauthorized game cancellation or forfeit.
D. DISCIPLINE AND TOURNAMENTS
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Discipline
imposed by the District Commissioners or by
the State Premier League Discipline Chairperson
as a result of misconduct occurring at tournaments or State
Premier League games must be served in the
next CYSA sanctioned game or event, including tournaments.
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What May be
Appealed:
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The degree
of discipline imposed and the application of the laws of the game to
the facts may be appealed. The facts of what occurred insofar as they
relate to events occurring on the field of play cannot be appealed.
Under the laws of the game, Law V, a referee’s decision as to the
facts of what occurred on the field of play may not be challenged.
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Where to
Appeal:
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Appeals from fines
levied by League Rules may be appealed to the State Premier League
Chairman. There is no fee for this appeal process.
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Appeals
from disciplinary decisions made by District Commissioners
or the State Premier League Discipline
Chairperson shall be
made to CYSA’s Protest and Appeals Committee pursuant to the appeal
procedures set forth in the CYSA Constitution and Bylaws, Procedures,
Rules and PIMs, section 3:09. CYSA’s Constitution and Bylaws,
Procedures, Rules and PIMs are contained in CYSA’s Team Manual.
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Procedures
for Appeal:
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All appeals
must be in writing, describe in detail the grounds for the appeal,
include all supporting documentation, and be accompanied by an appeal
fee in the amount of $200.00. The fee will be returned only if the
appeal is upheld.
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The appeal
must be postmarked within seventy-two (72) hours, not including
Sunday’s and holidays, from the date of written notification of the
decision being appealed.
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All appeals
shall be mailed to: CYSA Protest & Appeals Committee, 1040 Serpentine
Lane, Suite 201, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
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Effects of an
Appeal:
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The making
of an appeal does not stay or in any other manner delay the discipline
imposed in the decision being appealed.
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A game may be
protested only if (a) the referee was informed by a team official that
the game was being protested and the basis for the protest before the
referee left the field and (b) both the fact of a protest and a general
statement of its basis is noted on the game card by the referee.
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All protests shall be made in writing
to CYSA’s Protest & Appeals Committee, describe in detail the grounds
for the protest, including all supporting documentation, and be
accompanied by a fee in the amount of $200.00. The fee will be returned
only if the protest is upheld.
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The protest must be postmarked within
seventy-two (72) hours, not including Sundays and holidays, from the
date of the game being protested.
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All protests shall be mailed to:
CYSA Protest & Appeals Committee, 1040 Serpentine Lane, Suite 201,
Pleasanton, CA 94566
F. SCHEDULING
It is the responsibility of each
District State Premier League Representative to ensure that all support
groups (field assignors, referee coordinators, etc.) within that
Representative’s District has a copy of the draft State Premier League
Schedule no later than 7/16/07. Each District State Premier League
Representative must notify the State Premier League Chairperson by 8/9/07
that: 1) all fields to be used for State Premier League play have a
guaranteed time slot; and 2) that the District Referee Coordinator has a
schedule of all State Premier League games within his/her District. The
State Premier League Schedule for the 2007/2008 Season will be available
and published by 8/26/07. The schedule released on that date is
considered final. Any changes must be requested through the
process described below. There are no exceptions and this policy will be
strictly enforced.
All teams must plan accordingly before the Premier League Season begins.
To insure fairness and objectivity, State Premier League scheduling will
be done by an independent party and will use the same format as State Cup.
A maximum of
two (2) schedule changes will be allowed for State Premier League Play by
any one team. The SPL Committee can reschedule a game due to unforeseen
circumstances (i.e. rain) within 48 hours of the scheduled game. Any
schedule changes must have unanimous approval by both of the District
State Premier League Representatives and the State Premier League
Chairperson. The Schedule Change Request Form must be completed and
approved by both coaches and by both
District Premier League Representatives (unless both teams are from the
same District) and faxed, or mailed to the State Premier League
Chairperson no less than five (5) days prior to the game. The form
may also be emailed, provided the form is sent by each of the parties
noted above and within the designated time frame. Late requests will not
be considered and will be automatically denied. The State Premier League
Chairperson will review all requests submitted on time and will respond by
fax, mail, or email to all designated parties and the CYSA Program
Coordinator regarding the final disposition of the Schedule Change Request
Form.
Any team which knowingly cancels or
changes a game without the unanimous approval noted above shall have the
game declared a forfeit. Forfeiture rules will
be applied as described in the
introduction of this manual, and additional penalties may be levied
by the State Premier League Board.
G. FIELDS
Each District State Premier League Representative is
responsible for ensuring that quality fields are secured for the State
Premier League Play Dates.
H. REFEREES
Each District State Premier League
Representative is responsible for ensuring that qualified referees are
assigned for State Premier League Play Dates. Referee Payment is to be
made by the hosting team/league by check at a rate of $33 per referee per
game.
I.
DISCIPLINE and PROTESTS
The method for handling discipline will
remain the same as all other CYSA Competitive Play. Red Card and Yellow
Card rules as described in the CYSA Team Manual will be applied to the
State Premier League.
All other protests regarding the State
Premier League, regardless of their nature, shall be filed with the State
Premier League Chairperson. The State Premier League Chairperson and the
State Premier League Board (consisting of the District State Premier
League Representatives) will make decisions on protests regarding the
State Premier League. State Premier League Board decisions regarding
protest may be appealed to the CYSA Committee of Appeals, but are
otherwise final.
J.
POINT SYSTEM
The point system for the State Premier League will be; 3
points for a win; 1 point for a tie; and 0 for a loss. Points may be
deducted for State Premier League Rule Violations or by disciplinary
action established by the State Premier League Committee.
Please refer to Section C.5.a.7
and 8 for point reduction penalties.
Home team coaches will be responsible for reporting the
correct game score to the CYSA Office at 925-426-5437 ext.13, or by email
to
splscores@cysanorth.org within 36 hours of the completed game.
Rain-outs must also be reported. Scores will be posted to the website by
the CYSA office, and marked as verified, when the game card reaches the
office. The game card will be the official documentation of the completed
game. Strict adherence to this policy will be enforced. The State
Premier League Committee may deduct points if scores are not reported.
Additionally, the SPL Chairperson and the CYSA
Program Coordinator will maintain
all game records for verification.
K. POST-SEASON
North-South Championship Cup
As determined by the SPL
Committee an established number of teams from each age/gender group
(U-15, U-16, U-17, and U-18/19 boys and girls) will
advance to the North-South Championship Cup. The format will match the age group Champions from
CYSA-North against the age group Champions from CYSA-South. The games for
all age groups will be held at one designated site, which will alternate
every other year between Northern California and Southern California.
No guest players allowed.
L. QUALIFICATION
TOURNAMENT & AUTOMATIC BERTHS
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For U-15 Girls – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U-14 2006/2007 State Cup
Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths (assuming at
least (7) of the rostered players from the previous season
return to the team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as
follows:
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League
Record
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For U-15 Boys – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U-14 2006/2007 State Cup
Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths (assuming at
least (7) of the rostered players from the previous season
return to the team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as
follows:
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League
Record
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For U-16 Girls – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U-15 2006/2007 State Cup
Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths (assuming at
least (7) of the rostered players from the previous season
return to the team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as
follows:
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament
Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League Record
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For U-16 Boys – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U-15 2006/2007 State Cup
Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths (assuming at least (7)
of the rostered players from the previous season return to the
team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as follows:
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament
Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League Record
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament
Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League Record
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For U-17 Boys – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U-16 2006/2007 State Cup
Quarterfinalists will be offered automatic berths (assuming at
least (7) of the rostered players from the previous season
return to the team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as
follows:
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2006/2007
State Cup Record.
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Tournament
Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
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League Record
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For U-18/19 Girls – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U17, U18, and U19
2006/2007 State Cup Champions and any Far West Regional wildcard teams
will be offered automatic berths (assuming at least (7) of the
rostered players from the previous season return to the
team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as follows:
-
Order of finish
in
2006/2007 State Cup competition (i.e. State Cup finalist
would be #1 seed)
-
Order of finish
in the SPL League of the prior season
-
Tournament
Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
-
For U-18/19 Boys – There will be a
maximum total of 10 teams. The U17, U18, and U19 2006/2007
State Cup Champions and any Far West Regional wildcard teams will be
offered automatic berths (assuming at least (7) of
the rostered players from the previous season return to
the team). Seeding for the qualification tournament is as follows:
-
Order of finish in 2006/2007 State
Cup competition (i.e. State Cup finalist would be #1 seed)
-
Order of
finish in the SPL League of the prior season
-
Tournament Record / Strength of Tournament Schedule
M. QUALIFICATION
TOURNAMENT BRACKET PLACEMENT PROCESS
The State Premier League
Committee is charged with the seeding of teams for the Premier Qualifying
Tournament. The Committee will use two sources of information for
seeding: 1) the application questionnaire provided by each team with their
application; and 2) the seeding criteria defined above. The number of
seeded teams will equal the number of brackets in each age/gender
division.
N.
CREDENTIALS FOR THE QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE QUALIFICATION
TOURNAMENT GAMES. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
GAMES. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Proper credentials shall be presented at a check-in prior to the start of
the qualification tournament. Credentials must be proper beginning with
the first game. Any non-credentialed or improperly credentialed player or
coach’s member pass shall be pulled and they may not participate until
proper credentials are cleared with either their District Commissioner or
District Registrar and presented to the State Premier League Committee for
clearance.
-
US Youth
Soccer Member Passes, properly completed, (see PIM 88-4) will be
required for the qualification tournament.
-
A properly
filled out US Youth Soccer/CYSA and signed member pass for coaches,
assistant coaches, team administrators, or team trainers, must accompany
each team official at each game that is in the team “bench” area of the
field in order for the team to play. Each team shall be limited to a
maximum of four (4) team official’s in the team’s “bench” area of the
field during a game. In the event that a team loses their registered
team coach, assistant coach, manager/administrator, trainer do to a
“send off” during a game and there is no adult that is a registered
member of the team available to take charge of the team, the game shall
immediately be terminated and the opposing team shall be declared the
winner of the game. If the score of the game exceeds 1 - 0 in favor of
the opposing team at the time of the game being terminated that score
shall stand as the final score of the game. If the score is 1 - 1 or
the score favors the team that is causing the game to be terminated the
score shall be recorded as a 1 - 0 score in favor of the opposing team.
If any coach/administrators has been added to the original roster, there
must be an Adult Add Form 1606 for each added coach or administrator.
A team must
have an adult of at least twenty-one (21) years of age as the team
coach, assistant coach, and team manager/administrator. No team shall
be allowed to play that does not have an individual that is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age that will be responsible for the
actions/activities of the team during the qualification tournament.
-
Any
questionable players/coaches/administrators credentials will be held by
the
State Premier League
Committee in
that round of play and will result in that player/coach/administrator
being ineligible to participate.
-
An original
CYSA Team Roster (goldenrod) including all player Adds, Releases and
Transfers on the Roster Status Change Form 1606 must be presented prior
to participating in the qualification tournament.
-
US Youth
Soccer Medical Release forms ONLY with original signatures, (original
signatures, no copies of signatures), of the player’s parents or
guardians must be presented. A proper proof of age document as approved
by CYSA must be presented for each player prior to any game.
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Proof of age
must be available prior to and during the qualification tournament. An
ineligible player, participating in the qualification tournament shall
cause his/her team to forfeit any game that the player has participated
in and may result in further disciplinary action, against the coach,
team administrator, or player by the CYSA Board of Directors.
NOTE:
Proof of age shall consist of a birth certificate; birth registration
issued by an appropriate government agency; board of health records;
passport; alien registration card issued by the United States Government;
a certificate issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
attesting to age; a certification of an American citizen born abroad
issued by the appropriate government agency; a current driver’s license;
or a current identification card issued by the Department of Motor
Vehicles. Foreign language birth documents must be accompanied by a
properly completed and approved CYSA Foreign Birth Document Translation
form. HOSPITAL, BAPTISMAL OR RELIGIOUS CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
O. TOURNAMENT
RESULTS AND FINAL DIVISION CONFIGURATIONS
The team that
earns the most points in each bracket will automatically advance to
participate in the State Premier League for their respective division.
The following point system will be used to determine which teams advance.
3 points for
a WIN
1 point for a
TIE
0 points for
a LOSS
If teams are
tied in points at the conclusion of the tournament, the following
tie-breaking procedure will be employed to determine which teams advance
to the next round:
-
Results of
head-to-head competition between teams that are tied.
-
Goal
differential (goals scored minus goals allowed to a maximum differential
of 4 per game).
-
Least goals
allowed.
-
Most goals
scored to a maximum of 4 per game.
-
Kicks taken
from the penalty spot per FIFA.
Should more
than two teams be tied, the above list of tiebreakers will be used in
sequential order until one team is determined to be the winner. The
tie-breaking procedure does not revert back to previous tie-breaking
criteria after one team has been eliminated.
Should three
or more teams be tied after completing the above list of tie-breakers, a
Round Robin Shoot-out will then be utilized as follows: Ten (10) shots
will be taken per team, five (5) each against opposing keepers. Total
from two (2) shoot-outs, i.e. Team A scores 3 versus Team B keeper, then
scores 2 versus Team C keeper, Team A’s total is 5. The team with the
most goals advances. If teams remain tied after two (2) rounds,
re-shoot. The coach will designate ten (10) shooters of which ANY
ROSTERED PLAYER may shoot.
Round 1
Team A
5 Players (1-5) versus Team B Keeper
Team B
5 Players (1-5) versus Team C Keeper
Team C
5 Players (1-5) versus Team A Keeper
Round 2
Team A
5 Players (6-10) versus Team C Keeper
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The
CYSA State Premier League is a playing league made up of some of the best
U15 through U19 Division I teams in
Northern California.