 |  | | | + | Information for the Upcoming 2024 Spring Season.
Information for the upcoming 2024 Spring Season. Here is some information about this season. Please read all the information and be on top of things. Be prepared for the season and get your rosters filled as soon as possible. NO going over the slots or moving teams that sign up in the wrong division just to get in – so if you sign your team up for D3 because the other divisions were full, then you will stay in D3.
Registration
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS opening Friday, February 2nd and closes Thursday, February 29th at 11:59pm. That gives every team one month to get your team filled. Put anyone you think will play on the roster. Players signed up on the day of a game will not be able to play that day. We will not be adding any players after this date due to insurance policies.
Again, we will be doing ONLY 7-man soccer this season. We are going to get in 9 guaranteed games. We may be able to add an extra game should time and weather allow.
Team limit
We will only be able to have 86 teams for the Spring Season. Once the league hits that cap, then no teams will be allowed to register - returning or new. You can ask to be put on a wait list, and if a team doesn't make, then your team can be added. IF you sign up your team, make sure you get at least 5 players signed up a week prior to the league starting. We will start removing teams who don't have enough players and replacing with teams who have full rosters. Again, get your team and team members signed up early.
Division breakdown:
D3 - 14 teams
D4 - 26 teams
D5 - 26 teams
D6 - 20 teams
7-man Divisions
Divisions 3-6: will now have some limitations on what divisions you can sign up for if you plan on playing in multiple divisions. This new restriction will apply to everyone who signs up to play. Please read the following very carefully:
Division 6: A player who plays in D-6 can only play in D-6, male and female players alike. The male age rule of being 30 and over still applies.
Division 5: A player who signs up for D-5 can also play in D-4 but NO other division, male and female players alike.
Division 4: A player who signs up for D-4 can also play in D-3 or D-5 but NO other division, male and female players alike.
Division 3: A player who signs up for D-3 can also play in D-4 but NO other division, male and female players alike.
We as a league are trying to limit the amount of sandbagging, or playing down, and looking to improve the spirit of play in each division. If we see a player and or team is out of place we will move you no questions asked. This league is designed to be fun and competitive, but when players/teams play out of division it becomes neither.
Cost
The cost for you to play on single team will be $75 a person, and if you sign up for a second team it will be $50. Once the season has begun, there will be no refunds issued.
Fields
We will be playing all games on the Synthetic fields at Veteran's Park, and not playing on any of the grass fields. This will help to solve the rainout issues.
Dates/Times
Will we start the season on Thursday, February 22nd and continue until Thursday, May 2nd. Games will be played on Sunday's from 2:00-9:30pm, and Tuesday/Thursday's from 6:00-10:00pm. If you have a team schedule request for game times and days, please email our league scheduler as soon as possible. marty@bcssoccer.com
With the times being limited on Tuesday and Thursday, almost all games will be played on Sundays. So all teams must be able to play on Sundays
If a game gets posted, then we are not going to change it. Get your request in early. No game changes will be made once the game has been posted. If a game is scheduled, then it is set in stone.
| | + | Player/Fan Behavior Reminders
Fines and Suspensions:
Everyone, look this over and make sure you are aware of the behavior expectations by all players. We have had an uptick in incidents and the league is going to start enforcing these consequences more closely. So we need to make sure you know what is going to happen if a player gets carded for the following behavior.
These can all be found under the News and Info tab at the top and then under League Rules/General.
1) Player or Team Representative guilty of physically assaulting a referee is up to a $100.00 fine with a minimum of a 1- year suspension.
2) Player or Team Representative guilty of verbally abusing/cursing towards and/or touching/grabbing a referee is up to a $50.00 fine with a minimum of a 6-month suspension.
3) Player or Team Representative guilty of fighting is up to a $150.00 fine with a minimum of a 6-month suspension.
4) Players guilty of violations addressed by discipline committee vote, will have the results of their case published on the website for the education of other players.
A red card or an accumulation of 4 yellow cards within a season will result in a player's one match suspension.
A suspended player must sit out of a game that is actually played; forfeits do not count.
If a suspended player participates in a game or games, the player's team will have to forfeit all games in which the suspended player participated in while on suspension.
Additionally, the suspended player may be subject to further action initiated by the Executive Committee. This may include, but is not limited to, additional fines, and suspension for the remainder of the season.
| | + | Sliding
We as a league have been seeing too many cards for sliding. Sliding is anytime you leave your feet and go to ground in an attempt to play the ball. It does not matter if there is a player around or not, do not leave your feet to go to the ground.
This does not apply to people who are fouled and fall to the ground.
Keepers can slide out leading with their hands or going out sideways to stop a shot, but not leading with their feet as well. If players continue to slide and think that it's just a yellow, then we will change sliding to a straight red. There will be no negotiating from the league.
| | + | Refund Policy
Once the season has started and games have been played, no refunds will be given since many of our expenses are paid at the beginning of the season.
BCSSL does, however, reserve the right to handle each case on an individual basis.
| | + | Insurance Claim Form
If you or a teammate gets injured and wants to file a claim with US Club Soccer to see about getting some coverage, please go visit www.usclubsoccer.org/forms-documents.
Click on the section about Insurance Claim Verification. Fill out all their needed info and submit to them, not the BCSSL. We have nothing to do with claims.
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