Operating Rules
Operating Rules OR.009
Amendment Log
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Revision |
Effective Season |
Section |
Change |
Approval |
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Original |
Spring 2004 |
All |
Original |
April 2004 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.001 |
Fall 2004 |
1.08 |
Add non-residents fee to play |
May 2004 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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Fall 2004 |
12.01 |
Add non resident fee |
May 2004 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.002 |
Fall 2004 |
2.06 |
Change U7/U8 roster sizes from 9 to 10
maximum |
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OR.003 |
Fall 2005 |
2.06 |
Change U9/U10 roster sizes from 10 to 11
maximum |
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OR.004 |
Fall 2006 |
Change Log |
Add Amendment Log Table |
Operating Rules Committee |
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Fall 2006 |
All |
Add outline formatting |
Operating Rules Committee |
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Fall 2006 |
2.06 9.01LAW3.10 9.01LAW7.1 |
Add table formatting as required. |
Operating Rules Committee |
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Revision |
Effective Season |
Section |
Change |
Approval |
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OR.004 |
Fall 2006 |
2.06 2.08.1a 4.02 7.02.1a) 9.01LAW1.3 9.01LAW2.1 9.01LAW3.1 9.01LAW3.10 9.01LAW3.11 9.01LAW7.1 9.01LAW13.1 9.01LAW14.1 9.01LAW15.1 9.01LAW16.1 10.01 11.08 |
Revise division to include both divisions
(Example: from U6 to U5/U6) |
Operating Rules Committee |
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O.005 |
Fall 2006 |
7.02.01 (a) 7.02.01 (b) 7.02.01 (c) |
Deletion. |
May 2006
ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.005 |
Fall 2006 |
9.01LAW1.c |
Modified substitutions during possession. |
May 2006
ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.006 |
Fall 2006 |
11.04.3 11.11.3 12.02 12.03 |
Added section on ROYSA fees. Modified
11.04.3 and 11.11.3 to place fees in 12.02. |
August 2006 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.007 |
Fall 2006 |
1.03 |
Changed “least 30 days” to “by March 1 for
Spring Season and August 1 for Fall Season”.
Removed $10.00. Added Section
12.02. |
September 2006 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.007 |
Fall 2006 |
2.06 |
Removed pre 2004-2005 roster size table. |
Obsolete information |
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OR.007 |
Fall 2006 |
9.01LAW3.10 |
Removed pre 2004-2005 roster size
table. Added “Left intentionally
blank”. |
Obsolete information |
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OR.007 |
Fall 2006 |
9.01LAW7.1 |
Changed from 40 to 35. |
September 2006 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.007 |
Fall 2006 |
12.02 |
Added Administration Fee $10.00 |
September 2006 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.008 |
Spring 2007 |
7.02 |
Revised text for practice on game fields
and consequences. |
March 2007 ROYSA Board Meeting |
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OR.009 |
Fall 2007 |
12.03 |
Added Referee Scheduler Fee |
August 2007 ROYSA Board Meeting |
Operating Rules
(Effective Spring
2003)
As used in these Operating Rules, "the ROYSA" means the Royal Oak Youth Soccer Association. "Board" means the Board of the Royal Oak Youth Soccer Association, including elected members, officers, officials, and division managers.
References to the male gender in the Operating Rules in respect of players, coaches, officials and referees are for simplification and apply to both males and females.
Article 1.
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
Section 1.01 Registration fees and registration procedures will be as determined by the Board.
Section 1.02 When more than 3 children in an immediate family are registered, the player fee will be waived for the fourth (or higher) child registered in the ROYSA house program. If the fourth child is registered in the ROYSA Premier program, only the house portion of the fee will be waived.
Section 1.03 Refunds of registration fees will be given if requested in writing by March 1 for the Spring Season and August 1 for the Fall Season less the administrative fee (Section 12.02). No other refunds will be granted except under unusual circumstances as determined by the Board. The board may waive registration fees due to financial hardship, only if a written request is presented during team and open registration dates.
Section 1.04 Each player will be required to submit with his original (or first) registration form a copy of his birth or baptismal certificate or other similar form documenting date of birth.
Section 1.05 In order to register, all players must have a release of liability signed by a parent or guardian every season.
Section 1.06 No unregistered child shall participate in any games or practices.
Section 1.07 Any player or parent who willfully falsifies his registration shall be suspended for the current season. The same shall apply to any player who signs his parent's name to his registration form.
Section 1.08
A resident player(s) in ROYSA is defined as a
player who must live in the City of
.1 Non-residents may play in the ROYSA if one of their parents is a coach, assistant coach, or ROYSA official. Said player shall be included in the non-resident count, pursuant to Sub-section (3) of Section 1.08.
.2 Non-residents may play, if the non-resident fee is paid pursuant to Section 12.01.
.3 Premier and house teams are allowed to have a maximum of 3 non-resident players.
.4 Outside groups such as private schools and other communities may register through the ROYSA provided they have a home field to play on.
Article
2.
TEAM FORMATION, HOUSE TEAMS
Section 2.01 The ROYSA will be responsible for team formation.
Section 2.02 Each team will be regarded as an individual unit.
Section 2.03 The Board reserves the right to approve or disapprove of any team requesting entrance into the ROYSA.
Section 2.04 NEW PLAYERS
.1 A new player is defined as any player that did not play the previous season even if he had played in the ROYSA at some time in the past.
.2 The division manager shall place all new players on teams. He shall use the following criteria for placing players:
.1 Honor requests if deemed reasonable and possible. This decision shall be that of the division manager.
.2 Place players according to the school they attend.
.3 Place players according to their age as much as possible.
.4 Place players according to their geographic location. Keep players as close to home as possible.
.5 Place players according to which core teams need players.
.6 Division managers use their own judgment and place players to the best of their abilities.
Section 2.05 CORE TEAMS
.1 For the purpose of determining teams for the coming season, all previously registered players will be segregated according to their team from the previous year.
.2 A determination as to the number of teams needed shall be made based on the number of players in an age group.
.3 The following classification of players shall constitute core teams:
.1 A team already existing in a division with a coach and a minimum of 3 players.
.2 A team moving up from a younger division with a coach and a minimum of 3 players.
.3 A team already existing in a division without a coach and a minimum of 6 players.
.4 A team moving up from a younger age division without a coach and a minimum of 6 players.
.4 If there are more core teams than needed in an age group, core teams shall be selected in the priority 1. To 4. above.
.5 Registered players on a core team may request to switch to another team if:
.1 A relative plays for or coaches another team.
.2 The team the player is currently on is not comprised mainly of players from his school or neighborhood and the team he is requesting a transfer to be comprised mainly of players from his school or neighborhood.
.3 The player requests a transfer to another team and the division manager deems it to be a reasonable request.
.4 The placement does not create a disparate number of players on teams.
.6 PLAYERS MAY NOT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM SOLELY TO GO TO A TEAM WITH A BETTER RECORD. Division managers must guard against coaches attempting to build powerhouse teams by enticing players to request their team.
.7 Decisions of the division managers are final.
Section 2.06
The Michigan State Youth Soccer Association has mandated that "small-sided soccer" is to be phased in by the 2004-2005 soccer year. The number of players assigned to teams shall be:
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Age group |
Minimum |
Ideal |
Maximum |
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U5/U6 |
6 |
7 |
8 (in effect) |
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U7/U8 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
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U9/U10 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
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U11/U12 |
11 |
12-13 |
14 (in effect) |
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U13/U14 |
14 |
15-16 |
18 |
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U15-U19 |
14 |
15-16 |
18 |
Section 2.07 Players may be added to the roster, with the registrar's approval, after the season has started either to replace players no longer on the team or to increase the size of the team within prescribed limits.
Section 2.08
.1 The division manager shall assign house team names using the following criteria:
.1 U5/U6 - U7/U8 - Anything mythical, signifying something small or young, small or baby animals, birds, reptiles or insects.
.2 U9/U10 - U11/U12 - Large birds, animals or reptiles.
.3 U13/U14 & up - Professional or international soccer teams.
.2 Division managers should try to make sure there is no duplication of names. For instance the U-8 boys and the U-8 girls division should not have two teams with the same name, one a boy’s team and the other a girl’s team.
.3 Teams moving up to a new division may keep the current name if it does not conflict with any other team name, at the discretion of the Board.
Section 2.09 Age groupings shall follow United States Youth Soccer Association guidelines. The age for the players shall be determined by the player's age as of August 1. Players on house teams must play in their appropriate age group. Players with August and September birthdays may request to move up to the age group one year above. The parent must submit a written request to move up, which will be kept on file with the ROYSA registrar. Approval of the division manager(s) is required. Another request must be written to return to the original age group.
Article
3.
PREMIER
TEAMS
Section 3.01 The Board shall have the power to form teams for the purpose of representing the ROYSA in Premier or Select leagues or programs.
Section 3.02 Premier teams shall be formed on a try out basis in their respective age groups.
Section 3.03 U10 teams shall have a maximum of 10 players (beginning in Fall 2004). U11 teams shall have a maximum of 14 players; all other teams shall have a maximum of 18 players. Roster size must conform to the rules of the league in which the team is playing.
Section 3.04 Premier teams, players and coaches shall be governed by the Premier Division Guidelines.
Article
4.
EQUIPMENT
Section 4.01 The ROYSA shall furnish each player with a uniform.
Section 4.02 The ROYSA shall furnish each team with one (1) game ball per year. One (1) goalie jersey will be provided per year for each team, starting in the U9/U10 Division.
Section 4.03 Each team shall be responsible for returning all equipment to the ROYSA including uniforms unless the uniform is given to the player by the ROYSA. All equipment is the property of the ROYSA unless otherwise determined by the Board.
Section 4.04 The home team for any scheduled game shall be responsible for the corner flags, including returning them to the designated location at the end of the game.
Section 4.05 The game ball provided by the ROYSA will be supplied by the home team and must be properly inflated. The visiting team should also have a game ball available and properly inflated. The referee shall decide on the suitability of any ball used.
Section 4.06 The Equipment Manager and Goals and Nets Manager shall be responsible for all necessary repairs or replacement of equipment.
Section 4.07 The Board must approve all advertising on the ROYSA uniforms or other equipment.
Section 4.08 ROYSA assumes no liability for incidents occurring while wearing merchandise displaying the ROYSA trade name unless the activity is a sanctioned ROYSA event.
Article 5. LEAGUE RULES - TEAMS
Section 5.01 No team may enter into games outside the ROYSA without the prior approval of the division manager. The division manager must inform the Board.
Section 5.02 The Board will decide if a team is to be terminated during the season. In that event, the Board shall determine the disposition of the players.
Article 6. LEAGUE RULES - PLAYERS
Section 6.01 A coach or manager, WITH BOARD APPROVAL, may remove a player from the team for misconduct. The coach or manager must submit in writing to the Board a request for disciplinary action on a player.
Section 6.02 Any player who is competing, or plans to compete in league play in any other soccer league may not play in the ROYSA unless the player has obtained permission of the Board of the ROYSA and is dual registered with the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association.
Section 6.03 All players on house teams must play in their proper age group. Players may not move up to an older age group.
Section 6.04 Premier players must follow Premier Division Guidelines for age group placement.
Article 7. COACHES AND MANAGERS
Section 7.01 Coaches and managers may establish rules governing practice sessions and individual team policy, but not to conflict with the ROYSA rules.
Section 7.02
.1 A team will be allowed one practice or scrimmage on a game field during season with permission granted from the Scheduler. Proper procedure to secure permission is:
.1 Submitted via email request for field usage (date and field) at least 72 hours prior to need to ROYSA Scheduler (Scheduler@roysa.com) and carbon copy to division manager. Telephone requests will not be honored.
.2 Scheduler will either grant or deny request, based on a number of factors: field conditions, booking conflicts, or if team has all ready used in turn.
.3 The request for field practice will not be granted until after the season starts in the spring and no earlier than one week before the season starts in the fall (if fields are ready).
.4 The request for practice can only be for the size field that team is currently using.
.5 If a team needs to exceed its one game field practice per season, the coach may make a request through the scheduler for additional practices. Scheduler will bring the request to the ROYSA Board for approval.