Attention Coaches and Managers:
Please read all the following information and important reminders
for this years Fall/winter season!!!!
The Schedule is Posted,
Except for the Cup Schedule, these dates will have
been left blank on your schedule until the cup schedule is out. Please advise
your players that these are not bye weekends.
Integrated Cup
Schedule - This
is an outline of the season and gives you the dates for the cup games and
make-up weekends. This schedule is the same
format (except for Premier) as past years integrated cup schedule and has been
posted on the website under league docs. Please have a look at the
integrated cup schedule! Even if you think you got knocked out of cup play
after the round robin portion that does not mean that you have completed all
your games. Divisions 1-4 have consolation cups.
Group
Play Game 1 – November 26th weekend
Group
Play Game 2 – January 14th weekend
Group
Play Game 3 – January 21st weekend
Check out the Quarter final and Semi Final
dates on the integrated cup schedule.
FYI
– Cup Finals this year are Schedules for Sunday March 27th.
Family Day:
We have in the past offered teams (except
for Premier) the option of playing or not on the Family Day weekend. If you are unable to
play that weekend and cannot field a team for the game, you must let us know by
Dec 15th and we will reschedule the game. Should the weather
give us problems and we need to get cup games played we may have to use it as
our only other option to get these games played before the cup final.
Referee Fees
Divisions
1-5 and Classics $40.00 Per team per game
Premier and Selects
Divisions $40 per team per game for the centre referee and $40 Per team to the
Lines person (each team pays one lines person).
Premier, Selects A & B - This year we are quite
short on referee’s so you may not have AR’s for every
game. We will do our best, but they may not be available.
Field Etiquette – We ask all teams
to be patient and wait for the teams on the field before your field booking to
leave the field before entering. Participants should not arrive sooner than 20
minutes before the scheduled start time and there should be sufficient space
for physical distancing while lining up or waiting to begin. At the end of your field booking participants
must immediately leave the facility.
NO Spitting or Nose-clearing on the field. No coughing directed at
another individual.
PHYSICAL DISTANCING - The activity must
always comply with the distancing measures and recommendations, along with any
gathering restrictions issued by the BC health authorities, including the
arrival and departure of players (except for family members or persons residing
in the same household).
Recommended that teams refrain from inviting spectators to the games
and focus on supporting the “event” participants (those who are essential to
the activity).
NO HAND SHAKING AT THE END OF THE GAME
EQUIPMENT - Exercise caution with
any and all equipment that is being used. - Ask players to avoid touching
equipment with their hands. Clean equipment after use. Do not share equipment
or goalie gloves.
Sidelines - Team officials are
responsible to manage their sideline, not the referee. As it relates, referees
are to be lenient with team officials and players who may be standing outside
the standard or identified technical area. Per normal requirements, team officials
are to ensure they and their players are conducting themselves in a responsible
manner.
Cards:
Your ID Card will only be available for
download if the card has been paid for, players must be paid for before they
are eligible to play. ID Card Downloads must be done for each
game and the first card to come up in the download will match your team list
with the date and opponent for the game.
Discipline will appear on the download of cards and rosters. Please
be aware that any discipline from the 2019-20 season still outstanding will be
carried over to this season.
Coach ID
Coaches and team contacts must have picture ID, if you haven’t
already you need to download coach and team contact photos, complete the CRC process,
and acknowledge the Coaches Code of Conduct.
These IDs would then be included in your ID card download for
games. Coaches/Team contacts are not to be on the field without being listed
on the MWSL site as a team contact and have proper MWSL ID.
Instructions below on adding team contacts
and photos:
To add team contacts, you will need to log in with your coach login on
the website under admin
·
click on this year’s team, this will
take you to your team page
·
click on the pencil in the box marked
Team (top left of your team page) this will take you to the team
maintenance page
·
scroll down to the team contacts and
you will see a drop-down arrow in the spot for a team contact name, search
through till you find the team contact. click on them and then hit post at the
top of the page
·
If you don’t find them, you will have
to click on the add button beside the team contact space you want them in.
·
fill in their contact info and hit post
at the top of the page
·
go back to your team maintenance page
and you will now find them in the drop-down menu, select them and hit post at
the top of the page.
To add a photo for coaches and team contacts you will need to log in
with your coach login on the website under admin
·
click on this year’s team, this will
take you to your team page
·
click on the pencil in the box marked
Team (top left of your team page) this will take you to the team
maintenance page
·
scroll down to the team contacts and
you will see an EDIT hyperlink beside the team contact name, click on it
·
Upload photo and hit post at the bottom
of the page
Team Lists:
Team lists provided to the referee before
the game time along with ID cards must be the proper team list/roster printed from the website
found on your team page. This should not come as a surprise to
any teams as this has been in effect for numerous seasons and has been
discussed at the AGM's. The reason we require the team list
from the website as opposed to a hand-written team list is that
the registered player’s names will automatically show up. Discipline
will also show up on the Team list and ID cards. This gives us another way
to confirm proper registered players and detect any ineligible
players. Not using the proper team list/rosters will incur fines.
Inter-club permits:
The inter club permit is an online form and
the ID cards will be moved over to the team you are being called up to once the
form is completed. Please see the
updated rules for the ICP’s.
Team Affiliation:
This is a new rule that is similar to Inter
club permits but was added to help out stand alone teams, club teams can still
use it as well. Please see the rules
that apply to the team affiliation on the website under Rules. The team affiliation form can be found on the
website under league docs. Any questions about this please send me an email.
Rules and Regulations:
It is every team’s responsibility to read the Rules and Regulations
and know your home game day responsibilities. Not knowing is not an
excuse to be exempt from them. The referee’s report does ask if the teams
have complied with the rules and team requirements so even if they say it is
fine for the game to continue with i.e. cones instead of proper flags they
still report the lack of them and the team may be fined.
The home team is responsible for field
preparation (lining, etc.) and providing four (4) regulation corner flags &
one goal net. The visiting team is responsible for bringing their own net.
Teams that regularly play their home matches
on artificial turf must provide the proper turf corner flags. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING TO A VANCOUVER TURF FIELD BRING YOUR NET THEY DO NOT HAVE NETS SET
UP.
Home teams will choose a side to set up
their benches and run lines. The Visiting team will then set up on the opposite
side of the field and run lines on that side. In the event the field has both
benches on the same side, both teams may use these benches but will be
responsible to run the flag on the opposite side of the field for one half.
In the event of any match site, the home
team as determined by the scheduler is responsible for all the regular home
team duties1.2.4.1. Lack of any of the
above is to be noted in the match report and the team will be fined for each
offence per the Schedule of Fines
Request to Reschedule
and Game Defaults:
We
realize that we are still in a pandemic and do not want teams and players going
out to games when feeling sick. Should your team need to default a game due to
illness (Covid) amongst the players the league will work with each scenario
separately with the teams involved regarding the default fines. There are still
field fees and referee fees to cover should your team default, but we do not
want anybody going to games if they are feeling any symptoms.
Please make yourself aware of the Request to
Reschedule and Game default rules / fines, this can be found under the About Us
Tab then click on Rules and Regulations.
Not having enough players for a
game is not considered a valid reason to request a game reschedule. Coaches not being able to make the game is
not considered a valid reason to request a game reschedule.
Teams need to be prepared to play all
scheduled matches. Unfortunately, the Halloween falls on a
Sunday this year. The league is open to moving games to another game time that same weekend if the teams can provide a field.
Vancouver teams that get their fields from the MWSL are not included in this
because we unable to return the fields that you have already been booked on
that weekend.
There
are no reschedules on November 11th weekend,
this has been discussed at the AGM and is a game weekend and teams are expected
to play this weekend.
Team Responsibilities:
Teams must
be at the field and prepared to play before the kick of time. This means you
must have Rosters and Cards checked by the referee before the kickoff time
Absolutely
no Jewelry is permitted on the field
Home teams
must have completed their home field responsibilities
Any player
or Coach ejected from the game must leave the park
You should
have copies of your field permits on hand for every game. (if the MWSL gets the
fields for you they are located on your team page along with bathroom and light
codes
Coach Etiquette:
Please remember that Coaches must show the
appropriate behavior and language on the field. They should not be
getting involved in discussions with opposing players from the bench and should
not at any time yell derogatory remarks at the opposing team, the referee, or
their own players.
Every team, club, district, league, or affiliated
association is responsible to the Association for the actions of its players,
officials and spectators and is required to take all precautions necessary to
prevent spectators threatening or assaulting game officials and/or players
before, during or at the conclusion of any sanctioned game.
Verbal abuse and insulting behavior of game
officials by any person or organization is a breach of the BC Soccer Discipline
Rules and subject to disciplinary action by a district or league-in membership
or inter-district Discipline Committee.
Persistent disputing of games official’s
decisions, persistent criticism including personally insulting remarks,
threatening behavior, violent conduct or attempted violent conduct shall be
investigated by the governing body in jurisdiction.
All participants in
soccer have a responsibility to:
1) Comply, at all times, with Canada
Soccer’s and BC Soccer’s By-laws, policies, procedures, directives, and Rules
and Regulations, as adopted and amended from time to time.
2) Work in a spirit of partnership to
collaborate with all the stakeholders in soccer to align efforts to achieve our
shared objectives as may be communicated from time to time in the Strategic
plans of our parent bodies and of BC Soccer.
3) Resolve conflicts in a professional and
civil manner on issues that may be in dispute.
4) Maintain and enhance the dignity and
self-esteem of BC Soccer Members and other individuals by:
a) Demonstrating
respect to individuals regardless of body type, physical characteristics,
athletic ability, age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin,
place of origin, creed, disability, family status, marital status, gender
identity, gender expression, sex, and sexual orientation.
b) Complying with
the By-laws, Rules and Regulations, and policies and decisions of soccer and
sport governing bodies.
c) Directing
comments or criticism appropriately and avoiding public criticism of
participants in soccer and sport.
d) Consistently
demonstrating the spirit of fair play, sport leadership, and ethical conduct.
e) Consistently
treating individuals fairly and reasonably; and
f) Ensure adherence
to the Laws of the Game.
g) Demonstrate
respect for the principle of fair play, which include: • Respect for both the
letter and spirit of the rules; • Respect for referees and their decisions; •
Respect for opponents, including modesty in victory and composure in defeat; •
Facilitation of access to sport; and • Maintenance of self-control at all
times.
h) Refrain from the
use of power or authority in an attempt to coerce another person to engage in
inappropriate activities.
i) Promote the sport
in the most constructive and positive manner possible.
j) Respect the
property of others and not willfully cause damage; and
k) Adhere to all
federal, provincial, municipal and host country laws
Thank you,
Jo-Dee Stanley
MWSL League Manager
