NCSA Meeting
Club Representatives
Fall 2015
Northern Counties Soccer Association
www.NCSANJ.com
Agenda
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Welcome Remarks from NCSA
Scheduling
Assigning
Rules Update
Closing Remarks:
John Soares
Carl Dietze
Ed Seavers
Dennis Burns
John Soares
League Update
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Board Changes
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George Sanchez – Referee Compliance Coordinator
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Jon Sorkenn – Boys Division 3 Commissioner (U13-U14)
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Michael Mahler – Boys Division 4 Commissioner (U11-12)
League Update
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Fall 2015 Teams Summary
972 Total Teams (U11-U14)
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559 Boys
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413 Girls
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78.2% Small-sided
League Update
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Presidents/Club Rep Working Symposium
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US Soccer Birth Year Mandate
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US Soccer mandate on field size and
number of players in younger ages
General Scheduling Rules
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Deadline: Monday 11 am for following
weekend – both for putting game on
schedule and for taking game off schedule
(Cup Conflict, reschedule)
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Allows Time for Assignment of Officials to
500 games
General Scheduling Rules
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Deadline: 5 calendar days in advance for all
other games – both adding or changing
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Sliding scale of fees to add/change if under
5 days or after Mondays 5 pm – reflects
added work for special treatment
General Scheduling Rules
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TBS Games – original TBS must be
scheduled within 2 weeks of start of season
to avoid fine
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TBS Games from weather or other
cancellations – must be rescheduled within
2 weeks of original date
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Games can be played after 2 weeks but
must be scheduled within 2 weeks
General Scheduling Rules
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All other changes require new date when
submitted for change (convenience fee)
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We have heard all reasons why a particular
change should be treated differently – 99.9%
are not valid
General Scheduling Rules
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Groupings and times of games must make
sense of efficient referee assignment
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Use 1 field for 4 games before using 2 fields
for 2 games at same time
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Coordinate U11-12 with older age fields if
possible
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If only single game, put earliest or latest
possible
Adding Non-NCSA Games
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Complete instructions are online
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If any Cup game, as “CUP” for type of game
– when entering team name, you must
include identity of which cup: NJYS, US
CLUB (NJ CUP), EDP, or whatever in name of
opponent, e.g., NJYS Brick
Adding Non-NCSA Games
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If any other league game, add as “NonLeague (NL)” for type of game – when
entering team name, you must include
identity of which league: MAPS, EDP, JAGS,
or many others in name of opponent, e.g.,
MAPS Brick.
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Required so assignors know type of game to
assign correct officials
Adding Non-NCSA Games
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Required so officials know rules of
competition for game
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Last year games were rejected because not
correctly submitted – you may miss
deadline if incorrectly submitted and
rejected
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Over 50% comply already, so we are not
asking for anything that is difficult
Field and Goal Size
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Field Sizes and Goal Sizes are in rules of
competition
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Must have correct size field and goals
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Many complaints last year about small sided
fields too large
Team No Show
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Proper procedure is for team present to pay
full referee fees for both teams
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NCSA rules state that upon games conduct
issuing forfeit, club will receive credit for
fees paid to referees and same amount plus
forfeit fee is charged to forfeiting team
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Saves significant extra work if clubs comply
with this rule – failure to do so will be
treated as failure to pay officials and incur
$75 added fee per official unpaid
Field Closings
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All field closings due to weather must be
reported by the CLUB (not the coaches) to
[email protected].
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This email is monitored by a board member
each week to insure game postponements
due to weather are posted quickly
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Follow Rule 5.3.6
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Coach must still inform their division
commissioners that a game was not played
(Rule 6.12)
Rules Updates & Clarification
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4.3.2 The Team-Player Relationship
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It is the expectation of NCSA that a player should be bound to his/her team and the team to
that player for the entire seasonal year and NCSA expects teams and players to honor this
commitment. However, players may transfer to a team in a different Club, subject to the
requirements in sections 4.3.3 and 4.3.4.
4.3.4 Poaching
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Poaching is an action by a team or club to induce or attempt to induce a rostered player of
any other team to leave the player's present team and play for the team or club during the
current seasonal year. Poaching does not apply to inducing players to play for a team in the
following seasonal year. All claims of poaching will be heard by the NCSA Appeals
Committee. Penalties for poaching may include suspension up to one year and a fine up to
$500.
Rules Updates & Clarification
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4.5 TEMPORARY "PLAYING UP“
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The team from which the player temporarily transfers is not suspended and is registered
with the NCSA for that season (Note: a player with an NCSA pass that is registered for the
Fall season and playing on an NCSA team, BUT NOT registered for the Spring season and
NOT playing on an NCSA team, CANNOT play up using their pass for any team during the
Spring season), and;
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The team for which the player temporarily plays up is not competing in the same flight (Note:
If a flight has a subgroup designation of “B” or “W” (for blue or white), it is still part of the
same flight. For example: “10CB” flight and “10CW” flight are both part of “C” flight and you
can’t cross play within same flight), or lower flight than the team to which the player is
registered.;
Rule 5.12 BEHAVIOR OF COACHES AND SPECTATORS
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Under NO circumstances may coaches wear any form of referee's apparel on the sidelines
to coach a team.
Rules Updates & Clarification
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6.3 LOCATION OF BENCHES, TEAM PERSONNEL, AND SPECTATORS
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6.4 TEAM ROSTERS AND MATCH DAY FORM
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Before the game, teams (including their players and carded coaches) shall take positions on the
same side of the field. The teams and the coaches are separated by the "halfway" or "midfield"
line. All others, spectators and parents are to be on the opposite side of the field. If the game is
played in a stadium style field with bleachers that are a minimum of 10 yards behind the benches
and separated by a fence, then spectators are allowed to sit in the bleachers behind the team
benches as long as this does not conflict with site rules and requirements.
The US Club rosters must include the uniform number of the players so be certain they are
accurate - these can be handwritten if not on the printed form. (Note: the uniform number is
the ONLY item that can be handwritten on the US Club rosters)
7.3 FEES
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Prior to the game, the referee shall be paid at the field by both teams according to the official fee
schedule set annually by the Board and listed on the MDF. Each team will be responsible for half
of the applicable fee. Each team is expected to bring exact change to pay each referee. Fees
are clearly stated on MDF and each team coach should arrive with exact change or checks to be
split amongst the assigned referees. (U10 and under = half of center ; U11 and up = half of
center + equivalent of 1 AR) If team coach does not have exact change, the referee is not under
any obligation to provide change at the field.
Rules Updates & Clarification
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8.2.5 PLAYER, COACH, TEAM STAFF INFRACTIONS
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If a player, coach, or team staff is issued a Red Card, the card is sent back to the league
office by the referee following the game which the offense occurred. Games Conduct will
review the situation and determine length of suspension. In some cases, Games Conduct
Committee will review events, referee report, and additional testimony, where/when
available, to make a determination of penalty that is issued. Suspension of player or coach
is for all on-field NCSA sanctioned activities until the suspension has been satisfied for the
team which they were carded or the team they were coaching/playing or misconduct
occurred at time of suspension. (NOTE: IF A COACH IS RED CARDED DURING HIS 10AM
GAME AND HE HAS 3 OTHER GAMES TO COACH ON SAME DAY, HE IS NOT
ALLOWED TO COACH UNTIL HE SERVES THE SUSPENSION FOR THE TEAM HE WAS
COACHING AT 10AM WHEN RED CARD WAS ISSUED)
Rules Updates & Clarification
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9.1 REGISTRATION FEES
U11 and U12
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9.4 PAYMENT OF FEES AND FINES
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$435 per team
The Bond Fee must be paid before the start of the seasonal year. All fines and fees must be
paid in for clubs to receive team packets or passes. Important: Payment/Appeal of any
fines must be submitted within 30 days from the fine date, invoice date, or date posted online,
whichever is earlier. Any appeal received after the 30 days from fine date will NOT be heard
and is considered invalid.
9.5 FAILURE TO PAY FEES AND FINES
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Any club or team that fails to pay any of the fees and/or fines, as required by the due date,
may be suspended from competition and NOT issued player passes for the current
seasonal year. NCSA reserves the right to deduct all fines from a Club's posted Bond. If this
occurs, voting rights and the ability to enter teams into competition are suspended until the
Bond is returned to its original value.
NCSA Meeting
Club Representatives
Fall 2015
Northern Counties Soccer Association
www.NCSANJ.com