Indoor League Captains Pre Season Meeting September 2011

Indoor League Management Team Convener Tim Baigent Administrator Dawn Dinsdale Head referee Andy Weston

Teams 65 teams have entered (67 in 2010) There is no Men Division 1 this year The two women’s divisions have been combined There are 3 NCISL teams from individuals (3A, 4A & Coed 2)

Usual Game Nights Division 2A & 3A– Sunday Women – Monday Division 4A – Tuesday Division 3B –Wednesday Division 2B & 4B –Thursday Coed 1 & 2 –Friday It is sometimes not possible to play on games on you usual game night. We try to play at least 12 of your 15 games on your usual game night

Women schedule 14 teams in the division Play every team once (13 games) Each team will receive a credit for the 14 th game that was not scheduled

4A division Division 4A has 5 teams Play every team in your division three times (12 games) Play 2 of the teams in your division a further time (2 games)

6 team divisions Coed 1 & 2, 2A, 2B, 3A all have 6 teams Play every team in your division twice (10 games) Repeat weeks 1 – 4 (4 games)

8 team divisions 3B and 4B have 8 teams Play every team in your division twice (14 games)

Game times Games will kick off at the following times Sunday 7 pm – 11 pm Monday 7 pm – 11 pm Tuesday 8 pm – 11 pm Wednesday 8 pm – 11 pm Thursday 6 pm – 11 pm Friday 6 pm – 11 pm

Start Dates Monday September 26 th Women Thursday September 29 th Division 4B Sunday October 1 st Division 2A & 3A Tuesday October 4 th Division 4A Wednesday October 5 th Division 3B Thursday October 6 th Division 2B Friday October 7 th Coed 1 & 2

Schedule Each team will play 15 games, 1 of which will be a play off We will allocate unpopular kick off times fairly Games can not be rescheduled once published unless you can convince people to switch days or times with you Please send any special requests for schedules to no later than Friday 27th September Note that there will be NO games scheduled on the following dates: Oct 9 th & 10 th, Dec 24 th - 26 th, Dec 31 st

League Rules The NCISL has a set of rules on the web site These will be used to manage the league Please read them and be aware of them

Changes to League Rules The following rule change was proposed Bylaw 3: Players a. Each team must register between 11 and 14 players to play in the NCISL Indoor League. Proposed change to a. Each team must register between 11 and 16 players to play in the NCISL Indoor League. A majority of the teams in attendance voted in favour of this rule change so the motion to change the rule was accepted

Changes to League Rules The following rule change was proposed Bylaw 3: Players f. A team may borrow 1 registered player for each game from another NCISL Indoor League team. Proposed change to f. A team may borrow 1 registered player for each game from another NCISL Indoor League team unless the team already has 11 players or more dressed. A majority of the teams in attendance voted against this rule change so the motion was defeated. The rule will not be changed

Player ID Card Checking is optional If you require a card check it must occur before kick off Both teams must take part Photo ID must be used EODSA Card Government issue ID

Player Loans You may borrow a player from another NCISL team You can not borrow a player who is not registered to play in the NCISL

Discipline The NCISL will use the OSA Discipline procedures to manage red and yellow cards Suspended players will be fined by NCISL Serious offences will be sent to the EODSA who may also suspend and fine the player Coaches and players will be notified of suspensions via the web site

Laws Of The Game All laws of the game are published on the web site Some highlights Players equipment Shin pads must be worn at all times by all players Jewellery may not be worn by players Screw in studs are not permitted Spitting is not permitted – Caution is issued to players who spit

Laws Of The Game Home team provides the game ball Away team changes uniforms if there is a colour clash Home team kick off Away team select ends Games will kick off on the hour or the game will be shortened Halves are 2 x 25 minutes Half time is 2 minutes

Laws Of The Game Kick ins will be used not throw ins Opposing players must be 5 yards from a kick in or a throw in Players receiving a caution must leave the field for a 2 minute penalty Players receiving a dismissal must leave the playing area

Laws Of The Game Any ball hitting the netting on the ceiling while the ball is in play, will continue to be considered in play. No stoppage in play will occur. Once a ball has been placed on the touch line (side line) the ball is considered to be in play. If the ball goes out of play, the opponent will get to kick the ball in from where the incident occurred.

Player Registration All players must be registered on the web site and with the Ontario Soccer Association before they can play If a player doesn’t appear on the game sheet it is because he is not yet registered with the OSA Please check with Dawn if you have questions regarding registration

Rosters All divisions Each team may have 7 players on the field at any one time Each squad may be a maximum of 14 players and a minimum of 11 Women can register for a men’s team Women division Men can not register for a women’s team Coed division Coed teams may have a maximum of 5 men on the field at any one time Coed teams must have a minimum of 4 women on their roster Players may register for more than 1 team if they wish

Team Activation All team management is done on our web site All teams must have 2 coaches for each team All players must register on line for the team

Game Sheets Each team must provide 2 copies of a game sheet from the web site Both copies are given to your referee prior to kick off Following the game the referee will return one game sheet to you

Game Reports After each game one of the team coaches has to log into the site to submit a game report You will need your copy of the game sheet to submit stats When both teams have submitted a report the standings are updated