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Cal North Competitive Soccer League (CCSL) Coast/Bay Fall 2017 Information Webinar To join the audio call, dial in to (415) Conference ID We will start the presentation at 8:30pm All participants will be muted during the presentation. I will take questions via Chat.
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Welcome
Cal North Competitive Soccer League (CCSL) Coast/Bay – Fall 2017 Information Webinar
All participants will be muted during the presentation
At the end of the presentation, I will try to take questions via chat
If you have a question that is not answered tonight, me at
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My Background
Sonya Lee, CCSL Coast/Bay League Director, 7th season
Former recreation and competitive coach and manager
Worked as a Supervisor of Sports, Aquatics, and Facilities
Oversaw youth sports leagues, adult leagues, fitness and sports classes, aquatics programs, facilities including field and gym rentals
Liaison to youth sports organizations
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Landscape
Cal North Competitive Soccer League=CCSL (Copper-Gold)
California Regional League=CRL
Spring Open Premier=Premier is a level above Gold CCSL
Cal North=CYSA
Cal North/CYSA is part of United States Youth Soccer (USYS) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
CalNorth has 9 Districts:
Coast = District 1 and 2
Bay = District 3, 4, 5
D1=Daly City/SSF/Pacifica/SF
D2= Monterey to Burlingame
D3=Fremont/Union City
D4= Hayward/Oakley, San Pablo
D5=Northbay
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5. Spring 2017 Stats for Coast/Bay
790 teams
104 brackets
About 3,700 matches
About 60 clubs
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6. Organizational Relationships
CYSA/Cal North
Club
Referee Assignor
Passes
Player Registration
Adult/Coach Registration
Insurance
Policies
Competitions/Programs Offered
ODP
State Cup
CRL/Premier
CCSL (copper-gold)
Administration
Bracketing
Scheduling
Communication
District 2 Programs
D2 Cup
Rec Playthrough
District Facilities
Teams
Player Registration
Rec Leagues
Board/President/DOC
Uniforms
Identity
Coaches
Fields
Often through city or School
USSF Licensed Referees
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7. How do Games Get Scheduled
CCSL Coast/Bay League Director(me)
Bracketing, Scheduling of match ups and dates
Clubs
Scheduling of Fields and Times
Scheduling of Referees through Referee Assignor
Done at the Club, League, or Region/Area level
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Which Site Does What
Blue Star/Bonzai
Registration for all CalNorth players and teams handled here
This site produces your Goldenrod/Official roster and passes
Some clubs are part of registration league ie.Redwood League or Foothill League
CalNorth.org
Resource site for all CalNorth leagues and programs (ie. Insurance information, Coaching resources, State Cup, ODP, playing rules, forms, etc.)
Passes now have liability waivers on the back. If passes are signed on the back and laminated, this can be used without a 1601.
CalNorth site is being revamped, so it will look a little different next week
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9. Which Site Does What (Cont…)
GotSoccer
Applications, bracketing, scheduling, printing match cards, reporting scores, communicating with teams, etc.
Team Accounts
GotSoccer Roster needs to match Official CalNorth roster
GotSoccer Rosters are not automatically uploaded, you need to generate the roster from your official roster/Affinity roster/Goldenrod
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10. Which Site Does What (Cont…)
Club Got Soccer Account
Allows clubs to schedule fields and times to home games
Team account and club account need to be affiliated.
Club roles of President, DOC, Field Scheduler, Registrar, Referee Assignor in GotSoccer Club account
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Communication
GotSoccer messaging
Word Press
Please give me your gender, bracket, team name, club name and match number with all s or match number
Chat
Recommended form of communication for any non-urgent scheduling issues
Do not grab the from messages sent out. If you are not responding directly to the , you need to put in my address.
Chat time is on east coast time
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How to Use :
Chat
GotSoccer "Chat" function
Log into your team account, click on "CCSL 2017 Coast/Bay Fall League"
Click on "Schedule"  
Next to each game, there is a blue "Chat" button 
Click on the button, type your message and hit send 
Most important, click the red "Notify Team" button     
This is not the right place to communicate any issues that are urgent (i.e. The field has been closed the night before due to a sinkhole.  In these cases, please contact the opponent by every means possible until you reach someone)
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Match Cards
Match Cards
Log into your team account, click on "CCSL 2017 Coast/Bay Fall League"
Click on "Schedule"  
Next to the Game # there is small Acrobat PDF Match Card icon
Click on this to get to the match card
Both teams should print match cards. Helps to catch potentially suspended players.
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Game Day Procedures
Your roster should be up to date in GotSoccer
Confirm, confirm, confirm
Both teams bring match cards
Player check-in/cards should be a transparent process for referees, coaches and managers
If there is an issue or question, forward a copy of the match/game card to me
Scores should be input by the home team, but can be input by the away team as well
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Games Not Played
Games are either played or not played. Determination of forfeits should not be made by teams or referees
If a game is not played, it should be reported to the League Director (me – for a determination on the match
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Relevant Forms
Incident Report
Referee Evaluation
These can be found on the CalNorth.org site:
The location may change in the next week. I will send out a link when it does.
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17. Why Fill Out an Incident Report
Cancelled without notice
Abandoned or terminated matches
Games not played due to no show or not enough credentialed players
Games not played due to no credentialed adult
Mass confrontation or issue on the field
Serious Injury
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Referees and Send Offs
Referees are independent contractors.
If a player or coach is sent off, the referee submits a report, the report goes to our Referee Adminstrator. He reviews the report and does any follow up needed, then issues the suspension in the system.
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19. Rules/Policies to be Aware of
Registered adult with the team
There must be a registered adult with the team
Guest Rule
Blowout Rule
No Heading for Players 12 and under
Concussion Protocol
Valid Reasons for Reschedules
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Rules
Where to find rules from CalNorth.org  
CCSL Procedures 2016
Application, Bracketing, Scheduling
CCSL Playing Rules 2016
CCSL Spring Playing Rule Variations 2016
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Guest Rules
The maximum number of guest players allowed is four (4) per match
A player may guest from a team that is in the same District as the team they are playing for
Players on a roster of a U10 and younger team may guest play on any team, in any Division, at their soccer age or older
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Guest Rules Continued
Current Rule: Players on the roster of a U11 and older team may guest play at the same Division or higher (e.g. a player rostered on a Bronze team may guest play on any Bronze, Silver or Gold bracket team) at the player’s true soccer age, or the age of the team the player is rostered on.
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Guest Rules Continued
A player on the roster of a U11 and older team may guest play to an older aged team at any level, with the exception of Copper. A guest player in a Copper matches may only guest FROM a Copper team in their own age or younger, or a younger Bronze team.
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Coast/Bay Blowout Rule (not listed in CCSL Rules):  A team that wins with a goal differential of greater than 7 will have one point deducted from their standings for these teams: 
All Copper brackets any age
All U8 aged brackets
All U9 and U10 Copper and Bronze brackets  
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25. Heading and Younger Players
Cal North has adopted heading protocols consistent US Soccer and US Youth Soccer mandates
No heading for players 12 years old and younger in games
Enforced in U13 and under games.
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Concussion Protocol
A player who sustains a head injury and exhibits any symptoms of possible concussion may not return to games or team practice until cleared by Cal North under the current Cal North Concussion Protocols and Procedures.
Coaches should also submit a CCSL Incident report for any potentially serious injury at
Referees have the authority to confiscate the pass.
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Reschedules
Valid Reasons for reschedule:
Inclement weather
Field unplayable or unavailable as determined by club or league official
Team in USYS or US Club weekend tournament or a Cal North State Cup Event
ODP (Olympic Development Program) State tryouts
SAT/ACT test date-valid to ask for afternoon game
Before releasing schedules, we have already worked around tournament weekends, D2 Cups, SAT/ACT when possible, 49 games, Pumpkin Festival, Saturday only clubs, Sunday only clubs
We want the kids to play soccer first and foremost
Coach availability, team availability, etc are not valid reasons for a reschedule
It is a request, not all clubs can honor it
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Reschedules Cont
Game dates may not be changed without written consent from your opponent
Once the time and location is posted, any additional change must be done with the opponent
Sometimes, teams will agree to swap Home/Away. This needs to come to me. Please forward match # and a copy of the agreement between teams.
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If There is an Issue
Contact me directly by
Questions regarding players or coaches at the match should be accompanied by a match card which shows the players properly checked in
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