MCYSA HANDBOOK - DRAFT - DEC 2006
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Interim Changes

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Handbook Comment Form

07/15/06:  Our League Handbook is being Updated. If you have been unable to find answers to your questions in the League Handbook, did not understand the existing verbiage, or have any other suggestions on making the handbook a more valuable tool for your club - please feel free to submit comments & suggestions here.

Preface

The Kids
Spirit of the Game

The League

1.1 Structure
1.2 NJSYSA, USYSA, USSF and FIFA
1.3 Laws of the Game
1.4 Schedule
1.5 Select Program
1.6 Olympic Development Program
1.7 College Showcase
1.8 Bob and Matt Keegan Scholarship

Club Affiliation

2.1 Affiliation
2.2 Club Registration
2.3 Duties of League Contacts
2.4 Requirements for New Clubs Joining the MCYSA
2.5 Status of Associate Members
2.6 Affiliated Members
2.7 Insurance
2.8 Club Colors

Team Registration

3.1 Registration Form
3.2 Age Groups
3.3 Levels of Play / Flight Placement of Teams
3.4 Appeal of Preliminary Flighting
3.5 Dropping a Registered Team
3.6 Coaches Training

Registration and Rostering

4.1 Player Registration

4.1.1 Player Pass
4.1.2 Player Registration Form
4.1.3 Proof of Age
4.1.4 Medical Release
4.1.5 Lost Passes

4.2 Team Rostering

4.3 Coach Registration

4.4 Movement of Players Between Teams

4.4.1 General Conditions
4.4.2 Release
4.4.3 Requests for Release
4.4.4 Imposition of Penalty
4.4.5 Hardship Teams

4.5 Poaching

At the Start of the Season

5.1 Duties of Coaches

5.1.1 Mandatory Coaches' Meetings
5.1.2 Other Responsibilities

5.2 Duties of Clubs

5.2.1 Schedule Conflicts
5.2.2 Home Field Schedule
5.2.3 Use of MCYSA Referees
5.2.4 Field Schedulers
5.2.5 Club Planning

During the Season

6.1 Postponements & EarlyPlay

6.1.1 Rescheduling of Postponed Games
6.1.2 Procedure for Rescheduling
6.1.3 Early Notice of Field Unavailability
6.1.4 EarlyPlay

6.2 The Week of the Game

6.3 League Discipline

6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Players
6.3.3 Coaches
6.3.4 Referee Assaults
6.3.5 Probation
6.3.6 Procedures for Appeal of Disciplinary Action

Game Day

7.1 Preliminaries

7.2 Travel and Grace Periods

7.3 Number of Players and Size of Ball

7.4 Before the Game Starts

7.4.1 Game cards
7.4.2 Player Passes
7.4.3 Captains
7.4.4 Assistant Referees (Linespersons)
7.4.5 Referee Evaluation Form
7.4.6 Paying the Referee
7.4.7 No Referee

7.5 During the Game

7.5.1 Positioning on the Sides of the Field
7.5.2 Coach and Spectator Conduct
7.5.3 Attire
7.5.4 Game Conditions
7.5.6 Game Duration
7.5.7 Substitutions
7.5.8 Suspended and Abandoned Games

7.6 After the Game

7.6.1 Handshake
7.6.2 Referee Evaluation Form
7.6.3 Reporting the Score

After the Season

11.1 Standings
11.2 Flight Winners
11.3 Awards

Discipline Point System

A.1 Players

Please refer to REFEREE ROOM for current point system

A.2 Coaches

Please refer to REFEREE ROOM for current point system

A.3  Responsibilities

A.3.1  League Contact responsibility
A.3.2  Coaching staff responsibility

Forms

On-Line Registration

Club Registration Form
Team Registration Form

Medical Release Form
USYSA/NJYS Membership Form
Permission to Travel Form
Permission to Host a Tournament
EMERGENCY MCYSA GAME CARD

LEAGUE HANDBOOK

~ Revised Handbook December 2005 (draft)
~ ALSO Be sure to check Interim Changes
~~ that are NOT included in download version

MCYSA HANDBOOK - DRAFT - DEC 2006 (250K)
We are currently in the process of updating the handbook.  This DRAFT copy is available for
download and contains the contents of the site as of 12/03/05. Changes will be finalized and
posted (including a new download version prior to the Spring 2006 season.
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