Soccer Player & Team Policies

Equipment:

• All players must wear shin pads – they must be covered by socks or pants
• No metal studded shoes allowed – plastic cleats, indoor soccer shoes, or running shoes only
• Every player must have a jersey with a number
• All jewellry must be removed or taped prior to play
• Glasses are not permitted to be worn except for sport glasses
• Casts and/or braces must be wrapped prior to play

Regular Season Rosters:

• A player must have fulfilled the Registration Agreement to be considered an eligible player
  • If a player participates in a game and has not fulfilled the Registration Agreement, the team will automatically forfeit the game and the player will be ineligible for the remainder of the season
• All players must sign-in at the front desk prior to each game
  • You will be asked to provide your team name, your first and last name, and your jersey number
    • All players must have a jersey number – if you do not have a jersey with a number included, you will be asked to draw or tape on a number for your game
    • If a player does not sign-in for their game, they are considered an ineligible player
• Substitute players (those not listed on the manager’s roster/game sheet) can only be added to the game sheet up to having a maximum of 9 players playing in the match for your team
  • Substitute players must be approved and added to the game sheet by a Dome staff member
  • Substitute players are not eligible to be added to the game sheet past the 10 minute mark of the match
  • To have a substitute player play during a playoff match, a request must be made on a game by game basis to the Dome office and approval must be granted by the opposing team

Playoff Rosters:

• Players must be listed on the manager’s roster and have played a minimum of 3 games during the regular season to be eligible to play in the playoffs*
  • All players who do not meet the minimum games played requirement will be removed from the playoff roster/game sheet and will be considered an ineligible player
  • Refunds will not be provided to players who have paid a portion of their team fee and are removed from the playoff roster
• There are no substitute players allowed to play during the playoffs

Ineligible Players:

• If you think a player on the opposing team is ineligible, you can challenge that players eligibility by notifying a Dome staff member
  • The player in question will be asked to verify their identity
  • If the player is ineligible, that team will automatically forfeit the game if that player has played or plays at all during that game

Rescheduling a Game:

• A reschedule can occur only if all of the following circumstances are met
  • Reschedule request is made at least 48 hours before originally scheduled game time
  • An alternate time is or becomes available
  • The opposing team agrees to the alternate time
• If the above requirements are not met, the league will move forward with the originally scheduled game unless otherwise discussed
  • If a game is postponed and an alternate time does not become available prior to the start of playoffs, the team who made the original reschedule request will forfeit the game

Forfeits:

• Teams have until 10 minutes past scheduled game time to field enough players to avoid a forfeit
  • Youth (Ages 4-17) – Minimum 5 players needed to play (4+keeper)
  • Men’s & Ladies – Minimum 5 players needed to play (4+keeper)
  • Co-Ed (Adult) – Minimum 5 players needed to play (4+keeper) – at least 2 players not including the keeper must be female
    • Maximum 3 males on field (not including keeper) at one time. If you only have 2 females present, you will have to play 1 player short – the 3rd female spot cannot be substituted for another male player.
• If your team has decided to forfeit a game and the 48 hour reschedule request window has already passed, as a courtesy to the opposing team, please notify the Dome as soon as possible that your team will not be present
  • Please speak to a Dome staff member directly either in person or over the phone to notify of forfeit

Game Cancellations:

• Team captains will be notified of cancellations as soon as the decision is made
  • Games will only be cancelled due to inclement weather should major highways in the area close; in this case, games will be rescheduled to a later date

Division Placement:

• Dome Management reserves the right to move teams up or down divisions at their discretion
  • Players are welcome to play on more than 1 team in a division if they wish

Refund Policy:

• Refunds are available to individual registrants up until week 5 of the schedule
  • There is a $25 administration fee for all refunds and a per game fee for each week that has passed in the schedule
  • Jerseys must be returned to the Dome front counter
• Refunds will not be provided by the Barrie Sports Dome to players who have registered with a team
  • It is up to the team captain if they refund your portion of the team fee
  • Alternatively, you can speak with your team captain about having another player join the team and buy you out

* Only applies to adult leagues