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
- You will be asked to provide your team name, your first and last name, and your jersey number
- 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