Soccer Player & Team Policies

Equipment:

• All players must wear shin guards – they must be covered by socks or pants
• No metal studded shoes allowed – plastic/rubber cleats, indoor soccer/turf shoes, or running shoes only
  • Cleats of any kind not permitted on Training Field (U7/U8 divisions and younger)
• Every player must have a matching jersey with a number
• All jewelry 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 match and has not fulfilled the Registration Agreement, the team will automatically forfeit the match and the player will be ineligible for the remainder of the session
• All players must sign-in at the front desk prior to each match
  • You will be asked to provide your team name, your first and last name, and your jersey number
    • All players must have a matching jersey with the number that corresponds to the number listed beside your name on the gamesheet
      • If you do not have a jersey with a number, you will be asked to draw or tape on a number for your match
      • If you do not have your matching jersey, you will be asked to verify your identity prior to play
    • If a player does not sign-in for their match and plays at all during the match, they are considered an ineligible player and their team will automatically forfeit the match
• Substitute/Fill-In players (those not listed on the manager’s roster/game sheet) may be utilized during regular season matches only
  • Men’s & Ladies division teams may utilize sub/fill-in players up to having no more than 2 players available off the bench
  • Co-Ed division teams may utilize sub/fill-in players up to having no more than 1 available bench player per gender
  • All substitute players are required to check in with a Dome staff member to ensure eligibility prior to being added to the gamesheet
  • Substitute players are not eligible to be added to the game sheet past the 10 minute mark of the match
• Players may be rostered on multiple teams except for in the Premier divisions
  • Substitute/Fill-In players in Premier divisions must not play on another Premier team within that division
• New players may be added to your roster up until your team’s 5th match of the session (2nd match of the session for Premier divisions) at which point your roster will be frozen for the remaining matches of the session
  • If a player on your roster is injured after the roster freeze is implemented and is unable to play for the remainder of the session, you may remove the injured player from your roster and replace them with a new player
    • In this case, you must notify Dome staff in order to make the necessary changes to the game sheet
    • Once an injured player is removed from the roster, they are not eligible to return for the remainder of the session
• Rosters can have a maximum of 23 players listed

Playoff Rosters:

• Players must be listed on the manager’s roster or have been approved to play by the opposing team to be eligible to play in the postseason*
• Substitute players are not permitted to play during playoff matches

Ineligible Players:

• If you think a player on the opposing team is an ineligible player, you can challenge that player’s eligibility by notifying a Dome staff member
  • An eligibility challenge must be requested prior to the completion of the match
  • The player in question will be asked to verify their identity
  • If the player is ineligible (or declines to verify their identity), that team will automatically forfeit the match if that player has played or plays at all during that match

Rescheduling a Game:

• A reschedule can occur only if all of the following circumstances are met:
  • Reschedule request is made at least 48 hours prior to originally scheduled match 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 match time unless otherwise discussed
  • If a match 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 match

Forfeits:

• Teams have until 10 minutes past scheduled match 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
    • The keeper does not count toward the male/female player ratio
• If your team has decided to forfeit a match 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
• A forfeit is -3 points in the standings

Match Cancellations:

• Team captains will be notified of cancellations as soon as the decision is made
  • Matches will only be cancelled due to inclement weather should major highways in the area close; in this case, matches will be rescheduled to a later date
  • In the case that a Winter Storm Warning from Environment Canada is in effect and the facility remains open with matches moving forward, teams will not be assessed a forfeit in the case of low attendance
    • If both teams have low attendance, the match will be marked as a 0-0 tie

Disciplinary Actions:

• Players who are ejected from a match are subject to suspension
• Players are not permitted to play on any team within the division in which they received the suspension until their suspension is served in full
  • If a suspension carries over to another session and the team for which the suspended player was playing for when the misconduct occurred does not return, the suspension will apply to any/all team(s) registered for the subsequent session
• Suspended players are not permitted on the field of play or on the players bench side of the field until their suspension is served in full
• Suspensions of 1-year or longer apply to all teams/divisions regardless of which division the misconduct(s) occurred
• Standard Misconducts & Suspensions

Division Placement:

• Dome Management reserves the right to move teams up or down divisions at their discretion

Refund Policy:

• Refunds are available to individual registrants up until week 5 of the schedule
  • There is a $25 administration fee for all refunds which is applied as of schedules having been released and a per match fee for each week that has passed in the schedule
  • There is a $5 administration fee for all refunds requested prior to schedules having been released
  • 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