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WEST
ESSEX JUNIOR/SENIOR SOCCER LEAGUE RULES
I.
Eligibility:
A.
Participants must be residents of the following participating towns or
schools: Caldwell/West Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North
Caldwell, Roseland, Trinity Academy and Verona.
B.
Children in the 5th and 6th grades will play in the
Junior League and children in the 7th and 8th grades will
play in the Senior League. Please
see exceptions below:
1.
Eighth grade children who have made their school’s freshman team are
eligible to play in the W.E.J.S.L.
2.
Children must play in their grade level unless the League approves
otherwise. A player may play up
permanently, but the player can never play down and the player can play on only
one team for the entire season. No
exceptions without League approval.
II.
Game Rules:
A.
High school rules will apply unless otherwise noted.
B.
Games will consist of four (12-minute quarters-Junior) and
four(15-minute quarters-Senior).
C.
A team must have a minimum of seven (7) players to start or finish a
game.
D.
Free substitutions following high school rules.
E.
Corner kicks (from the 18 yard line-Junior) (High School
regulation-Senior).
F.
Balls to be used: Junior
League - #4, Senior League - #5.
G.
Shin guards are mandatory.
H.
Game officials will use yellow card (Warning) and red card (Ejection)
when necessary. An ejected player
cannot be substituted, and the ejected player will be suspended for the next
game his/her team plays.
III.Standings and Playoffs:
A.
Regular season - Point system to be used, three (3) points for each win,
one (1) point for each tie. (Tie
games will stand “as is” and no game will be continued to break the tie.)
B.
Standings Tie Breakers:
1.
Point standing.
2.
How did teams do head-to-head?
3.
How did teams do head-to-head vs. playoff teams?
4.
How did teams do against the next best teams in the standings?
5.
Least amount of points given up.
6.
Elimination playoff as set up by the majority of the Town Coordinators.
C.
Playoff teams will be the top four teams whom quality in the standings
for each league. If the league is
broken into divisions, the division winners and the next two best records will
make the playoffs.
D.
Fields to be used for the playoffs and championship games will be
determined by the
standings after the season is
over. Higher seeded team will have
home team advantage.
IV.
Change of Scheduled Games:
A.
Games are to be played as scheduled, and can only be adjusted if both
coaches agree
and then get permission from the
town rep(s), who must notify the League President of the change.
In such a case, it must be remembered that carded officials have been
employed. If, for some reason, a
head coach is not available, one of the assistant coaches should take over.
As per Rule IV-A, games may not
be adjusted, postponed, etc. except by rule.
Anyone not abiding by Rule IV-A will cause a forfeit to be in effect.
In addition, carded officials have been employed at this time, and if a
game is adjusted, etc., Michael Colitti, President and Richard Mattesky, Chief
Official and Assignor must be informed. If
he is unable to adjust the game due to the employment of a game official, the
team (s) doing the adjustment will be responsible for an additional payment of
$45.00 per adjusted game. Please
play games as scheduled. It makes
for a much more enjoyable season.
B.
Home teams will be
responsible for calling off games prior to their start, when
inclement weather conditions prevail.
At this time, all game officials should be
informed at least one hour before game
time. Once the game starts, it is
the
officials’ decision. Reschedule
of game is up to the coaches and ultimately
the
town rep(s). All rainouts should be made up within one week.
V.
Game Officials:
A.
There will be a referee-in-chief selected by the Town Coordinators/Reps.
B.
Officials will be paid by league fees.
C.
Fees will be set by Town Coordinators/Reps.
D.
If an official does not show up, the home team coach and the away coach
must contact the town reps and plan a new make-up date unless coaches can agree
and find a competent substitute official. If
both sides are not in agreement the game should be played!
E.
No protests will be permitted. The
officials’ decision will stand.
VI.
Other:
A.
Coaches and game officials will be responsible for the spectators.
Games can be forfeited in
cases of spectator interference.
B.
Both teams may forfeit any games not made up by playoff time.
This decision will be made by the Town Coordinators/Reps.
C.
No stacking of teams and running up of scores will be allowed.
D.
Coaches are encouraged to call each other a day before game time to
confirm the game time, field, etc.
E.
Both teams (win or lose) must call in every game score the next day.
Weekend results should be phoned in on Monday mornings to North
Caldwell Recreation Department at 228-6432.
By doing this, we will be able to get standings out in a timely fashion.
F.
Fields must be in a safe condition and they should be lined, nets should
be on all goals, and the corners and midfield should be marked with cones/flags.
Please note: movable goals should be secured to the ground.
G.
No more than 27 players on a team.
H.
No teams shall be added to the schedule 10 days
prior to opening day.
I.
Remember, it is league policy that all players play
at least one quarter if he/she meets all practice and discipline
requirements.
J.
Each team shall be responsible for their own insurance. The West Essex Junior Soccer League will not be responsible
for any liability for the individual towns, players, coaches, spectators,
officials, etc. Also, all coaches
should be certified by their town.
VII.
Coach’s Responsibility:
A.
Adult team personnel shall:
1.
SPORTSMANSHIP - IMPORTANT!
Please remember good sportsmanship isvital. We, as adults, must set an example for the children.
Coaches, spectators and/or players who demonstrate poor sportsmanship run
the risk of being suspended or expelled from the League, and will be asked to
leave the premises. Refrain from using profanity!
2.
FIELD OF PLAY -
Coaches and/or spectators are not allowed on the field while play is in
progress. The Department also
requests that coaches do not smoke and/or
consume alcohol before or during all Recreational activities.
3.
Accept the decisions of
officials on the field as being fair and called to the best ability of the
official. A decision based on
judgment will never be questioned.
4. A coach who pulls his team off the field prior to
the completion of
the game will be subject to a one year
suspension.
5.RECREATION
DEPARTMENT POLICY:
All rules/regulations, as
well as team rosters and scheduling are final, and may only be added
and/or changed with the approval of the Town Rep and
League President. Failure to comply with
this rule may result in a coach’s,
spectator’s and/or player’s suspension or expulsion from the field
or league. Re-scheduling without
approval (Effective - Saturday, September 16, 1995) shall result in a double forfeit!
B.
League game officials will enforce the following:
1.
Profanity on the field – players and or team personnel using profanity
on the field will be subject to yellow or
red card.
2. Demonstrations/celebrations – players and/or team
personnel
displaying activity such as
intimidation tactics or celebrations not in accordance with good sportsmanship
will be subject to yellow or red card.
3.
Fighting – players and/or
team personnel involved in fighting are subject to
immediate dismissal from the game, and will be requested to leave the
facility immediately to avoid any further
problems.
VIII.
Playoff-Tie Breaking System
A. After regulation play there
will be a coin toss to determine who kicks off.
There will be two (2) 5-minute overtime periods.
If the score still remains tied, a shoot out will follow.
First, the referees will determine which goal will be used.
Secondly, each coach will select five players (1 player may be the
goalkeeper, but NO player who has been disqualified during regulation)
plus the order in which they will shoot. Next,
another coin toss to decide which team will kick first.
Teams will alternate kicks. If
score remains tied, coaches will select five different players plus kicking
order and start over. This round
will be sudden death. For the championship game, there will be NO shoot
out after the two (2) overtime periods. If
the game is still tied, both teams will be declared co-champions.
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