SECTIONS 340- 399 : GENERAL

The following revision to the Player Priority Guidelines has been approved by the MYSA Leagues

Committee and the MYSA Board of Directors. It will be subject to final ratification at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March, 2001 and will then be posted on the BAYS website (www.bays.org)

Section 342. Priority of Play for Multiple Rostered Players

These ‘priorities of play’ are for players who are multiple-rostered. These priorities:

· Apply to all State Team players, regardless of age, rostered on any other team;

· Apply to all multiple-rostered players aged U14 and younger; but,

· Do not apply to non-State Teams players age U15 and above.

These priorities provide players, coaches and parents with a set of expectations for players rostered to multiple teams. They have been developed to enable players to rise to their highest level of soccer while affording them access to all levels of play. They were developed with input from representatives of all types and levels of play within the state. They have been developed to eliminate such questions as “who do I play for?”, “which practice should I attend?”, or “what team should I play with on a tournament weekend?”. These priorities are to be respected and adhered to by all of the various soccer interests that compete for a player’s attention and time.

In general terms, a player’s priorities are as follow:

1. Major Tournaments:

a. Regional ODP Tournament (after Memorial Day);

b. State Cup Tournament;

c. MTOC

d. On major national holiday weekends:

i. Memorial Day - priority to Premier (Maple) Teams;

ii. Columbus Day - priority to Town Teams;

iii. All other tournaments - players are to alternate attendance in event of schedule conflict

2. State Team Tryouts (except Sunday afternoon during Maple Seasons);

3. Regularly scheduled league games;

4. Make up games, and,

5. Practices

However, there exist variations in priority based on the playing season. Please read and understand each category and how they interrelate.

Soccer Activity Priority List:

1. Regional ODP Tournaments;

2. State Cup Tournament;

3. MTOC;

4. State Team Tryouts. (in summer, fall [other than Sunday afternoons] and winter seasons only). Try-out dates must also be established and available through the State Office at least one month in advance.

5. All Games:

a. State Team – (summer only);

b. Premier (Maple) Teams - all year for any games scheduled from 11:00am on Sunday until dusk;

c. MTOC eligible Town Teams – all year for any games scheduled from Friday afternoon to Sunday at 11:00am;

d. State Team;

e. Non-MTOC Town Teams, or any fall teams (other than Premier) or winter teams.

6. Tournaments:

a. State Team – (summer only)

b. Premier (Maple) Teams - priority for Memorial Day only;

c. Town Teams – priority for Columbus Day only;

d. All other tournaments - players are to alternate attendance in event of conflicts.

7. Practices:

a. State Team – to have priority during the spring season. State team practice dates must be established and available through the State Office by March 15 of each year;

b. Premier (Maple) team - Division 1 only;

c. All other teams - players are to alternate attendance in event of schedule conflict