OCTOBER 2007/2008
A.
The office
staff is not authorized to issue interpretations to Ontario Indoor
B.
The Executive
of the League at their Executive Meeting may modify, add or delete any Rules or
Regulations for the better of the League. The club will be notified within 14
days of any changes.
C.
In any matter
not covered under the League Constitution and Rules and Regulations, the O.S.A.
Constitution and Player Policies and Procedures provisions shall govern.
D. Wherever within this Constitution/ Rules & Regulations the masculine term is used, it is deemed
to be in the feminine if such would apply at the time.
The
A.
The annual League fee will be determined by
the AGM of each year by the Executive
Committee and
paid to the League on or before the first game played in the current season.
B. The League fee
structure, see Appendix “A”.
2.1 For League standing purposes, three points shall be awarded for a win, one point for a
tie and zero points for a loss.
Playing day(s) will be as follows:
Saturday
Sunday
2.2 The League
Champion shall be the team which accumulates the greatest number of points,
based on the formula of three (3) points for a win and one (1) point for a tie,
in all games provided for by the
2.3 In the event of a tie for first place between two or more teams at the end of regular season, the following criteria will be used to determine the League winner.
I.
If two teams
tie for first place, a game shall be played including overtime,
which
will be maximum five minutes per half will break the tie; if still tied,
penalty kicks per FIFA Law Rules will be taken.
II.
If three or
more teams tie for first place, a round robin will be played and
each game
must have a winner, as per Rule “2.3 (l)” and the team with
most points will
be declared the champion. If the teams are still tied in points the team with
the best goal difference (goal plus against goal minus) will be declared the
winner.
III. If still tied penalty kicks as per FIFA
Rules
3.1
A Club team
may register a maximum of 18 players on each team.
3.2
Each team may
dress a maximum of 18 players for a game.
3.3
A Club must
notify the League in writing, within seven (7) days, of any change in team
officials.
3.4
All players
must be registered with their
Association as per OSA Rules and Regulations and must abide by them.
4.
Player Rules
4.1 Player(s)
playing for a team (club) in the O.I.S.L. shall not be permitted after January
31 to transfer or play for another team (club) in the
4.2 Trial or Temporary permits shall not be permitted after February 15 in the playing season.
4.3 Only players dressed to play, and on the game sheet, shall be allowed on the bench.
4.4 A player shall not be registered with two
teams in the O.I.S.L.
4.5 A team shall
not play more than three players in a game from a lower division from the same
club and maximum of eight games.
4.6 All players
on a team must be in possession of a valid O.S.A. player registration book to
be eligible to play. Their books will be given to the Timekeeper and s/he will
verify the game sheet against the players books.
Players under suspension are not allowed on the game sheet or on the player’s
bench.
4.7 In the event
of an altercation on the field of play and anyone from the bench entering the
field of play during this altercation, upon report from the referee of such an
infraction there will be a fine as per Appendix “A” assessed against the team.
4.8 Teams failing
to comply with League Rules and Regulations are subject to fines and/or disciplinary
action. Team and Club Officials will be notified in writing of any fines levied
as per Appendix “A” and/or disciplinary action will be taken.
5.
Home Team Responsibilities
5.1 All Team Head Coaches and assistant coaches must have Community Coaching Certification Youth II or better.
5.2 Team officials I.D. Books must be
presented to the Referee/ Timekeeper 15 minutes before the start of the game. The books will be returned after the game is
completed.
5.3 A maximum of four registered team
officials are permitted to sit on the bench during the game and their names
must be recorded on the game sheet.
5.4 Team officials are not permitted to enter
the field of play, unless invited by the referee.
5.5 The referee shall start the game at the
scheduled kick-off time. If one or both
teams have less than four (4) players, then a five minute grace shall be
allowed, see Appendix “A”.
5.6 In the event a team fails to show to
their scheduled game, the game shall be awarded to the opposing team as a 3-0
win and disciplinary action shall be taken, see Appendix “A”.
5.7 Requests for the rescheduling of games
shall not be entertained after the start
of the playing season.
5.8 Game balls shall be the responsibility of
the home team.
5.9 Homes teams shall change to an alternate
uniform if team colors conflict, provided the away
team plays in their registered primary colors.
5.10 Each
game shall consist of two equal halves of 25 minute each, with a 3 minute
interval between the halves. In the event of a delay in the kick-off of a game,
the referee may shorten each half to not less than 15 minutes per half.
5.11 In the event a game is abandoned because of fan interference, or the referee is concerned for the safety of any person's) in the facility in continuing the game, the League shall decide the result of the game, which may include rescheduling the game.
5.12 Protests may only be made by a team official involved in the game and shall be made in writing within 24 hours of the end of the game to League Headquarters. It shall be accompanied by the protest fee as per Appendix “A”. This fee shall be refunded in the event the protest is upheld.
5.13 The Club is responsible for all the players and officials on their team, for Team supporters at all times on and off the field, and shall conduct themselves in a manner in accordance with the Rules of Conduct as set out by the O.S.A. and the League. All team officials shall confine themselves to the bench area along with the players.
5.14 The players’ bench shall be deemed to be an area designated by the League. Only players and Team Officials entered on the game sheet are allowed on the bench.
6.
Referee
and Timekeeper
6.1 The team official must present the Player Registration Books of all players dressed for the game with the game sheet and the correct officiating fee, in cash, for the Time Keeper and Referee prior to the commencement of the game.
6.2 The Team Official is responsible for obtaining the Player Registration Books from the Timekeeper at the end of the game.
6.3 The Referee is responsible for sending completed game sheets and other official paperwork to the League Headquarters within forty-eight (48) hours of the end of the game.
Referees
and Time Keepers shall wear proper attire as per F.I.F.A. rules.
6.4 Provincial Division
The Referee must be level 2 or
better; the Time Keeper must be level 3 or better.
If
the referee is not present at kick off time for a Provincial division game, the
Time Keeper, if present, shall start and referee the game.
6.5
Regional/Multi-Jurisdictional
Division
The
Referee and Time Keeper must be level 3 or better and must be a minimum of 16
years of age. A 2 year plus (+) age
difference must exist between the Referee and the age group of the players.
6.6 The Referee
or Time Keeper shall not officiate more than 2
consecutive games. An official may not
Referee or Time Keep more than 4 games on any given day.
7. League Play Off Cup (If Applicable)
7.1 Ontario Cup
Rules and Regulations will be used for players registration
and eligibility.
7.2
If game is
tied after regular time, penalty kicks as per FIFA law will apply.
7.3
Each player is
cup tied to one team only. (First cup game played)
8.
Discipline
8.1 The League
Discipline Committee shall handle all discipline matters and protests (except
appeals).
8.2 All scheduled
hearing dates will be Fridays. All
discipline will be held as DBR (Discipline By Review)
All DBH (Discipline By Hearing), will be held if requested within forty-eight
(48) hours of the end of the game.
Automatic game's) or time suspension will be applied to the players or coaches
as per O.S.A. and League Policies and Procedures.
8.3 Discipline,
in the case of alleged referee assault, will be handled by the district
association in which the player or team officials is
registered. The Accused is automatically
suspended from all soccer related activity, as per O.S.A. Rules, until the case
has been disposed of.
8.4 All
discipline reports must be submitted along with the game sheet within
twenty-four (24) hours of the game completion to the Ontario Indoor
8.5 The team
official, who for whatever reason during a game, pulls his team off the field
may be subject to disciplinary action depending on League Discipline Committee
findings.
8.6 Any club/team official's) charged with playing an ineligible player in a game sanctioned by the League will be subject to a disciplinary hearing. Upon being found guilty, the team will forfeit all points of the games in which the ineligible player participated and will be fined as per Appendix “A”.
8.7
8.8 Ineligible Player
An Ineligible player is a player who:
a) Not registered under OSA Policies and Procedures
b) Registered under a false name.
c) Under discipline suspension
d) Played under different name (used card from another player)
e) As per rule 4.6
f) Player played with out OSA Registration book
8.9 Game Sheets
a) Players entered in game sheets deemed to have played (signature of Team Officials verify Players eligibility)
b) Players name entered in the game sheet (s) in error but did not play/participated in the game the Club/Team will be automatically
be fined as per Appendix "A", A discipline hearing will be held in all cases to verify player participation. Team official (s) and players
must appear and be present at the hearing. If found Guilty OSA and OISL Rules will apply per Appendix "A".
9.
Protests
9.1 Protests
based on decisions of the referee’s will not be acknowledged as per OSA and FIFA Rules.
9.2 Protests will be handled as per O.S.A.
and League Policies and Procedures.
9.3 Protests may only be made by a team official involved in the game and shall be made in writing within 24 hours of the end of the game to League Headquarters. It shall be accompanied by the protest fee as per Appendix “A”. This fee shall be refunded, less administrative fee in the event the protest is upheld.
10.
Appeals
10.1 Any discipline
hearing decision of the League may be appealed to the O.S.A. League Management
Committee at the following address along with the required appeal fee.
Attention:
Chair League Management
C/o
10.2 Persons
appealing a decision of the League Discipline Committee are subject to the
decision rendered until the appeal has been deposed of.
APPENDIX
“A”
2007/2008 Fee Structure
League Fees:
Per
Team
(must be paid in full before October 15 current season)
$1800.00
Bond
Per Club (payable to League on or before October 15)
$ 200.00
Game Officials Fees:
These
fees are paid for all games by each team in cash only:
U-09
To U-13 $32.00 ($16.00 per team)
U-14
To U-18
$36.00
($18.00 per team)
Discipline Fees:
First
Game No Show by Team: $
200.00
Second
Game No Show by Team: $ 500.00
Any
Additional games no show
$ 500.00
Payable to League within 21 Days:
Failure
to comply, further disciplinary action and fine.
Hearing Fees:
Discipline
By Hearing (Player Bond Money) $ 20.00
Discipline
By Review (Player Bond Money) $ 20.00
Request
Of Discipline by Hearing (Player) $ 50.00
Request
Of Hearing For No Show *(Player) *
Non-refundable $ 75.00
Team
Official
Code
Of Conduct (Rules & Regulations) $150.00
Fines:
Unauthorized
Entry during A Game (Rule “5.4”): $ 200.00
Withdrawing
Team from Game (Rule “8.5”): $
400.00
Game
Abandoned (Rule “5.11”) $
300.00
Club Playing Ineligible Player (Rule “8.6” and 8.8) $ 200.00
Rule
8.9 game sheets and player
eligibility : $
200.00
Game Protest Fee : $ 400.00
Team
player rules ("4.1" to "4.8")
$
200.00
Team
Failure (7 Players) (Rule “5.5”): $
200.00
Club/Team Officials Responsibility
(Rule “5.1” to 5.14")
$
200.00
Accumulation of Cards: $ 50.00
In
The Event That A Team Accumulates A Total Of
Four
(4) Dismissals (Red Cards); Or
Eight
(8) Cautions (Yellow Cards); Or
A
Combination of Ten Discipline Reports (Red Or Yellow
Cards)
The
Management of that team shall be required to attend a hearing of the League
Management Committee. If brought before the Committee there will be an
appearance fee charge payable by the
Team, and the Team may be subject to further discipline.
In The Event That A Team Withdraws From the League:
After October 15,
will forfeit half of Registration Fee
and will be subject to a fine: $
300.00
After the start of
the League playing season, such club
will forfeit its League fee and will be subject to a fine: $ 500.00
Non-attendance at
Annual or Special General Meeting: $
100.00
All Payments must be
cash, cheque or money order, payable the
O.I.S.L. All hearings fees and fines
must be paid within 21 days of receiving notification.
APPENDIX “B”
Discipline Procedures
Discipline action
shall be taken in accordance with O.S.A. and League Discipline Policy and
Procedures the following guidelines will apply:
Discipline By Review (DBR)
All Player dismissals
for:
a)
Serious Foul
Play,
b)
Serious Foul
Play (hand ball),
c)
Violent
Conduct
d)
Foul or
Abusive Language directed at game officials.
e)
Foul or
Abusive Language directed at anyone other then game officials,
f)
Third, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eight or more yellow cards in a season.
Will be dealt with a
Discipline by Review where the Player doesn’t have to appear to the hearing,
but he can request a hearing if he wishes to do so within forty eight (48)
hours of the end of the game, (weekend excluded). The exception is (F) where
there is no appeal. The request shall be
in a form of a request for a hearing together with the fifty dollars ($50.00)
hearing fee. Cases are dealt on a first come first serve basis. Anyone representing
an accused must provide the player’s card and signed proxy from the Accused
before being allowed to participate at the hearing.
An Accused may choose
to be accompanied by another adult who may act as an adviser. An adviser may not act as a witness nor
provide any testimony at the Discipline Hearing. An Accused person less than eighteen (18)
years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
The OSA Player Book must be presented before the start of the hearing,
if no card is presented the hearing will not proceed.
Discipline By Hearing (DBH)
A Player dismissed
because of a red card: he must request a hearing and must appear at the hearing
the next Friday of the week following the dismissal. If this player does not
appear, he is suspended immediately from all soccer activities until he
requests and attends a new hearing designated by the League with a new date.
Fee for a hearing (as per Appendix “A”) and an OSA Player Book must be
presented before a hearing proceeds. If a player’s card is not presented, the
hearing will not proceed.
Hearings
A Discipline Panel
will meet once a week if possible at the
1.
Each club will
post a Discipline bond of two hundred dollars ($200.00) at the time League
final fees are due. This bond will be reduced with a hearing fee imposed on each
player by the Discipline Board. If the Player is found not guilty, no fees will
be deducted from the bond.
2.
If the Club
bond money is reduced to thirty percent (30%) of the initial sum, additional
funds must be sent to the League within fourteen (14) Days of a notice sent to
the Club. A report from the Discipline board will be sent to the club every
thirty (30) days if necessary.
3.
The Executive
may request an additional amount from any clubs who have had excessive amounts
of Discipline in the previous season.
4.
The Ontario
Indoor
Miscellaneous
All suspensions for
the indoor season will be by game numbers (example game #4321, #456) and the
player is suspended for those games only. The game numbers will be entered in
his player ID book by ether the District Association in the cases handled by
Discipline by Review or by the Ontario Indoor
Scheduled Hearing Dates
All Discipline shall
start the 1st Friday of the month of the starting season and shall
end with the last Friday of the month of the ending indoor season. All hearings shall be in accordance of OSA
and O.I.S.L. Policies and Procedures. The accused must follow the guidelines of
O.I.S.L. regarding Dismissals and Special Incidents reports. If not followed, the accused person shall be
notified and further disciplinary action may be taken.
Hearings for Players Start At
Phone #905-264-7247 Fax # 905-264-3771
In all cases of an
alleged Referee Assault, the Player and/or Team Official is suspended on
notification from all soccer related activity until the case has been dealt
with by the District Association in which registered. Said Person will be
notified in writing of when and where to appear.
Appendix “C”
1.
Cautions
Two
Cautions in one season No
Action
Third
Caution 1
Game Suspension
Fourth
Caution No
Action