POST THIS RULE WITH ALL COACHES
THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL
APPLY FOR ALL YOUTH TEAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS AND DIVISIONS: U11 TO U14
IN DIVISIONS TWO AND LOWER.
· A WIN BY A MARGIN OF 6 GOALS IS ACCEPTABLE TO GAASA, WITH ONLY A 6-GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BEING RECORDED, OR PUBLISHED.
· A WIN BY A MARGIN OF 7 OR 8 GOALS WILL COUNT AS ONLY 1 POINT, RATHER THAN 3 POINTS FOR THE WIN, WITH ONLY A 6-GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BEING RECORDED AND PUBLISHED.
· A WIN BY A MARGIN OF 9 GOALS OR GREATER WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT OF THE MATCH BY A 0 – 4 SCORE, AS WELL AS THE LOSS OF THE CLUB’S BOND.
· THE CLUB BOND MUST BE REPLENISHED WITHIN 5 DAYS FROM THE TIME THE CLUB IS NOTIFIED. FAILURE TO REPLENISH THE CLUB BOND WITHIN THE 5 DAYS WILL RESULT IN ALL SCHEDULED GAMES, OF ALL TEAMS, WITHIN SAID CLUB, BEING RECORDED AS A FORFEIT FROM THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CLUB BOND IS REPLENISHED.
· ANY OWN-GOALS SCORED BY EITHER TEAM TO CIRCUMVENT THESE RULES, WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT.
· COACHES ABUSING THE INTENT OF THESE RULES WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION.
The
following divisions/age groups are exempted from the above policies:
·
U9 & 10-all
divisions
·
U11/12/13/14 age
groups-first division
·
High school age
groups-all divisions
It
is expected that all coaches involved in the above age groups/divisions will
display good sportsmanship when faced with inequities of
competition/skill. In cases where the
score may exceed 6 goals the winning coach should report the correct score
although only a maximum of a 6 goals will be recorded/published.