COED Rule Changes and Reminders
Winter 2015-2016 Season
Rule Changes Since Winter
2014-2015 Season
1. Team Awards
1. Soccer Balls
2. Fair Play Award
2. Fair Play Points Deductions
Team Awards
• Teams this season can win:
• Soccer Balls
– Started in Summer 2015 Season
– Top 2 teams in each division after the Playoffs will win
2 soccer balls personalized with their team name
• Fair Play Award
– Top 2 teams with the highest Fair Play Point totals in
each division win a portion of the Fair Play Award pool
Fair Play Point Deductions
Changes
• New Fair Play Point Deductions:
– For Each Blue Card
• No deduction
– For Each Yellow Card
• Minus 1 Point
– For Each Red Card that was awarded for Receiving Second
Caution, Denying Goal Scoring Opportunity
• Minus 2 Points
– For Each Red Card that was awarded for Boarding,
Offensive Insultive or Abusive Language and/or Gestures,
Serious Foul Play, Spitting, Violent Conduct
• Minus 6 Points
Season Reminders
1. Yellow Cards
7. Guest Players / Play-Ups
2. CUSA Annual General
Meeting
3. Playoffs
8. Uniforms
9. Alcohol Policy
4. Referee Course Deposit 10. COED Advisory
Committee
5. Slide Tackles
6. Rescheduling Policy and
Procedure
3rd Yellow Cards of the
Season
• Upon receiving his/her third yellow card of the
season, that player is suspended for one game,
no fine and must sit out their team’s next
immediate game.
• Failure to do so will result in an addition
suspension and fine.
• It is the team and player’s responsibility to keep
track of yellow cards!
Viewing Yellow Card
Statistics
• To view the Yellow Card Database, go to the
Discipline tab
– This database will combine all yellow cards a player
has received in the:
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Seeding Round
Regular Season
Playoffs
Guest Playing
• It is the team AND player’s responsibility to
ensure they are eligible to play. The database is
intended as a resource but will always be an
incomplete listing.
CUSA Annual General
Meeting
• There is no Captain’s Meeting for the Winter 2015-2016 season
BUT
• With CUSA and COED amalgamating, each COED team is required to
send a representative to the league’s Annual General Meeting.
Next year’s meeting will take place in September 2016.
• Those teams who played last Winter / Summer and failed to send a
team representative will have noticed a penalty on their team
account.
Playoffs
• Introduced in the Summer 2014 season
• Each team gets 2 Playoff games to finish the
season, but only the Top 4 teams in each division
will compete for the Division “Championship”
• Teams with below-standard Fair Play Points over
the course of the season AND during the Playoffs,
as set out in the Co-Ed Rules and Regulations, and
Discipline Code, may be held back from
advancing in the Playoffs on a case-to-case basis
Referee Course Deposit
• Teams are charged $200 for the district entry-level referee course
once each year.
• A team can send one individual to take the course. Please note:
this individual does not have to be on the team and must be at least
16
• The individual pays for the course up-front and declares what team
he/she is taking the course for
• If the individual PASSES the course, the team will be refunded the
$200 deposit AND the individual will be reimbursed for the cost of
the course
• www.albertasoccer.com
Look under the Referees tab on the
top right
Fair Play Points
• The top 2 Fair Play Point teams for each division will
win the Fair Play Award
– 1st Place = 65% of the pool
– 2nd Place = 35% of the pool
• Teams are expected to earn at least 125 Fair Play
Points. Teams failing to do so may be subject to
disciplinary action
• Teams who complete the Referee Evaluation form
within 2 weeks of their game will receive an extra 2 Fair
Play Points
– Referee evaluation form is available on the COED website
under Forms or Quick Links
Slide Tackles
• Slide Tackles Are To Be Sanctioned By A Yellow
Card!
Rescheduling Policy and
Procedure
• On the COED website, we have a Rescheduling Policy
and Procedure
– Under Resources or Quick Links
• The Rescheduling Policy does apply to any scheduling
considerations/requests made before the season
• Cost of Rescheduling a Game:
– More than 7 business days – No Cost
– Less than 7 business days - $300
• Summary of the Policy: Teams must contact their
opponents to agree to a reschedule
Play-Ups / Guest
Players
• Players may only guest player a maximum of 6
times PER SEASON
• In the Seeding Round, you can only Guest Play
in your own competitive grouping
• In the Regular Season, the general rule of
thumb is that you can only Guest Play up to 2
divisions higher, in your own division, or 1
division lower
Seeding Round Guest
Player Chart
Regular Season Seeding
Round Chart
Viewing Guest Player
Statistics
• To view how many times a player has Guest
Played on another team, go to the Resources
tab
– Click the Play-Up Rules page
• It is the team AND player’s responsibility to
ensure they are eligible to Guest Play. The
database is intended as a resource but will
always be an incomplete listing.
Play-Ups / Guest Players
If you are using another team’s jerseys, pinnies,
soccer balls or any other equipment, please
return it to the rightful owner at the end of the
game!
Uniforms
• Teams must have a Primary AND Alternate Set of
Jerseys
• Alternate Jerseys May Be:
– Numbered Jerseys
– Numbered Bibs or T-Shirts
• If the Bibs or T-Shirts do not have numbers, the original jerseys
shall be worn under the Bibs or T-Shirts
• It is the responsibility of the HOME TEAM to change
uniforms in case of conflict
• Uniform colors are displayed on the website. Please
follow what is showing on the website
Game Sheet Backs
COED Specific
Game Rules are
Listed on the Back
of Every Game
Sheet!
Alcohol Policy
From Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act, R.S.A. 2000:
89 (1)
• No person may use or consume liquor in a public place
or any place other than a residence, temporary
residence, licensed premises or a place or class of place
prescribed in the regulations where liquor may be used
or consumed
• Violations may results in removing the offending teams
or the league may lose all permits booked
BOTTOM LINE: DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES IN A FACILITIES’ LOCKER ROOMS,
PARKING LOTS, CONCOURSES, FIELDS, ETC
Information for Team
Captains Page
The Information for Tam Captains Page
Contains Important Information, such as:
- Current Season’s Contact List
- Please Note: The Contact List is Password
Protected
- Rule Changes and Reminders
- Any Other Important Season
Information
COED Expectations for
Fair Play
FAIR PLAY is an attitude that shows itself in behaviour.
Respect for others
Sportsmanship
Respect for Rules
Friendship
Team Spirit
Fair Competition
Equality
Integrity
Solidarity
Tolerance
Care
Joy
hold your opponents and game officials in high esteem for without them
there would be no game
show fairness, recognize and appreciate excellence in performance and
attitude regardless of team affiliation, enjoy the sport for its own sake
demonstrate respect of written and unwritten rules (and the spirit of those
rules) by following them
promote fellowship within the soccer community not just your own team
believe in each other
be part of a just competition; be as cooperative as you are competitive
share the sport with others, regardless of creed, ethnicity or ability
do the ‘right’ thing, show grace when winning, good humour when losing
be allies with one another
acknowledge, accept and respect differences
maintain self-control at all times, be considerate of others
show your delight in, and appreciation of the game
PLAYING IS A PRIVILEDGE NOT A RIGHT
Pictures
We are looking for team and/or action photographs to put on
our website and for possible future promotions for the league
Email: info@calgarycoedsoccer.com
: Calgary Coed Indoor Rec Soccer
Coed Rec. Soccer
Advisory Committee
The following individuals continue to provide
advice and recommendations on league
operations and program development.
– Bryan Railton
– Clayton Becker
– Michael Mund
– Mike Pointmeier
– Scott de Koning
Coed Rec. Soccer Advisory
Committee
• Are you interested in joining the Advisory
Committee?
• The Advisory Committee approves the
Seeding Round Alignment and any rule
changes, and discusses ways to develop the
league
• Contact the COED office with your interest