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Chicago Public Soccer League - Spring 2004 Girls Soccer Season
CPS Soccer Leage Rules and Regulations

2004 Girls Soccer

Rules and Regulations

Revised January 26, 2004

 

  1. The official rules of the National Federation of High Schools Association shall govern the competition. Please refer to the IHSA Interscholastic Terms and Conditions for rule modification. Any exceptions to these rules are listed in the enclosed rules.

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    Lower level teams will not be recognized unless the minimum number of participants appears on the varsity roster. An official team shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) players.

  3. Teams in the Premier Division and First Division have to field both a Varsity and Junior Varsity team in order to remain in these Divisions.

  4. All other situations not covered by the above rules shall be governed by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002).

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  5. Each varsity match will consist of two 40 minutes halves with a ten (10) minute intermission for varsity matches. Junior varsity matches shall consist of two 35 minutes halves with a five (5) minute intermission. Frosh-soph matches shall consist of two 30 minutes halves with a five (5) minute intermission.

  6. Schools that are suspended from IHSA for non-attendance at Rules Interpretation Meetings will not be allowed to participate in the Chicago Public League during the sport season in question.
  1. CENTRAL OFFICE RECORD SHEETS ARE DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004 FOR EACH LEVEL. Teams are not eligible to play without a Central Office Record Sheet on file. The players are not insured in case of injury.
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  2. The league schedule will begin the week of Monday, March 29, 2004, and completed by Thursday, April 29, 2004
  3. A single round robin tournament will be played in the Premier and First Divisions. A double round robin tournament will be played in the remaining Divisions.
  4. VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN AT 3:30 P.M. JUNIOR VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING VARSITY GAMES.
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  5. All team schedules must be completed by Thursday, April 29, 2004. All scores shall be emailed to your respective Division Coordinator. In the event a schedule is not completed, schools not adhering to the policy will lose by forfeit. Teams that forfeit two (2) games during the regular season will be dropped from the league at the time of the second forfeit and must petition to be reinstated for the following season into a lower division.

  6. At the end of the regular season teams will be playing promotion/relegation games where the winner will play in the higher conference and the loser will play in the lower conference the following year. If promotion/relegation games are tied at the end of regulation they will go to two 10 minute golden goal over time periods, and will be followed by an IHSA shoot out if the score remains tied.
  7. Teams should be ready by 15 minutes before the start of the match.

    8. Field should be ready by 30 minutes before the start of the match.

    *Revised January 26, 2004

    Starting time 3:30 p.m.

  8. CONTEST LIMITATIONS
    1. No Girls Soccer team representing a member school shall, in any one season, participate in more than:
    1. Seventeen matches exclusively of the IHSA series; or
    2. Sixteen (16) matches plus one (1) tournament exclusive of the IHSA series; or
    3. Fifteen (15) matches plus two (2) tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series.
    1. Participation in a game or tournament shall mean that a student actually competes (regardless of the length of time) in the contest.

  1. Each team within a section will play home and away matches
  2. The home school must provide the following equipment in good condition: A set of two official size soccer goals with nets, a set of four soccer corner flags/cones and three (3) official game balls. Field markings should be specified in the National Federation of High School Association Soccer 2004 Rule Book.

  1. SELECTION OF OFFICIALS: The Director of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association shall appoint an assignment chairperson for officials. The assignment chairperson shall have complete charge of assigning all soccer officials to all league soccer games.

    1. No official is permitted to officiate a match in which one of the teams is from the school which he or she is employed.
    2. The coach shall rate and evaluate each official on the official eligibility certificate and on line to the IHSA after each match. This document must be forwarded to the sports coordinator following each match.
    3. The official shall evaluate each coach on the Official Coaches Evaluation Form after each game and forward it to the sports coordinator.The officials for the City Championship series (group play matches quarterfinal, semifinal and the championship game) will be assigned by the soccer coordinator, assignment chairperson and the committee. Only those officials who have officiated in the league matches of the season are eligible to officiate.
  2. Two (2) officials shall be assigned to all Chicago Public Schools League games.
  3. Official Fees: (Non-conference games are non-reimbursable).
    1. Varsity Conference---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $50.00 each.
    2. Junior Varsity Conferences---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $37.00 each.
    3. Frosh-Soph Conferences---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $30.00 each.
    4. Varsitysemifinal and final $55.00 each.
    5. Junior Varsitysemifinal and final--$45.00 each
    6. Frosh-Sophsemifinal and final $35.00 each.
  1. If neither official arrives, both coaches should officiate or mutually agree on an official.

    2. REMEMBER: NEITHER AN EMPLOYEE NOR ANYONE AFFILITED WITH THE HOME SCHOOL OTHER THAN THE COACH MAY OFFICIATE.

  2. ALL GAMES ARE TO BE PLAYED AS SCHEDULED. GAMES MAY NOT BE CANCELLED OR CHANGED FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS ADMINISTRATION.

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  3. All non-conference games must be submitted on a CPS Athletic Contest Contract and be on file with the Department of Sports Administration prior to the start of the sport season.
  4. The home school should provide two (2) ball retrievers.

  1. A Central Office Record Sheet must be submitted to the Department of Sports Administration (Mail Run #125) before any matches are played. The names of varsity, junior varsity and frosh-soph players should be listed on separate computer generated Central Office Record Sheets and submitted after player record cards and medicals are on file. Age and grade eligibility is established according to the rules of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association See Article III Section 3 for grade eligibility and Article III Section 4 for age rule of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002). Any matches played without a central office sheet will be forfeited.

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  2. A computer generated Official Eligibility Certificate (NO WRITE INS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES) must be exchanged before each match. After each match the exchanged sheet (opponents) must be completed and signed by the coach, athletic director and principal. Officials names, rating by coaches, score and comments must be completed and are to be faxed and mailed to the Department of Sports Administration on the first school day following the match. A win will not be considered valid until the Department of Sports Administration receives the Official Eligibility Sheet. See Article II Section 7 (a-f) of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002).

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  3. Any team representing the Chicago Public League in the state finals may list a maximum of eighteen (18) girls on the eligibility sheet that goes to the regional and/or state meet.
  4. The winning coach has the responsibility of calling the game scores to the Tribune Sports (312) 222-3473 and Sun-Times Sports (312) 321-2247 immediately following after each game preferable before 6:00 p.m. Team records should be called, faxed in/or emailed to the division coordinator weekly.

NOTE: The City Championship series shall be played with the top thirty two (32) seeds. Seeding for the City Championship will be based on Conference record. The top eight (8) seeds will be given to the eight (8) teams in the Premier Division. These will also be Group Leaders for the Group play stage. The next eight seeds will be placed in the first bowl to be randomly drawn as the second seeds of each group. The next eight seeds will also be placed in a second bowl to be randomly drawn as the third seeds of each group. The remaining teams will be placed in a third bowl to be randomly drawn as the fourth seeds of each group.

The City Championship tournament draw is schedule for Friday, April 30, 2004 @ Walter Payton, starting at 4:00 p.m.
  1. If a tie occurs, the winner shall be determined by:
    1. Head to head competition result.
    2. Number of regulation time wins.
    3. Goal differential, with a maximum of four (4) goals per game.
    4. Least number of goals scored against
    5. Greater number of shut-outs.
    6. Drawing lots by coaches committee members.
  1. The City Championship Series shall be played in four (4) rounds.
    1. The First round (Group play) shall be played at eight (8) predetermined sites chosen by the Soccer Coordinator and the Committee members.
    2. The Soccer Coordinator and the Committee members shall assign a site for each group..
    3. In the First round (Group play), the Sports Administration shall pay the officials.
    4. In the quarterfinal, semifinal and finals, the home school will be responsible for paying the officials.
    5. The winning coach has the responsibility of calling the game scorers to the CPS Sports Hotline 553-2999 the newspaper and the soccer coordinator at 553-3796 immediately following the match.
    6. The home school shall provide two ball retrievers.

 

    1. QUARTERFINALThe eight (8) teams advancing will play on two fields arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee. Two matches will be played at each siteone north and one south. Coaches will be faxed assigned officials.

    2. SEMIFINAL One field will be arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee. Two (2) semifinal matches will be played at the site.

    3. FINALOne field will be arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee. Coaches will be faxed assigned officials.

Varsity teams shall consist of girls in the first, second, third or fourth year of attendance who will not reach their 20th birthday at any time during the sports season

 

A Junior Varsity team shall consist of girls eligible to play on the Varsity team. There shall be free movement of players between Varsity and Junior Varsity levels leading up to the City and State Championship tournaments. Players may play on Varsity one day and Junior Varsity the next. They may NOT play in both a Varsity match and a Junior Varsity match in the same day. Varsity and Junior Varsity student athletes will appear on the same eligibility sheet. Prior to the contest the head coach shall cross out all players that are playing in the Varsity game, including those who are injured, academically ineligible and suspended. Players may NOT appear on both a Varsity roster and a Junior Varsity roster on the same day. Regardless of whether a player plays in the Varsity contest or not, if that player appeared on the Varsity roster (that is if that player was not crossed off the Varsity roster) then she is NOT ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE Junior Varsity contest, and therefore must be crossed off the Junior Varsity roster. Each schools head coach must submit a finalized Junior Varsity and Varsity rosters at the City Championship Tournament Draw. In the City Championship tournament, Junior Varsity participants will be allowed to move up to Varsity. Varsity participants will NOT be permitted on the Junior Varsity roster. Injured players must be placed on rosters too. If a schools Varsity team loses in the first rounda coach may NOT move players from the Varsity team down to the Junior Varsity team.

Frosh-soph teams shall consist of girls in the first and second year in attendance that have not reached their 17th birthday prior to August 15th of the sports year.

A frosh-soph player may be moved to the varsity or junior varsity at any time, but once the league season opens and a sophomore players name appears on the varsity Central Office Record Sheet, whether she plays or not, she cannot return to the frosh-soph team.

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