COMPETITIVE NEWSLETTER

2008 Competitive Calendar of Events
Jan 2	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Feb 1	FCSA Competitive Team Information Form Due to FCSA
Feb 6	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Feb 1-15	FCSA Competitive Intra-Club Transfer Period
Feb 13	FCSA Competitive deadline for Spring 08 bracket appeals
Feb 23	FCSA Competitive season starts
Mar 5	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Apr 1-15	FCSA Competitive Intra-Club Transfer Period
Apr 2	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
May 1	FCSA Competitive deadline to turn in tryout information for Fall 2008 season.
May 7	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
May 18	FCSA Competitive season ends
May 19	FCSA Competitive deadline to report scores
May 26-June 18	FCSA Competitive club camps and trainings
Jun 4	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Jun 19-25	FCSA Competitive Dead week
Jun 25	FCSA Competitive Contact by phone only day - No trainings or team activities
Jun 26	FCSA Competitive Tryouts for U11 to U14
Jun 27	FCSA Competitive Tryouts for U15 to U19
Jul 2	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Jul 18	FCSA Competitive team registration deadline
Jul 25	FCSA Competitive Team Information for Scheduling Form due to FCSA
Aug 6	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Sept 3	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Sept 15	FCSA Competitive OK Cup Tournament application deadline
Oct 1	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Oct 10-12	FCSA Competitive OK Cup Tournament
Oct 1-15	FCSA Competitive Intra-Club Transfer Period
Nov 5	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office
Dec 1-15	FCSA Competitive Inter-Club and Intra-Club Transfer Period
Dec 3	FCSA Competitive Meeting 7:00 pm at FCSA Office

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Stamping Rosters/Player Passes

To avoid long lines in the FCSA Office, we have gone to an appointment system for stamping Member Passes and Rosters. Please call Paulette Price at 946-2228 or e-mail her at administrator@okfcsoccer.com to schedule an appointment unless you plan to drop off your material and pick it up at a later date/time. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm for lunch). If you do not have an appointment, you will be taken after the coaches, managers, and/or representatives with appointments are completely through. As a reminder, anytime you or your team managers are planning to come by the office, please call and check the recording before making the trip.

When the Member Passes and FCSA Competitive League Roster and Game Forms are presented to the FCSA office for approval, the following must occur:

(1) All Rosters must have a club stamp, signature, and date before FCSA will stamp and sign. The Rosters must also have jersey numbers for each player. FCSA must have the original USYSA Membership Form for each player and the Employment/Volunteer Disclosure Form for each coach, trainer, and manager on file before FCSA will stamp and sign the Rosters. FCSA must also have a copy of the coach's, assistant coach's, and trainer's soccer license on file before Rosters or Member Passes will be stamped or signed. Coaches, Trainers, and Assistant Coaches must possess at least a “D” license (or provide proof of registration and payment into an OSA “D” clinic). If the coach has a foreign license, it is his/her responsibility to provide to FCSA verification from OSA that the license they hold is equivalent to at least the State “D” license. The Tryout Registration Forms (sign-in sheets) must be on file with the FCSA Office before any Rosters or Member Passes will be stamped.

(2) The Member Passes must have a CURRENT and IDENTIFIABLE picture. FCSA must have the USYSA Membership Form Form for each player and the Employment/Volunteer Disclosure Form for each coach on file before FCSA will stamp and sign the Member Passes.

(3) Paperwork must accompany any changes in the Rosters (including changes from the preliminary roster to the final Rosters). If a player drops, then a USYSA Player Release/Transfer Form is required. If a player is added, then a USYSA Membership Form or USYSA Player Release/Transfer Form is required.

The above-mentioned items must be taken care of regardless of when the team's next game is scheduled or when the FCSA Office is open. It is the responsibility of the coach or team manager to take care of the paperwork BEFORE coming to the FCSA Office. All new players and transferred players must be added to the official team roster/game form and stamp-approved by FCSA at least 72 hours prior to participating in any sanctioned play.

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Guest Players

If you are taking a guest player who is currently registered on another FCSA team to a tournament, you must get a guest player release from the Oklahoma Soccer Association.

If the guest player you wish to take is not currently registered on an FCSA team, then you must first register the player through your home association as a “Tournament Player Only.” Bring the original, completed and signed USYSA Membership Form (with your club registrar’s signature and date in the bottom gray area) and a completed USYSA Member Pass (with picture affixed and signature of the player) to FCSA for stamp-approval. Once you have the FCSA stamp, you must then go to OSA for the guest player release. Guest players must be registered at least 72 hours prior to participating in any sanctioned play.

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Forfeiting Games Due to Improper Paperwork

Any team that fails to present proper credentials to the official prior to the scheduled kickoff in any FCSA league play will forfeit the game, but the game may be played anyway. An FCSA-stamped FCSA League Roster and Game Form and FCSA-stamped player passes constitute proper credentials for FCSA teams and a “country level” stamped League Roster and Game Form and “country level” stamped player passes constitute proper credentials for foreign teams. A signature roster does not constitute proper credentials. A hand-written list of names on a napkin does not constitute proper credentials.

Before you sign the form after the game, please check the following items:

1. Please verify that the score is recorded and recorded correctly.

2. Please make sure that the referee documented on the game form if the other team showed up without player passes and/or rosters.

3. Please sign or print your name legibly.

4. Please make sure that we will be able to tell who you played in case the two game forms get separated.

5. If red or yellow cards were issued, please make sure the referee has identified the correct player or coach on the game form. Many times, the referee will caution jersey #5, but will look at the name of the fifth player on the roster and will write the report up with the wrong player's name. Since the Board of Directors approved the point-system, this is even more important that they don't record the wrong player. Please help us with this.

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Determination of FCSA Competitive League Results

League standings are based upon a 3-point system. Wins - 3 points, Ties - 1 point, Losses - 0 points. No points will be awarded for number of goals scored. All games count for determination of league standings. Ties in the standings for first place are broken using the following system.

1. Head to head competition.
2. Goal Differential, with a maximum of 3 goals per game.
3. Fewest total goals allowed in all games.

If rankings are still tied, the Competitive Commission will determine further tie-breakers.

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Oklahoma Cup Tournament 2008

The Oklahoma Cup Tournament will be held October 10-12, 2008. Application deadline is September 15,2008. Application forms, play dates and application deadlines are posted on the FCSA website at Oklahoma Cup. All proceeds from this tournament go towards the FCSA Scholarship fund. More information regarding this tournament may be found at Oklahoma Cup Tournament.

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Rescheduling Games

Rescheduled games continue to be a problem. As a reminder, the FCSA Game Reschedule Form is due in the office by Wednesday, 2 p.m., at least 7 days prior to the original play date. A coach is only required to rescheduled games for teams attending tournaments, club canceled games (e.g. due to inclement weather, etc.), or for ACT, SAT, or PSAT Testing. Both coaches are required to submit the form regardless of who asked to reschedule the game. Both coaches should agree upon a reschedule date prior to agreeing to reschedule the game. If you cannot agree on a date before you agree to reschedule, then you probably will be unable to agree upon a date afterwards and the game will be recorded as a forfeit against one or both teams.

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Reporting Your Scores

It is the responsibility of the coach/manager to report all league scores in writing to the FCSA Office. The deadline for reporting scores will be posted on the 2008 Competitive Calendar of Events for each season. Please turn your scores in weekly. You may use the Report of FCSA Game Result Form for your convenience. If you choose to e-mail your scores to us, please include all information listed on the Report of FCSA Game Result Form. If, at the end of the season, you wish to claim a forfeit against a team, you must document your attempts to reschedule the game or your version of why the game was not played and send your request for the forfeit to the FCSA office by the deadline for reporting scores. The opposing team will be given an opportunity to respond to any request for a forfeit. The Reschedule Form is a tool to help document the reschedule attempts, but it alone does not guarantee that you will be awarded a forfeit. You must request the forfeit.

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FCSA Competitive Meetings

Competitive Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the FCSA Office. If you have issues that need to be addressed at this meeting, please contact your club competitive representative.

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Competitive Transfers

Requests for transfer from one FCSA competitive team to another competitive team at a different club (inter-club transfers) are discouraged and will only be permitted in selected circumstances as provided in the FCSA Competitive Bylaws, Section 9. Requests for a inter-club transfer will only be considered if submitted during the official competitive league inter-club transfer period of December 1 through December 15 and if accompanied by the $100 transfer fee and proper documentation, with a few limited exceptions. These exceptions and other requirements for inter-club transfers are outlined in the FCSA Competitive Bylaws, Section 9.

Transfers between competitive teams of the same club (intra-club transfers) are permitted (without fee and upon presentation of the properly completed and signed documentation) only during the three intra-club transfer periods of October 1 through October 15, December 1 through 15, February 1 through 15 and April 1 through 15. The requirements for inter-club transfers are outlined in the FCSA Competitive Bylaws, Section 9.

Adding a previously unregistered player to the roster of a FCSA competitive team is allowed at any time upon the presentation of the appropriate registration documents. The transfer of a previously registered player to a FCSA competitive team, when that player has only been previously registered to a FCSA recreational team (or to a non-FCSA club’s competitive or recreational team) during the playing year in which the request is made to FCSA, is also allowed at any time upon the presentation of the appropriate transfer documentation.

All new players and transferred players must be added to the official team roster/game form and stamp-approved by FCSA at least 72 hours prior to participating in any sanctioned play.

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Cautions, Ejections, and the Points System

Players or coaches who are ejected from a game (league or tournament) will be required to submit the Player/Coach - Sit-Out Verification form.

If you have questions, please check with your Club Competitive Representative before calling the FCSA office. The club competitive representatives will usually have the information that you need.

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Foreign Teams

Foreign competitive teams (i.e. non-FCSA competitive teams, including out-of-state teams) wishing to participate in FCSA's competitive league must meet the guidelines set forth in FCSA's Foreign Team Policy and be approved for play by the FCSA Competitive Commission. Foreign teams must meet the deadlines pertaining to the "Appeals to Bracketing," "Team Information for Scheduling Forms," and Rosters listed under the FCSA 2008 Calendar of Events above. In addition, the fees and bond for foreign teams playing in FCSA's competitive league ($20.00 per team per season registration fee and a $125 performance bond) must be paid by the deadline for submission of the Competitive Team Information for Scheduling Form for each season. Withdrawal of a foreign team from play in the FCSA competitive league after submission of that team’s Competitive Team Information for Scheduling Form shall result in the forfeiture of that team’s registration fee and performance bond.

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FCSA Competitive League Brackets

Prior to scheduling a season, the FCSA Competitive Commission determines the teams to play in each division. The approved Boys' Competitive League Brackets and Girls' Competitive League Brackets may be viewed here when the applicable season is posted. Any request to reconsider a team’s placement in a particular division other than as posted on the FCSA web site must be submitted in writing (fax or e-mail are acceptable) by the team’s registered coach and received by FCSA within 5 days of the date such divisions are posted on FCSA’s web site. Failure to timely submit such a written request to the FCC constitutes a waiver of any complaint regarding that team’s placement into the division as posted on the FCSA web site. A team may not request the reconsideration of another team’s placement in a particular division.

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Oklahoma Premier League

Information regarding the Oklahoma Premier League may be obtained from OSA's website at Oklahoma Soccer Association

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