Louisiana Competitive Soccer League

GAME ROSTERS    

Game Rosters will be from the computer generated Game Report.
1.     Team Roster:  LSA Policy limits the number of players a team can have on a roster as follows:

2.     Games Roster:  The level of play (e.g. Competitive 1) of each game will be shown on each Game Report.
 
   a.         Division 1 Games:     Game rosters for U13-U19 teams shall be limited to 18.
 
The names of the players who will not be participating in the game shall be marked through on the GotSoccer generated Game Card and submitted to the Referees prior to the start of each game. All players listed on the Game Card shall have an assigned jersey number. Any changes to the jersey number must be written in on the Game Card prior to the start of the game.
 
Players serving a suspension must be identified on the Game Card but need not be included in the 18 players participating in the game hence the roster is NOT reduced. The manager shall indicate on the Game Card that a suspension is being served and the referee should certify by signature that the specific player did not participate in the game.
 
   b.         Division 2  Games:
 
All players listed on the Team Roster are eligible to play with the exception of any player serving a suspension.
 
3.    Submission of Rosters and Game Card:  Teams will surrender Player Passes, any Club Pass Roster and a copy of the Game Card generated by GotSoccer to the Referees prior to the beginning of the game. The referee shall check the players against the Player Passes, Club Pass Roster and Game Report prior to the start of the game. If the referee does not perform the above check as he/she is required, the Coaches of both teams must perform the above verification before the start of the game.
 
   a.      If a team does not have their Player Passes, a copy of their Club Pass Roster (if any) and/or a copy of the Game Card at the start of the game, the game may be started but the documentation must be presented and checked by the Referees prior to the conclusion of the game. If a team is unable to present all of the required documentation by the end of the game that team shall forfeit the game and its opponent shall be awarded a 4-0 win.  
 
        An electronic copy of the Game Report and an electronic copy of the Player Passes (provided the electronic copy of player passes contains the pictures and shows the front and back of the pass) will be sufficient.  If only one of the teams has a copy of the Game Card, that Game Card can also be used to check the other team’s players to their player passes but the players are limited to those shown on the Game Card.
 
4.       Club Pass Players may be used in LCSL games as detailed below:
 
   a.    A team that wishes to use a Club Pass player for a LCSL game will need to have the completed and LSA approved form presented and attached to the Game Card. The Club Pass players names should be written on the Game Card.
 
   b.    Each team will be limited to three (3) Club Pass players per game and the team’s Game Card roster maximum must still comply with the rules of the competition. All Club Pass players must be listed on the Game Card and the team manager must have all required Club Pass documentation as required.
 
   c.     The names of the players who will not be participating in the game shall be marked through on the Game Card before it is submitted to the Referees prior to the start of the game.
 
   d.    All players listed on the Game Card shall have a jersey number printed on the Game Card. Any changes to the jersey number must be written in on the Game Card before it is submitted to the Referees prior to the start of the game.
 
PAYMENT OF REFEREES  
Payment of referees for officiating at LCSL games shall be made by the teams or their clubs at the field at the time of the game. Each team shall contribute one-half the total referee fees due for a game played in that age group.

RULES OF PLAY
1.    Game Length & Ball Size

2.    Grace Periods:  Teams not ready to play at the scheduled start time of any game shall be granted a ten (10) minute grace period. For 11 v 11 games, a minimum of seven (7) players is needed to start a game. For 9 v 9 games, a minimum of six (6) players is needed to start a game.
 
3.    Games may end in a draw. No overtime and/or penalty kick shootout will take place.
 
4.    If an LCSL game does not have three (3) referees, the game can be played as long as both coaches agree. Every effort should be made to contact the assignor to see if referees can be obtained in a reasonable time. If both Coaches do not agree to play the game, LSA will determine why a full referee crew did not appear to officiate the game and will reschedule the game accordingly.
 
5.    Home Team:  The team listed first in each pairing shall be designated as the home team. The home team shall:
 
   a.   Wear light-colored jerseys and the visiting team shall wear dark-colored jerseys. The team that is not in compliance with the above, in the opinion of the referee, shall be required to change jerseys.
 
   b.    Select, if there is a choice, which side of midfield it will locate its bench area.
 
6.    Substitutions:  Substitutions shall be unlimited. Substitutions may be made with the consent of the referee
 
7.    Game Terminated due to Inclement Weather:   At the discretion of the referee and/or the manager of the field facility, if a game must be terminated due to inclement weather and/or unsafe field conditions and one half (1/2) of the game has been completed prior to the termination, the results of the match at the time of termination will stand. The game will not be replayed. If the game is terminated prior to half-time, it shall be rescheduled and played in its entirety.
 
MISCONDUCT  
1.   Player Misconduct:  If a player is ejected (sent-off) from a game, he or she shall leave the vicinity of the field. He or she may not be on the team’s bench or on the spectator’s sideline. Ejected players must remain under the supervision of a designated adult team representative.  If a player is sent-off during a game, the team manager shall retain possession of the player pass
 
2.   Team Misconduct:  A team shall forfeit a game if, in the discretion of the referee, conduct by its players, coaches or spectators causes a game to be prematurely terminated or abandoned. Any caution or send-off in the forfeited game is still subject to penalties and suspensions.
 
3.   Coach Misconduct:  A coach who is ejected from a game shall leave the vicinity of the field and is prohibited from any further contact, direct or indirect, with the team during the remainder of that game. If a credentialed team official is not present, the game shall be terminated and the offending team shall forfeit the game.  If a coach is sent-off during a game, the team manager shall retain possession of the coach’s pass.
 
4.   Players serving a suspension may be at the game but he/she must be on the spectator side of the field and cannot use a bench pass to sit with the team.
 
5.   Coaches serving a suspension may not be at the field complex during the game unless he/she is coaching another team.
 
6.   Teams must have a credentialed coach or team official from their club to participate. If a credentialed coach or team official from their club is not present during the entire game, the game shall be terminated and deemed a forfeit.
 
7.   The Team Manager must report all cautions (yellow cards) and ejections (red cards) on their Game Card submitted electronically through GotSoccer. 
 
8.   Accumulation by players or coaches of cautions (yellow cards) and ejections (red cards) shall be subject to further suspension and disciplinary action in accordance with the Misconduct Penalty Point structure set forth in LSA Policy 306.2.

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