Who Can Register

Maple Leaf Soccer Club is open to those 18 years and older, regardless of skill level and experience. You can either register as an individual player and be placed on a squad, or you and your friends can register your existing team (minimum of 12 players per team). Our goal is to make the game of soccer accessible to anyone wishing to play.

Schedules

The 2009 Indoor Winter session will start on Monday February 9, 2009. All games will take place on Monday evenings and the season will run for 13 weeks. (2 weeks of exhibition play, 9 regular season games and 2 week of playoffs) Games will start at 8pm and run until 12am. There will be no games scheduled on Easter Monday (April 13). All games will take place at Metrosports Centre - located in the Birchmount/Ellesmere area. Directions to the facility can be found on the FIELD DIRECTIONS page.

Cost of Registration

The cost of registration for the 2009 Indoor Winter session is as follows. Teams or players who wish to supply their own uniforms or use their uniforms from previous seasons will be required to pay $150/player. Teams or players who wish for the league to provide them with uniforms for the upcoming season will be required to pay $160/player. Uniforms provided by the league include a numbered t-shirt.

For those registering a team, registration is on a first come, first serve basis. once teams provide a deposit of either $750 or $800, depending on the need for a uniform, your spot will be held for the upcoming season.

Again for team registration the league requires a minimum of 12 players per team.

Team Notes

For the 2009 indoor season, teams will be fined $50 for their 1^st defaulted game as a result of not being able to field 4 players by the start of the game, and $75 for their 2nd defaulted match. As a result, registered teams will be required to post a $125 bond which will be due before the first game of the season. As well, fine payments for players incurring cards will automatically be subtracted from the team bond. Should any team not have enough funds in their team bond to cover the fine for a defaulted game or player fines, the team captain will be required to provide the league with the amount to cover the difference before the next game. Cash for any funds remaining in the team bond will be issued to the TEAM CAPTAIN at the end of the 2009 season.

Random Notes

Teams will have until Monday March 9 to make additions/substitutions to their roster. New players will need to fill in registration forms and provide photo IDs prior to playing. After this date, only players with photos on the team game sheet will be permitted to play. If teams are found with unregistered players on the field, your team will be assessed a loss for the game and will be fined $50 from the team bond - no exceptions. Referees will be checking rosters before each game. The same rules will be applied to Exhibition games during the season.

Please make sure that you arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your games and are ready to play at the scheduled game times. Once each team has 5 players suited up on the field, the game will commence. As an example, if teams are not ready to play and start the game 8 minutes late, the referees will be taking off 4 minutes from each half.

Referees will wait a maximum of 10 minutes for teams to suit up 5 players. If there are not 5 players on the field after 10 minutes, the game will be defaulted. After the game has been called, players from each team are free to play a friendly exhibition match, however, referees will not call the game, and the league will not be responsible for any misconduct that occurs on the field.

Rules

It is mandatory that all players wear shin guards.
Regular season games will consist of two 25-minute halves. Changes can be made on the fly.
Points for the season are awarded as follows: Win = 3pts, Tie = 1 pt Loss = 0pts.
In the event of a default, the score will be recorded as a 3-0 loss for the default team
Players will be fined for incurring infractions on the field that result in a card. Players receiving a red card (or 2 accumulated yellow cards during the season) will be required to pay a $25 fine. Subsequent yellow cards will incur a $25 fine, and a red card will incur a $50 fine.

Teams will be fined for defaulting games. There is a $50 fine for the 1st defaulted game and a $75 fine for the 2nd defaulted game.
Teams will be required to post a $125 team bond. Team bonds will be used to pay any fines or defaulted games.
In addition to receiving fines for red cards, players will be penalized for one game following the date of the infraction. Players WILL NOT be allowed to participate in any further matches until all outstanding fines are paid.