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 15 players per team). Our goal is to make the game of soccer accessible to anyone wishing to play.

Schedules

The 2008 season will start mid-May and run until the end of September 2008. There will be no games scheduled on long weekends in the summer (including Canada Day weekend). The majority of regular season games will be played on Saturday mornings/afternoons at Wexford Hydro Fields (Eglinton & Pharmacy). Note that there may be make-up/exhibition/tournament games scheduled on Sundays at fields to be determined in Markham. All games will take place between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Some playoff games in September may be played on Sunday mornings/afternoons at fields to be determined in Markham.

Cost of Registration

The cost of registration for the 2008 season 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 $150.00/player. Teams or players who wish for the league to provide them with uniforms for the upcoming season will be required to pay $175.00/player. Uniforms provided by the league include jersey, socks and shorts.

Team Notes

For the 2008 outdoor season, teams will be fined $100 for their 1^st defaulted game as a result of not being able to field 7 players by the start of the game, and $150 for their 2nd defaulted match. As a result, registered teams will be required to post a $250 bond which will be due before or on May 1, 2008. 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 2008 season.

Team deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE and each team must ensure that they have a minimum of 15 players. Any group that registers a team and fails to meet the 15 player minimum will lose their deposit. Should the group of individuals still wish to play, the league will add players to their team at its discretion.

Random Notes

Teams will have until June 21, 2008 to make additions/substitutions to their roster. New players will need to fill in registration forms and provide photo IDs prior to playing. After June 21, 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 be assessed a loss for the game and be fined $50 - no exceptions. Referees will be checking rosters before each game.

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 7 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 7 players. If there are not 7 players on the field at 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 45-minute halves. Changes can be made on goal kicks or your teams own throw-in.
• Points for the season are awarded as follows: Win = 3pts, Tie = 1 pt Loss = 0pts.
• In the event of thunder and lightning or other inclement weather, games will be immediately stopped by the refs. If the game has reached 60 minutes, the scores will be recorded as final. Otherwise, the league will attempt to reschedule the game at a later date in the season.
• Top 8 teams in each division will advance to the playoffs
• Fighting in the league, either during, before or after a game will result in an immediate ban from the remainder of the season without a refund
• 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.
Cards incurred from tournament matches will carry on to the regular season.
• Players accumulating 3 red cards in the season will be expelled from the league without a refund
• 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.