2005 Girls Soccer

 

Rules and Regulations

Revised January 26, 2005

 

 

 

RULE 1—PLAYING REGULATIONS

 

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.

 

2. NOTE:

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).

 

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.

 

RULE 2—LEAGUE SCHEDULE

 

1. CENTRAL OFFICE RECORD SHEETS ARE DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005 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.

 

2. The league schedule will begin the week of Wednesday, March 30, 2004, and completed by Wednesday, April 27, 2004

 

3. A single round robin tournament will be played in the Premier, First and Third/south Divisions.  A double round robin tournament will be played in the remaining Divisions.

 

4. VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 P.M.  JUNIOR VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING VARSITY GAMES.

 

E.       All team schedules must be completed by Wednesday, April 27, 2005.  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.

 

F.       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.

 

G.       Teams should be ready by................................ 15 minutes before the start of the match.

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

                                                                                *Revised January 26, 2004

Starting time......................................................... 4:00 p.m.

Forfeit time:......................................................... Coaches shall make every effort to be on

............................................................................... time to a scheduled contest.  If a team

............................................................................... and faculty representative is not ready to

............................................................................... play within thirty minutes of the scheduled

............................................................................... time of the contest, the host school must

............................................................................... contact the Sports Administration Department.

 

8. CONTEST LIMITATIONS

a)       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.

b)       Participation in a game or tournament shall mean that a student actually competes (regardless of the length of time) in the contest.

 

RULE 3—LEAGUE SITE

 

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.

 

SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIED REGULATION EQUIPMENT (OR THE SCHOOLS’ EXISTING EQUIPMENT IS DETERMINED UNSAFE BY IHSA OFFICIALS OR CENTRAL OFFICE) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HOST HOME GAMES AND MUST TRAVEL UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND IS DEEMED SAFE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RULE 4—OFFICIALS

 

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.

4. 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.        Varsity—semifinal and final $55.00 each.

5.        Junior Varsity—semifinal and final--$45.00 each

6.        Frosh-Soph—semifinal and final $35.00 each.

 

NOTE:  The home team is responsible for paying both officials for regular season

matches prior to the start of the contest.  If there is only one official, the game must

be played and the official is to be paid an additional $10.00 for each match officiated.

 

4. If neither official arrives, both coaches should officiate or mutually agree on an official.

 

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

 

5. 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.

 

F.       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.

 

7. The home school should provide two (2) ball retrievers.

 

RULE 5—ELIGIBILITY

 

A.      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.

 

B.       A computer generated Official Eligibility Certificate (NO WRITE INS UNDER ANY 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.  Official’s 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).

 

C.       Any team representing the Chicago Public League in the state finals may list a maximum of twenty two (22) girls on the eligibility sheet that goes to the regional and/or state meet.

 

D.      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.

1. If a tie occurs, the winner shall be determined by: