Table of Contents
- Why did you
change the playing format?
- Will
the new playing format hurt Division II teams?
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What happens if a team with a Division I bye doesn't make N+1?
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What happens if a team qualified to challenge into Division I doesn't
make N+1?
- What do I do about an
Insurance Claim?
- Where
can I find out about soccer camps and clinics?
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There are so many team and coaches breaking the rules! Why won't
someone do something about it?
Several of the top clubs in our league felt that the competition level of
LHGCL has dropped over the last few years since we added Division II.
They believed that it wasn't as elite to play in Division I. Therefore,
the LHGCL Board of Directors decided we needed to make some changes to make
playing in Division I an elite experience for the players. Therefore, we
tightened things up and now the players who want to play in Division I know
exactly which teams they need to play for to be in Division I.
We fully expect that some of the top Division II players who want to play
on Division I teams will leave and go to Division I teams. That will
serve to help strengthen the Division I teams. This will open up some of
the Division II teams to accept other players, thus evening out the
competitive level of the Division II teams. In the long run, this will
help the players to be on a team at the proper level at which they should be
playing.
The pool of teams eligible to play in the LHGCL challenge
games for a Division I spot in any age group will not be expanded due to one
or more teams that were given a bye into Division I for the Fall '99 Season
failing to meet the N+1 rule.
Example: If four teams are scheduled to play for two
Division I openings and an additional Division I opening becomes available,
then four teams will play for the three spots; if the number of openings in
Division I equals or exceeds the number of teams eligible to play for those
Division I spots, then all teams eligible to play in the challenge games for
the Division I positions will be qualified for Division I and any spots still
left unfilled will be allocated to the top finisher(s) in the Qualifying
Tournament.
The number of teams eligible to play in the challenge games
for a Division I spot will not be expanded due to one or more team that are
eligible to challenge does not meet the N+1 Rule.
Example: If four teams are scheduled to play for two
Division I openings and one of the four challenging teams does not meet the
N+1 Rule, then the three remaining teams will play for the two Division I
spots; if the number of openings in Division I equals or exceeds the number of
teams eligible to play for those Division I spots, then all teams eligible to
play in the challenge games for the Division I positions will be qualified for
Division I and any spots still left unfilled will be allocated to the top
finisher(s) in the Qualifying Tournament.
Accident insurance is provided to all players registered
with NTSSA. This insurance is secondary insurance and will pay AFTER the
player's personal insurance has paid. When a player receives an injury
in a sanctioned league game or at a team practice, the first thing the parents
must do is call NTSSA (972/323-1323) to obtain the insurance forms. The
forms must be filled out completely. There is a section of the form that
must be signed by a league official verifying that the player is registered on
the team. In that case, the President of LHGCL must be contacted and the
form can be faxed to 972-726-9605 for signature. Please be sure
you provide a return fax number so the signed form can be returned.
LHGCL does not sponsor any camps or clinics. Most
camps and clinics are sponsored by individual clubs. The best place to
obtain information is to go into our
Links site and go
into different clubs' web pages to get information regarding any camps or
clinics the clubs may offer. Sending an e-mail to LHGCL will do
you no good. It is the strict policy of our board not to recommend or
endorse any particular camp or clinic. Another good source if you're
looking for a resident camp is to go into college/university web pages to see
which ones offer camps.
No matter where you go in soccer, you will hear rumors of
this team engaging in illegal recruiting activities, or that team playing an
illegal player, or a coach illegally forming an indoor team to recruit for an
outdoor team, and so on and so on. What you must understand is that
neither the playing league, nor North Texas State Soccer Association are
soccer police. There are no soccer detectives out looking for soccer
criminals. The only time action is taken is if a complaint or grievance
is filed in writing.
If you hear such rumors, and you want to do something about
it, the first thing you should do is verify that the information is accurate,
and not just an empty complaint from someone who has an axe to grind. If
you discover that someone has actually breached a rule, you need to put it in
writing and send it to: Youth Commissioner, North Texas State Soccer
Association, 1740 S. I-35, Suite 105, Carrollton, Texas 75006. A hearing
will be called to hear the accusations. Again, North Texas Soccer does
not have a squad of detectives to investigate grievances. They are not part of
the District Attorneys' office. That part is up to you. If you
file a complaint or a grievance, you had better go to the hearing prepared to
present evidence and witnesses of the rule violation. Simply telling the
committee that you heard something was going on won't cut it. You get
this one hearing, so please be prepared. If the committee finds against
you and you utilize your appeal rights, you will not be able to bring new
evidence to the appeal hearing. You will only be allowed to present what
you presented at the first hearing. So show up with written
documents, letters, and bring some witnesses with you.
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