LAKE HIGHLANDS GIRLS CLASSIC LEAGUE
LEAGUE RULES
II. TEAM FORMATION
A. Roster
Size: The maximum number of players on a roster in the Under 11 and Under
12 age divisions is sixteen (16). The maximum number of players on a roster in
the Under 13 through Under 15 age divisions is eighteen (18). The maximum number of players on a roster in the Under 16 through Under 19 age divisions is twenty-two (22). The minimum number of players necessary
for a team to register for LHGCL, in all age groups, is fourteen (14).
1. It is desired that all teams be age pure.
That is, all players on a team should be born on or after August 1 and on or
before July 31 of the following calendar year. A player’s age is calculated as
her age on July 31 of the current soccer year.
2. Younger players are allowed to play in an
older age division with the consent of their coach and parents. However, NTSSA
rules state that any player who has not attained the proper age to play Under
11 select soccer may not play up on a competitive
(select) team. Players must be 10 years old or older on July 31 to participate
in competitive soccer the following soccer year.
3. Teams will be placed in age divisions
according to the age of their oldest player.
C. Youth
Contracts and Releases; Player Transfers; and Player Tryout Procedures:
1. LHGCL follows the NTSSA Rules on Contracts
& Releases with this exception: no player may transfer from a team that
entered the league through the Qualifying Tournament to a team that entered the
league with a Bye before the end of the fall season, without written permission
from the President or Executive Director and the age group commissioner(s) of
the teams involved in the transfer.
(See NTSSA Rules & Regulations 3.10 Youth
Contracts and Releases, http://www.ntxsoccer.org/FormServerTemplates/ntssa_rules_01-21-08forweb.pdf)