2017-18 WINTER LEAGUE SUMMARY
Dates	November 14th - March 28th (2 sessions)
Facilities	West Dundee, Naperville, Chicago
Divisions	Recreational, Competitive
Fees	$895 - $1,100 per session (group discounts available)
# of Games	Session 1 = 8 games. Session 2 = 10 games
Player Fee	All players must waiver and register with USYF for $13.50

Venues

• West Dundee, Naperville & Chicago

Respect of Facilities

• To keep the playing surfaces clean and dry, please instruct your players not to wear dirty or wet game shoes into the facilities.
• We play at the pleasure of the facilities and ask for your cooperation in order to renew our contracts with them
• No ball playing / warm up in facilities except on courts
• Futsal balls only allowed on courts
• Please supervise children at all times and respect posted signs
• Only registered players are allowed to use the gym - other individuals cannot play on the court league is playing - this includes the half-time break period

Other League Policies

• We encourage outdoor teams to split into 2 futsal teams.  A sister team is created from an outdoor team that split into two or more futsal teams. If you have a sister team in the league, you may borrow any amount of players from the sister team. 
• In the competitive division, players playing in a higher division cannot play "down" to a lower division/team.

Referees
We use only US Soccer futsal - certified officials to call our games, assuring the game is played the way it should.  

Participating Teams/Clubs
COMING SOON (released by July 2020)

Age Divisions/Groups
Boys & Girls U8 - U19

We reserve the right to drop or combine divisions or age groups.

Team Registration
Registration opens on April 1st and will close by October 15th or as soon as a division fills up.

Season Play
Games begin  November 9th and the season ends by March 28th 2021. We will play games mostly on Saturdays and Sundays and will also play some weekday games, including Friday.  Due to the combined league size and composition, the customary schedule could affect the target plans. 

Conflicts
Conflicts/Requests – Submission Deadline November 1st
Must be requested prior to the registration deadline; there can be no guarantees. All conflict and requests must be entered on-line using the "comments" section of the team's detail page. Please only one entire weekend conflict is allowed per team.  We will schedule around indoor league schedules if given to us by the deadline.  We give priority to teams with the multiple team coaches in order to schedule back to back games for them.

CONFLICTS NOT ENTERED IN THE CONFLICT BOXES BEFORE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE of November 1st , MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.  Even if you had previously e-mailed us, talked with USYF staff or any other type of communication regarding a conflict or request , IT NEEDS TO BE ENTERED HERE OR IT WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.  If you have no conflicts or coach multiple teams, put NA in the box., put N/A in the "Conflict Comments" box. 

IMPORTANT COACH INFORMATION
There is no coaching license to coach a team. Any adult who is registered with the team as a coach or manager can sit the bench.  This is a great option for teams with outdoor coaches who want to take a break, but still want their teams to have fun and play. HOWEVER, ALL COACHES ON THE SIDELINE MUST VERIFY SAFE SPORT CERTIFICATION. 

Coaches with multiple teams
We will accommodate coaches with multiple teams by attempting to schedule them with back-to-back games at the same facility as much as possible.  We have been very successful in the past, so you are encouraged to split your outdoor teams into two futsal teams, and we will make every effort to schedule your games back to back, however, there may be an occasional gap (one hour) between games if there are multiple sister teams in a bracket.  If you coach more than two teams and need to be all the games, please indicate that specifically in the comments section on your team's detail page.  We will make every attempt to accommodate this request (coaching more than two teams), however, due to various factors, such as different age groups playing in different facilities and court availability, this may not always be possible.  A coach will most likely have to go from one school to another for each division. We highly recommend that you have an assistant coach (s) to help in this circumstance.

It will be very difficult to schedule coaches back to back when they coach one team in a young (U9/U9) age group and another team in a completely different (High School) age group.

Competition Format & Rules
Official futsal FIFA Rules and Regulations as stated under the Laws of The Game will be enforced. Exceptions are noted below under House Rules. You may print up a copy of the Laws of the Game at the Gateway website.
 
House Rules

• 24 minute halves, running clock
• No GK punting or drop kicking.
• GK can throw ball anywhere on the court on a fly with the exception of the opponent’s penalty area
• No changing of benches during half-time, but teams switch court direction
• Halftimes are one minute, which basically allows for a quick drink by players and then taking positions on the court.  Teams should switch halves after first half has ended and clear off courts immediately after end of game.  Coaches are not allowed to interfere with the next game by meeting with their team on the court.
• GK pass back rule is in effect for all ages
• ONE 30-second timeout per team per half. 

Player Registration Fee - All players must be registered with USYF and releases signed by player/parent/guardian (P/P/G).  The fee is $13.50 per player and is completed online only.  When the team manager inputs a player into the roster, an e-mail is sent to P/P/G with instructions as to how to complete player registration.  There is no fee for managers, coaches, or assistant coaches unless they are also players.

Roster Cards
Suburban Chicago Futsal will institute the issuance of roster cards and player IDs if required. To be eligible to play, each player must be on the roster and have a player ID. Roster cards are issued only after full payment of fees, signed Medical / Media Release forms have been received and all players have been registered online. 

Pre-game Check-In
Roster cards may be checked before games.  Player cards are always checked. This is to assure that all players are registered and the league remains sanctioned by US Soccer.  Team managers are to carry the roster cards with them for inspection before games.

Game Balls
The home team is responsible for providing the game ball. 
Size ball used by each age group
Under U12 - size 3 
U13 and older – size 4 

Do not bring outdoor balls into the facilities. They are not allowed for warm-up. Only futsal balls are allowed. Home team is responsible for providing a game quality ball.

Equipment
The wearing of shin guards will be mandatory for all players. Indoor, flat soled soccer shoes also must be worn.
   
Forfeited Games
If a team fails to show for a scheduled match, the referee shall allow a 5 minute grace period. After the 5 minutes, if the team has not yet arrived or does not have enough players to field a team (4), the game will be forfeited. The game will be tallied as a 3 to 0 loss for the forfeiting team and a 3 to 0 win for their opponent.

If the referee terminates a match for reasons other than an act of God or field conditions, the Suburban Chicago Futsal Competition Committee will decide the result of the match after hearing the official reason from the referee, and both coaches.

Teams forfeiting a match and the opponent of a team that forfeited will not receive a refund on their registration fee.
Forfeited games are recorded as a 3 - 0 loss.

Point System and Tiebreakers

The determination within the group standings is as follows:  

• 3 points for a win
• 1 point for a tie
• 0 points for a loss

Forfeited games are recorded as a 3 - 0 loss

Tiebreakers

1. Total Points
2. Goal Difference (max 7 per game)
3. Goals For
4. Head-To-Head

Divisional champs earn championship t-shirts.

Ejections - Red Cards
The minimum penalty for an ejection is that the player shall not be permitted to play in the immediate next match of play.  If the player is rostered on two teams and has a scheduled match on the same day after the red card, the player is ineligible to play in that game. If the player who received the red card, does not have another match that day, then the player must sit out the next immediate scheduled match. The League, in consultation with the Head Referee, will then decide if the player or coach will sit out an additional game (s) the following week   The player or coach receiving the red card must sit out a minimum of one game.  

Coach Ejections
If a coach is ejected from any match, a referee’s report of the incident shall be turned over to the  League administrator by the referee.  

The minimum penalty for an ejection is that the coach shall not be permitted to coach, remain on the player’s bench or in the gymnasium in the immediate next match.

The maximum penalty, after review by the Competition Committee, may result in the individual coach or team’s expulsion from the League.

Games Cancelled by opponents
If an opponent cancels a game or does not show for the game, the other team may use the scheduled game time for their use. There are no refunds for games canceled by opponents. If a team must cancel, call the league administrator as soon as possible so we can notify the referees and give the other team a chance to plan accordingly. Cancelling a game not only short-changes your team, but your scheduled opponent. Games canceled by teams will not be rescheduled until the $50 reschedule fee is received.

Reschedules
At the time of registration, each team is allowed multiple conflicts if entered into the registration system before the registration deadline. If a manager does not enter conflicts, no reschedules will be made unless a $50 rescheduling fee is received by Suburban Chicago Futsal (SCF). 

We will do our best to reschedule games that have been canceled due to weather, such as blizzard, heavy snow, ice or due to the facilities canceling games.  While we will try to reschedule those games, we cannot guarantee that those games can be rescheduled.  We can only reschedule games if the facilities have available times to reschedule them.  If we reschedule games due to the above, you will not be asked ahead of the rescheduling process if you are available for the makeup game.  Your team will be given a makeup game time and if you cannot make that, we will not reschedule.

Games canceled by Facilities or SCF.
We reserve the right to postpone or cancel games at any time for any reason.  Cancellations are very rare events and typically for the safety of referees, players, and families, so teams should plan on playing.  If there are games canceled, reschedules are not guaranteed and refunds for canceled games will not be provided. However, we may decide to offer you a partial credit toward a future season.

Referees 
If you have an interest in joining our referee pool, please email us at admin@suburbanchicagofutsal.com. To be eligible for consideration, you must be licensed with US Soccer as an outdoor referee.

Additional Questions
If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding the league, please feel free to contact us - admin@suburbanchicagofutsal.com