Elite Teams see HVYSL Game Day Procedures for updated details

Get Rosters Set Early

All rosters should be set the Thursday before game day. Remind your parents to mark players availability by Thursday night. You cannot show up on game day not knowing if you have a short roster. Constantly ask on the app for availability. There is a feature to ask those that have not replied. 

How to add player numbers to your roster

Elite Teams

How to add players to match roster

Print 3 match cards. To give to opponent and to the referees.

No Coach

Recreation

Your team will forfeit 0-3 but your team should still play. Contact the Division Commissioner and opposing coach and let them know by Thursday.

Elite Teams

Your team will forfeit 0-3 and the club will be fined by HVYSL. You need to contact the the Elite Director, the opponent, and the HVYSL Age Group Coordinator ASAP.

Short Roster

Recreation

If a team is short a roster you can play down one player. If you are short two players your team will forfeit 0-3 but you should still play if your can borrow an Elite team player or a player from the opposing team.

Contact the Division Commissioner and let them know and ask for help finding a player.  Make sure if players switch teams for the match that they have a t-shirt or pinny as close to your color as possible.

Elite Teams

You are allowed to play down up to 3 players. You can use a Club Pass player from a younger team to make roster, up to 3 players. If you cannot make the minimum roster your team will forfeit 0-3 and the club will be fined by HVYSL. You need to contact the Elite Director, the opponent, and the HVYSL Age Group Coordinator ASAP.

Formation and Line up

Know what formation you will be playing and who is playing in those positions. See the formation sheets. Record it for every game. You should rotate your starters and your positions every game so players learn all the positions. Record who are your subs this game so that they start the next game. Players must play at least 50% of each game that they attend.

Check Field Assignment

Are you going to the right field? Did you check the map to know where it is? Did you let your team know which field it is?

Know your Divisions Match Day Protocol

Each division has a different match structure, formation, length of game and rules. Know your division’s protocols. Print it out and keep it in your binder for reference.

Recreation: Specific Match Day Protocol

Elite Teams: HVYSL Game Day Procedures

Safety

All players must wear soccer cleats or sneakers. They CANNOT play with other sport cleats. Shin guards with socks over are required. No exposed shin guards. No Jewelry, watches etc. of any kind. No heading or slide tackling until U13 for recreation. Know where the AED and your First Aid Kit is. Know our Safety policies

Warm Ups

U2-U6: Warm up at game time. 

U7 up: Teams arrive 30 min (45 min Elite Teams) early for warmups. Warm up on an empty field or the sidelines. Matches are booked back to back, you will not be able to get onto your field until the game is over. 

Start on Time 

The scheduled game time is the start time. Do not start late. Or the whole day will be backed up. All players of both teams need to be in the players only zone on the same side of the field. All spectators must be on the opposite side of the players. 

Substitutions

U5-U8 Sub at set quarter times

U9 up you can only sub on a throw in. You must notify the ref first and they must approve the substitution. Players must enter and leave at the mid field line. Give players a pinny to hand to player that they are subbing in for.

Scoring

Recreation

U5-U6 up  Record the score each match on your game sheet.

Submit via the MVSC Recreation Match Schedule page found on our events page.

Elite Teams

Submit via HVYSL match schedule page. (link on HVYSL home page)

Enter Score

• On The Match Schedule Page
• Click the “Scoring Input” button on the upper right
• Add the Pin provided at the beginig of the season or as found on your match sheet
• Add the match number or use the age group filters to find your match.
• Enter your score and click “save.”

Take Notes

Make notes of how the players are doing and what they need to work on. That will help on training day. Also make note of any players that stand out and look like they can be Elite Team players. 

Recreation Specific Match Day Protocols

• U2-U4 KickStart
  • No matches
  • 30-45 Min Skills Games just like training days.
  • Field is 25yd x 20yd Roots fields (Half 5v5 field)
  • Roots is all about learning how to play and train with a soccer theme. They need to learn coordination before they can learn anything else. Trust the process.
• U5-U6 Roots
• U7-U8 Peewee
• U9-U10
• U11-U12
• U13-U14+

Weather Cancelations

Recreation

Who Can Call It

• Only the Club Director, Field Coordinator, or Division Commissioner can cancel division wide games.

Rescheduling

• Rescheduled games will be at the end of the season if time allows.

Elite Teams

Who Can Call It

• Only a club president or field coordinator, if their venue is closed. Coaches cannot issue a club-wide postponement.
• Referee at time of game if playing conditions are unsafe.
• Notification deadline: If postponing games, the club president must notify the all of the following by 8AM:
• After that: We’ll update GotSport and loop in the referee assignor.
• Coach-to-coach: Once a postponement is issued, call or text your opposing coach directly — don’t rely on the GotSport chat.
• Important: If a coach tells the league they don’t want to play but their club hasn’t issued a club-wide or venue-wide postponement, that game will be entered as a 3-0 forfeit.

Rescheduling Rain-Out Games

All rain-out reschedules will go through the normal Game Change Request process in GotSport. Please do not arrange changes informally with the opposing coach outside this process. A few important notes:

• The opposing coach MUST click “Agree” on the request before we will approve it. We’re not going to dig through the chat.
• If you run into any trouble submitting a request or getting a response, reach out to your AGC for help.