CWSL Summer League Soccer (Outdoor) · Female CWSL
8v8
- Team Fees
- Regular $750.00 per team
- Free Agent Fees
- Regular $65.00
CWSL Summer League
Times/Locations
ALL Game will be played at CSA
OrthoCarolina Field #4; two games going at once - 8:00pm Kickoff and 9:00pm Kickoff
8v8 Games
Games consist of two 25-minute halves
7 Regular Season games ** weather/field accessibility permitting **
Single Elimination Playoffs (overtime rules apply)
Fees
Registration fees are $750 per team with a 12-player
minimum and 16-player maximum
Registration fees for Free Agents are $65
All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
Important Dates - Year 2021
MAY 27 - JULY 15: REGULAR SEASON GAMES
JULY 1: NO GAMES (4th of July Week)
JULY 22: QUARTERFINALS
JULY 29: SEMIS & LOSERS BRACKET
AUG. 5: FINALS
Rainouts
We play on turf fields so we play in the RAIN. We typically ONLY cancel in
the event of lightning/severe weather or if the field has been closed by
Parks & Rec and/or Charlotte Soccer Academy. We will post on our
Facebook and Instagram if games are cancelled as well as inform Team Captains. Please Like Us on
Facebook and follow us on Instagram! Depending
on field availability, games may not be made up!
Summer League Rules
Charlotte
Women's Soccer League is an adult league. No players under the age of 18 are
permitted to participate. All players are required to complete the online
Player Registration and Player Waiver Release Form for each team season in
which they participate. Unrostered players are not allowed to participate.
- Each team can carry on its roster no more than 16 players.
- A team must have 5 players at the start of the game to play.
Failure to have 5 players within 5 minutes of the scheduled kickoff time will
result in a forfeiture of the match.
- Team Captains must bring a copy of their roster to the field.
There are no pre-game requirements to check a roster, but if an opposing team
questions whether a player is legitimately on a roster, then both teams must
present their roster to the referee to resolve the player in question. The
roster must be presented to the referee upon request. All completed team rosters will be provided to the captains prior to the start of the season.
- All players MUST
wear shin guards
- A Player may only be listed on one team's roster per league. For
example, if you played on Red during the Spring Season but did not register for
the Summer, you are not eligible to play!
- NO GUEST
PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE SUMMER LEAGUE
No
Offsides
There
are No Offsides in this 8v8 Summer League.
Substitutions
- Either
team may substitute during a kick off from the center mark and a goal kick.
- Teams
can make substitutions on either team's throw in. Teams can substitute as many
players as they wish.
- If an
injured player is substituted, then the opposing team may substitute one
player.
- Neither
team can substitute on a corner kick.
Length
of Match / Field Permits
- The
Match will play a 50-minute game (25-minute halves) with a 2-minute half time
- If there
are any field conflicts, the captains of each team must notify the CWSL Directors
no later than 5 minutes before the start of the game!
- A game will be final, as long as one full half (or equivalent minutes) is played. The score will be then recorded as a complete game.
Playoff Overtime Rules: NO overtime rules apply in regular season
In the event of a tie after regular time during playoffs, the following will occur:
5 minutes of straight Golden Goal Extra Time (ie first team to score wins)
If no team scores during the extra 5-minute Golden Goal, Penalty Kicks will ensue
5 shooters from each team
If scores are tied after 5 shots, shootout is not sudden death (first to make the tie breaker, wins)
No player can shoot twice until all players have shot once
SLIDE
TACKLING/SLIDING IS NOT ALLOWED!
Please be careful and stay in control. A caution (yellow card) may be given for
first offenses, ejection (red card) may be given for a second offense. **Goal
Keepers are allowed to slide WITHIN the penalty box when making a play on the ball**
Safety is our #1 priority!! Remember, we all have
lives off the soccer field and an injury would not only affect us, but also our
families.
Enforcement
of 8 Yards for Free Kick Explanation / Clarification
1.
If a foul is committed, the team committing the foul MUST
immediately retreat 8 yards and not attempt to prevent or delay the team that
was fouled from restarting play.
2.
If the opponent(s) who committed a foul fail to retreat the
required distance, and thus delay or prevent the restart of the play, the Laws
of the Game REQUIRE the referee to caution the player(s) delaying the restart.
Goalkeeper
Restart of Play
Once a GK
has possession of the ball by catching it in their hands, she may put the ball
into play by rolling, throwing, punting, or releasing to the ground and then
kicking the ball. In NO instance,
however, can the GK who has caught a ball throw, punt, or kick a ball she has
released on to the ground in the air across midfield. If the GK who has caught
a ball throws, punts, or kicks the ball across midfield in the air, the restart
is an Indirect Free Kick for the opposing team at the spot on the midfield line
where the ball crossed the line. There are no restrictions for balls being
kicked across midfield in the air from a goal kick, so a GK can take these and
kick the ball across midfield.
Further
clarification: 8v8 soccer is designed to allow players maximum touches on the
ball with short, quick passes. It is not intended for GKs to pass the ball from
one end of the field to the other. Hence, the restrictions above on GKs who are
putting the ball into play once they have possession of the ball in their hands
is for the intent of developing short, quick, passing.
Foul
Language / Dissent
1.
CWSL has instructed the referees to eliminate foul, abusive, or
degrading language, directed at anyone; another player, a teammate, the referee
crew or a spectator. Foul and abusive language includes, but is not limited to,
profanity, racial/gender/religious/ethnic slurs or degrading comments, and
harassing or demeaning words, phrases, or gestures. This also includes
taunting.
2.
If any of the above happens, the referees will automatically
issue a Red Card and eject the player. The ejected player must
immediately leave the field complex. In addition to sitting out the remainder
of the match the player was ejected from, the player will be required to sit
out two additional matches and the incident will be presented to the CWSL Disciplinary
Panel for any further decisions.
Cautions
/ Ejections / Red Card Fines
- Referees
will report ALL Cautions (Yellow Cards) and Ejections (Red Cards) to the CWSL
Directors.
- If a
player receives two cautions in one match, she will receive a Red Card and MUST
sit out the remainder of the match. The player MUST also sit out the teams next
scheduled match.
- If a
player is ejected from a match (Red Card), she must sit out the remainder of
the match AND the teams next two (2) scheduled matches and the incident will go
to the Disciplinary Panel for any further penalty. This law applies only to
hard Red cards, i.e. not an ejection that results from two cautions in the same
match per the above.
- If a
player is ejected for fighting or striking another player, she must sit out the
remainder of the match AND will not return to ANY matches until the Disciplinary
Panel has made a decision on what penalty the player will receive.
- CWSL Directors will keep track of all Cautions and Ejections. Should a player persistently received Cautions during multiple matches, the CWSL Directors will report this to the Disciplinary Panel who will determine whether the player must sit out one or two matches.
**Moving Forward, any player receiving a straight Red Card will
receive a $50 fine which must be paid before the next game.
Sportsmanship: Please remember this is a recreational soccer league!
**THIS IS THE SECOND SEASON WE WILL HAVE A 'Build Your Own
Team' SUMMER 8v8 LEAGUE SO PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE AND EMAIL FOR ANY
QUESTIONS - cwslusa@gmail.com**
League Notes:
Registration opens on April 16