Spring Season 2012
Spring 2012
The season will have its first game Sunday Feburary 26th with the season ending June 3rd. We will play on Saturdays and Sundays with the following exceptions. Sunday only Feburary 26th and March 4th, Saturday only April 7th and May12th. There will be no games held March 10th and 11th, March 24th and 25th, and May 26th and 27th. For those teams that will particapate in the State Cup April 21st and 22nd please inform the league when you make your team reservation.
Team reservations and payment need to be in by Saturday Feburary 11th. There will be a $50 late fee for all teams entering after that date. All player registrations forms, photos and team rosters need to be in by Feburay 11th for those Clubs/teams that will be using the league registra. All payments may be made thru the Affinity System or PayPal which is located on the Coaches/Administrators page. You may use your credit card or your Club PayPal account. Please send all forms and/or checks to the league registrar Connie Aderinto 74-5043 Kealapua Street, Kailua-Kona, HI . You may also scan and send the membership forms and pictures via email to the BI-HYSA email found on the contact page.
The divisions planned will be U8, U10, U12, and U14; For the spring we will be playing 5 aside in U8, 7 aside U10, 9 aside U12 and 11 aside U14. Depending on the teams entered we will try and group them competitively. The divisions will be coed until we can get 6 gender specific teams in that division. Depending on the number of teams in one age group, we may have the age groups become more age specific. We will leave the older age group open at this time. We may try and play more of a 7 aside format for the the U15 and older group. The older division will not start till April 1st.
Our target is a 12 game season for U10-U14s, 8 games for U8. Ultimatly the number of games will depending on how many teams we have. We will base the team fees on playing 12 games (8-U8). If we are unable to provide this number of games we will adjust your team fee at the end of the season.
The length of the games are prescribed in the HYSA team manual. U8s will be 2-20 min halfs, U10s will be 2-25 min halves, U12s 2-30min halves and U14s will be 2-35min halves. U8s will use size 3 ball, U10s and U12s will use size 4 ball, U14s on up will use a size 5 ball.
The team fees are based on the length and number of games you play.
U8s $13/game, $104 for a season of 8 games plus $30 for field charge and $25 forfiet fee, total of $159
U10s $30/game, $360 for a season of 12 games plus $50 for field charge and $50 refundable forfeit fee, total of $460/team
U12s $35/game, $420 for the season, $50 field charge, $50 refundable forfeit fee, $520/team
U14s $40/game, $480 for the season, $50 field charge, $50 refundable forfeit fee, $580/team
As per the BI-HYSA policy if a team should forfeit a game a $25 charge will be assessed ($12.50 U8). Your forfeit fee will be returned at the end of the season if you meet your obligations
A refund will be issued for teams that are scheduled for less than 12 (8-U8) games.
Any team submitting a late team reservation form will need to include a $50 late fee.
The League will charge a $50 withdrawal fee for a team that withdraws between the date of the team reservation and prior to the first game of season. Half of the team fee will be returned if the team withdraws after the start of the season up to mid season determined by the team’s schedule. BI-HYSA will retain full fee if a team withdraws in second half of the season.
The league recommends that no more than 5 Multi-rostered players play on 1 team.
Scheduling, Games will be scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays. In general U12s and below will play on Saturdays and U14s and above will be played on Sundays. We will be using more of a home and away format with games being played in Hilo, Kona, Waikoloa and Waimea depending on the teams playing, however this will also be based on field availability issues.
Policies-A player may play up 1 division but there may not be more than a 3-year age difference between players. On a case-by-case basis with parental approval and BI-HYSA Board approval, a player may play with a greater than 3 year age difference. For those players please submit a Play up Waiver found on the BI-HYSA website and have your coach state your case to the BI-HYSA board.
If a team forfeits a game but would still like to engage in a scrimmage, substitute players must have member card present and play in the correct age division.
All coaches are required to have a (E) license to coach in the Big Island League. There is a one-year grace period for all new coaches.
Only persons having in their possession a valid HYSA Officials Pass issued to them may actively participate with a team during a HYSA sanctioned game or activity. This means that all coaches that will be on the technical side of the field must have completed a Volunteer Disclosure Form (Only those coaches and/or administrator and players particapating in the current game may be on the technical side). The form and directions may be found at www.hawaiisoccer.com. The application can be filled out online. Be advised it takes a good month if not more to get your ID so please don’t leave your players and the league in limbo by waiting to get this form completed. Each coach is also required to submit a registration form. In some cases coaches and team officials may not have a Risk Management ID, in these cases they will need to have a BI-HYSA Temporary Risk Management ID issued by the League Registrar in order to sit on the technical side. This may take a week or more to get and will require that you show proof that a Volunteer Disclosure form has been submitted.
Recertification is reguired for all coaches each year to coach in the BI-HYSA league. The board has adopted a policy of requiring each BI-HYSA coach to continue his/hers education thru either upgrading his License or by taking a approved coaching clinic.
Team and Club Officials are required per section 4.1.2 of the Team Manual to submit a Volunteer Disclosure Form (VDF). Each team official is also required to submit a registration form. In order to compete, a team needs to have a team official (administrator or coach) with the proper credentials on their sideline. In some cases coaches and team officials may not have a Risk Management ID, in these cases they will need to have a BI-HYSA Temporary Risk Management ID issued by the League Registrar in order to sit on the technical side.