Policies

Youth Guest Pass Policy

Guest Passes may be purchased for any player who has a current membership and is not a full time player on a team but would like to guest play with a team for a game. This allows teams to guest a player when they may be short players for a game. It also allows a player to participate on a team that they cannot commit to full time but would like to participate in one or more games during a session.

Guest Pass Policy

  • A Guest Pass may be purchased for $10.00. The pass allows one player to play in one game. Purchase is non-refundable. Player must have current membership in order to guest pass.
  • If it is a player’s first time participating at Sports City please arrive at least 20 minutes early to fill out appropriate waiver, show proof of age and purchase membership and guest pass. New guests will not be allowed to participate without proof of age.
  • If the player has a current membership they must check in at the membership office at least 15 minutes prior to game time to purchase guest pass and be placed on the roster.
  • Guest Passes cannot be used in games 7 or 8 of the session.
  • Any players with current or lifetime suspensions from Sports City may not play on a Guest Pass.
Red cards issued to a guest player will result in the following:
  • Any resulting fine will be invoiced to the coach’s account.
  • Player will not be allowed to play on a Guest Pass in the future.
  • Fighting: Guest player will be prohibited from further participation at Sports City.

Guest players are subject to all Rules, Policies and Laws published by Sports City. Sports City reserves the right to refuse play to anyone. This Guest Pass program may be terminated at anytime without cause.

Other Policies

Sessions and Games

All sessions include 8 games and run approximately 8-10 weeks. All teams are scheduled for one or two games a week depending on the number of teams in a division and length of the session. Games can start between 4:00PM-8:30PM on weeknights and 7:15AM-7:30PM on weekends. Standings are posted daily on the internet. Division winner is awarded Championship T-shirts OR medals for every player. Orders must be placed within on week of session ending or team forfeits awards.

Registration

Teams are accepted on a first come, first registered basis. Acceptance does not guarantee or reserve placement in additional sessions. The coach or team manager can register the team online or in person. A roster is required at time of registration.

Game Schedule and Reschedule Policy

Sports City assigns game days for each division and gives you the opportunity to notify us (in writing on the registration form) of a date conflict. However, we need to reiterate that there are NO GUARANTEES. We will do our best to accommodate schedule requests but when other factors such as field availability, holidays and other team requests need to be considered, it’s impossible to accommodate every team.

  • Any reschedule request inside a 10 day window shall not be considered. Team will have to decide to play short handed or pay the forfeit fee to Sports City if they cannot field a team. The forfeit fee goes to the opposing team for their loss of a game.
  • During the winter sessions rescheduled games will take place on Field #2 only.
  • The reschedule fee is $50.
  • If you wish to reschedule a game please contact us at info@playsportscity.com or 707-526-2884.

Team Registration and Final Payments

Balance must be paid by first game (Credit Card payments only, Visa/MasterCard accepted):

  1. If the balance is NOT paid in full by the 1st game, a $25 late fee will be added to your balance.
  2. If the balance is NOT paid in full by the 2nd game, a $50 late fee will be added to your balance and the second game will be considered a forfeit. The coach(s) will be suspended until the balance is paid in full.
  3. If the balance is NOT paid in full by the 3rd game, a $75 late fee will be added to your balance, the third game will be considered a forfeit and your team will not be allowed to play in that game.
  4. If the balance is NOT paid in full by the 4th game you will be removed from the leaue and will not be issued a refund.

Equipment

The following is required to play in leagues at Sports City: Turf or flat soled shoes required (no molded cleats), shin guards required, teams must wear matching colored and numbered jerseys. Numbers must be 1 by 6 inches and permanent. Sports City will provide all game balls.

Memberships

All players must be members of Sports City in order to play in any leagues. Any new players or players that have had their previous membership expire and need to renew can do so at least 10 days before their first game. Sports City’s annual youth membership rate is $40 for ages 17 years and younger. All members are required to submit a certified copy of their birth certificate, CYSA player ID, passport or medical ID card (if it includes date of birth) for age verification. Families of 3 or more who sign up for memberships at the same time will receive an additional $5 off each membership.

Rosters

Player rosters must be completed and turned in at the time of registration. Players may be 3 years younger than the age group they are registering for, no less.

Exceptions:

  • U6 players must be at least 4 years of age, no younger.
  • U19 players can be as young as 15 years of age.

Players may be added through game 3 of the session with payment. No more than three players who play at a higher level (than the tam registering) are allowed on the roster. Players can play on multiple teams as long as the teams they are playing on are not in the same flight.

Divisions

Many variables go into aligning divisions. Your skill information, although important, does not guarantee the division that your team will be placed into. Every effort will be made to create parity in a division. However, Sports City does not guarantee quality of play. League alignments, times and days of game may vary from session to session in an attempt to balance leagues. Teams are allowed to play up one age group and down one division for each age group they are playing above their current age group.

League Division Ties

The following tie breaking system order shall govern any league divisions ending in a tie at the end of the league session. These are NOT automatically calculated in the league standings reports on our website. Sports City will declare champions and/or distribute awards when I champion is mathematically calculated by management.

  • 1st – Comparison of league record against each other (head to head).
  • 2nd – Comparison of least “goals against” during the session.
  • 3rd – Comparison of goal differential during the session.
  • 4th – Head to head play-off game (based on field availability) or coin toss.

League Information and Schedules

Whenever possible we will assign divisions based on single year age groupings. Age groups are based on the birth year matrix for the outdoor leagues. Coaches are responsible for ensuring that all players meet the age requirements. We reserve the right to change field assignments based upon availability. Schedules will be posted online the week of the first game.