|
1) Team Captains: Captains are responsible for knowing the
policies of the OSSC outlined here as well as the rules of their
specific sport. They are also responsible for making sure that their
teammates are aware of these policies and rules. Captains are also
responsible for making sure that all required equipment is present for all
games.
Players: All participants must be 19 years of age or
older.
2.) Physical
or Unsportsmanlike Play: Play that is rough or overtly aggressive,
taunting, or un-sportsmanlike acts (name calling, threats and intimidation)
will not be tolerated by the OSSC. If reports of this kind
of behavior are received, the following steps are taken: i) First report - player or
team receives a verbal warning. ii) Second report - player or team receives
a second warning verbally and in writing. iii) Third report - player or
team receives final verbal and written warning. iv) Fourth report - player
or team is ejected from the league without refund and is not welcome back!
PLEASE NOTE: teams can and will be held responsible for their players'
conduct. If someone on your squad is behaving inappropriately, it is YOUR
responsibility to keep him or her from doing so. In addition, the OSSC
reserves the right to skip steps as outlined above and
immediately eject a team or player from the league without refund.
3) Fighting/Punching:
Instances of this behavior will be cause for immediate expulsion for all
individuals involved, whether they are the instigators or retaliating.
4)
Incidents Which Result in Loss
of Permits:
Any
team involved with any incident that results in the loss of a permit,
facility, location or field will be expelled from the league without
refund.
5) Emergency
Contact List: All team captains
are advised to carry a list of emergency contact numbers for players on
their team. In the event of an injury/emergency, these numbers can be
utilized to notify the player's family in cases where medical
treatment/attention is required. Captains are also advised to include a
list of hospitals with emergency room service on this page. It will take
the guesswork out of situations that are stressful and time sensitive.
6) First
aid: First aid is the
responsibility of the team captain. Ice packs, band aids, tensors and
athletic tape are all things which can be used in the event of minor
scrapes and bruises. If a OSSC representative is on hand when there is
an injury, we will be happy to assist in any way we can. We are not,
however, responsible for providing tape for bad ankles, fingers etc. There
may be a first-aid kit on-site at some venues, but please be prepared for
all situations.
7) Scores: It is the
team captain's responsibility to EMAIL IN the scores of each game (won, lost or tied) by 5pm
the next day. The specific email for your league will be listed on your
schedules. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OSSC WITH YOUR SCORES. Scores not
reported will be recorded as a loss. When reporting scores, please
state your name (captain Joe Smith), sport (volleyball), night and
division (Monday, Competitive), your team and your opponents team #, win loss or tie, the score
and Spirit Points for
your opponents (out of 5). The OSSC hosts a large number of teams and
if you say "Mike from volleyball" the event coordinator will likely have
no idea who you are. Be very precise.
8)
Spirit
Points: Spirit Points are awarded on a scale from 0-5. When reporting
scores, the captain must indicate the number of spirit points they would
like to award to the other team. If a captain fails to call in the score,
the other team will automatically receive a rating of 5. Spirit points
account for 25% of the overall standings and the game results will account
for 75%. To make this calculation, the raw number for spirit points must
first be divided by 2.5 so that it is the same base number as your game
points.
If a team defaults their game,
they automatically lose their right to award spirit points to the team
that they defaulted against - and the team that was defaulted upon
automatically receives a "5" for their spirit score. Teams
that are defaulted against can award the defaulting team any value that
they want.
Teams that play by the rules, get to games on time and play with
good sportsmanship will flourish!
9) Discrepancies:
Discrepancies or arguments regarding scores, complaints or
any other ambiguous item must be dealt with within 3 business days after
the latest posting of the scores on our website for the week in question.
During the final week of the regular season, any and all discrepancies
must be resolved by 5pm the following day. Captains should ensure that
the score of their game has been recorded correctly by checking the OSSC
website. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE LOOKING FOR SCORES – sometimes
scores are delayed in being reported, but they will always be posted as
soon as they become available.
10) Standings: Wins are worth 2 points, ties are worth 1
and losses are worth 0. If a team defaults, they will lose one
point. Ties in the standings will be broken first on head-to-head
play. If there are more then 2 teams that are tied, all the teams
must have played each other in order for the results to go to
head-to-head. Otherwise, least points against, then +/-, then most
points for will
determine the placement in that order (updated
July 06). Standings
will be posted here at the web site.
11) Waivers: All players, new or old to the
OSSC, must fill out and sign a waiver,
regardless if they have filled one out for previous seasons. These are
to be returned to the OSSC by no later than the second week of play.
Teams whose waiver aren't in by the second week will have scores recorded
as losses.
12) Defaulting: Teams that default more than 2 games may be asked to
leave the league without refund. If you know you may not be able to field
a full team, please call the other captain in advance; you should attend
with as many people as you can and play pick up...it is the fun and polite
thing to do. Captains may agree to waive the rules regarding the minimum
people but this should be decided before the game starts. The captain
from the team that is short players should ask the other captain to see if the
games can count (otherwise a default is assumed). IF IT IS AGREED
THAT THE GAME COUNTS, IT COUNTS!
13) Dress: All players should bring both a dark & light
coloured shirt to all games, and captains should decide who wears which
colour. If teams have uniforms, this may not be necessary. Also, players
should remove all watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, etc,
prior to play.
14) Alcohol: DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHILE PLAYING IS FORBIDDEN!
OFFENDERS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE LEAGUE WITHOUT REFUND. No
Exceptions.
15) Playoffs:
- The OSSC does their best to
get as many teams playing in the playoffs as possible, however it is
possible that NOT ALL teams will have a game during the final week of
play.
- During the regular
season, team captains can use ANYONE as a player for their team (as long
as they have filled out and submitted a OSSC waiver form). However,
to play on playoff nights players must have attended a min. of 2 regular
season games (6-8 week season) or 3 games (9-12 week season) for that team
(updated August 2004). For beach
volleyball, games = nights. Please respect this rule. Ringers are not
welcome at playoff night!
- During playoffs, a player is only allowed to play on 1 Team for
a given night.
You cannot sub in for another team (updated August
2004).
16) Indoor Sports: Respect the schools: put things back where you found
them, take all of your items with you and put trash in provided receptacles.
Remember: you are in someone's work and learning environment. You
would not like it if someone came in at night and left a pile of water
bottles
and clothing on you desk. Please be out by the hour specified on your
schedule. It will either be 9:30pm or 10pm. If you abuse this, game times
will be made earlier and the league could lose it's permits leaving you
with NO REFUND and NO GAMES. This is in your hands. Enter and exit ONLY
by the specified areas. Do not wander the schools in areas other than
the gyms. Showers are not provided.
17) Blood:
Any player who begins to bleed during a game must leave the playing area
immediately. This player cannot return to the game until the bleeding
has stopped and the wound has been sufficiently covered.
18) Foul
Weather Policy: All OSSC Games go ahead rain or shine (including
Snow). In the event of severe weather (electrical storms etc) games
should immediately be stopped and players should take cover away from open
spaces. Wait 15 minutes; if
the severe weather passes, continue play. If it does not and the game was in the first half, the game must be
re-played. If it was in the 2nd half, then the score at that time of
when the game is stopped will count as the final score.
*If a game is re-played, the game will start with the score that was
totaled at the time when the game was called. As well, the game
length will be the amount of time that was remaining in the original
game*.
19) Metal
Cleats: Metal cleats are not permitted in any OSSC leagues.
20) Rescheduling:
Cancellations/Change of Venues &/or Change
of Time/Days may occur on Short Notice.
21) Contact Information:
OSSC members' contact information is provided to other team captains and
individual registrants in their sport, in the event that players need to
communicate regarding league issues. If players wish to have their
contact information omitted from team listings, then OSSC cannot be held
responsible for lapsed information or missed games. Contact information
may also be posted by OSSC members themselves at the Player Forum.
Groups or individuals who take or use this information for any other
purpose than communicating about OSSC league activity will be ejected
without appeal or refund and prosecuted to the maximum extent of the
law. OSSC will not sell or distribute contact information to third
parties.
22) Refunds/Registration:
-
All team & individual spots
will only be held once FULL payment has been received.
-
NO refunds after deadline
date.
-
NO refunds due to defaulted,
cancelled or rescheduled games.
-
$10 + GST processing fee for
any refunds two weeks before deadline.
-
NSF cheques are subject to
$15 + GST processing fee.
|
