Please visit Northwest Bergen Soccer Association website for rules, regulations, by-laws and travel team schedules.
Below are some quick tips:
- Pre-Game Arrangements:
- All HSA Coaches (regardless if it is a home or away game) must contact the opposing team Coach by Tuesday - look on the NWBSA website under Coaches Directory to get their information to discuss team colors, game time, field location and changes thereof. If the HSA coach does not receive a response by Thursday 5:00 pm, he or she must contact the HSA who shall contact the other Clubs League Rep to ensure the game is confirmed.
- Makeup Games
- Games should be made up on the Home team's fields.
- Games should be scheduled the night of a practice.
- If the makeup game is an HSA home game and a new date has been confirmed with the opposing coach, please contact Beth Kurdock, Frank Buttacavoli & Mike Hahn.
- Duration of the Game:
- Division II games shall be 2 halves of 40 minutes.
- Division III games shall be four quarters of 20 minutes.
- Division IV games shall be four quarters of 17 minutes.
- Division V games shall be four quarters of 15 minutes.
- Excessive Scoring:
- A team that is winning by a wide margin shall discreetly and quietly refrain from scoring. If there is more than a 7 goals differential at the end of the game, Games Conduct will issue the Coach of the winning team a Red Card and a penalty of a minimum 1 game suspension and fine shall result. The winning Coach shall appear within 2 weeks of the game before Games Conduct for a hearing about the excessive scoring. Games Conduct may require the losing Coach to appear before it. A Coach who fails to appear within 2 weeks shall be suspended until appearance.
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