RUles & REgulations

Association Rules & Regulations

SYSA Levels of Play & Club Uniform Policy

Medical Play Downs

At SYSA, recreational players are assigned to teams based on a seasonal year/age cut-off of August 1 thru July 31 of the following year.  Any player can elect to 'play up' and be placed on an older team.  However, to be eligible to 'play down' in SYSA on a team in our city-wide league (ages U10-U19), families must apply.  Play-down requests are considered by the committee should the player be diagnosed with a medical condition that indicates that playing down is more developmentally appropriate.

Once all required forms are submitted to the registrar, we will redact all personal information, and forward the request to the committee for approval.  Once approved, each family is notified, as is the club registrar where the child registers for fall soccer.

Grade Level Play Downs

At SYSA, recreational players are assigned to teams based on a seasonal year/age cut-off of August 1 thru July 31 of the following year.  Any player can elect to 'play up' and be placed on an older team.  However, to be eligible to 'play down' in SYSA on a team in our city-wide league (ages U10-U19), families must apply.  Play-down requests are considered by the committee should the player have a birth date that is in June or July of the prior year, but is placed in the next lower grade and is seeking play down approval to be able to participate with grade-level school mates.

Once all required forms are submitted to the registrar, we will redact all personal information, and forward the request to the committee for approval.  Once approved, each family is notified, as is the club registrar where the child registers for fall soccer.