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Practice Time Allotment Policy

Effective Date: April 1, 2018


GENERAL INFORMATION


All teams (U6 – U19) are guaranteed at least one practice time. Field locations and available times will vary each season. GSSA may only assign practice times to soccer organizations not directly affiliated with GSSA after all GSSA requests have been accommodated – and subject to any restrictions and guidelines provided by the Cities of Grapevine and Southlake.


U4 – U5 games are designed to include practice time before each game. No additional practice is provided.


Decisions are made at the discretion of the GSSA Field Commissioners.


Coaches are responsible for maintenance of the fields. Cleanliness, decorum, locking gates, honoring time slots, respecting the equipment and cooperation with other teams is expected. Violations of these or any other impermissible behavior not listed will be subject to revocation of field usage.


IN SEASON


Practice space is assigned by the GSSA Field Commissioners. Every effort will be made to assign returning coaches their previous season’s reserved spot if they wish. Board members get first priority. Coaches who attend the coaches meeting will be given next priority.

· U6-U8 Teams

o   Will be assigned 1 hour slots. (generally earlier times)

· U9+ Teams

o   Will be assigned 1.5 hour slots

o   Will be assigned larger fields (generally later times)

o   Can request a second practice day after the 2nd game of the season has been completed. These will be issued on a first come first serve basis.

o   Will be assigned smaller fields.

· Teams may request scrimmage times based on availability.

·  All Teams must carry proof of field reservation on hand and must be authorized.


OFF SEASON

GSSA to allow teams to schedule practice fields / times with the following requirements:


·         Teams must be registered with GSSA in the most recent season.

·         All participating players must also be registered with GSSA.

·         Teams must go through the appropriate GSSA field commissioner for scheduling of the practice field, date and time.

·         Only Grapevine practice fields are available during the off season. No Southlake fields.

·         Teams must adhere to the City of Grapevine’s maintenance schedule and field closures.

·         Teams are subject to field availability controlled by the GSSA Field Commissioner (Grapevine).

·         All off season reservations must be made in advance are by day only, not weekly repeating.

·         During the summer, teams are limited to max 5 sessions. During the winter, teams are limited to 4 max sessions.

Coach Game Conflicts Policy

Effective Date: April 1, 2019


REVISIONS

  • Adoption Date: April 1, 2018
  • Revision Date: April 1, 2019


GENERAL INFORMATION

GSSA does give consideration to head coaching conflicts in the scheduling process. Head coaches are responsible for checking the game schedules for rescheduled games and notifying their team. Rescheduled games will be rescheduled to a day in the following manner.

  • On a Saturday.
  • On a Sunday after 12:00 pm.
  • On a weekday after 6:00 pm.


If you are the head coach of more than one GSSA team, it is your responsibility to let the Age Group Commissioner know when a conflict exists between your two teams prior to the start of the season and immediately after rescheduled rain outs.


The GSSA Scheduler will post game schedules and provide all coaches a 7 day window to submit all game conflicts. After the 7 day window, no conflict requests will be accepted.


Games can only be considered for rescheduling for:

  • REQUIRED school activities that leaves your team with less than 50% of your players
  • The head coach has two GSSA teams that have conflicting game times.


Games will NOT be considered for rescheduling for:

  • Coaches or players being out of town.
  • Games being scheduled on a holiday or school break weekend that GSSA has determined to remain open.
  • Assistant coach conflicts.


GSSA will work hard to avoid coaching conflicts, but cannot do this 100% of the time. Please find an assistant coach for times when coaching conflicts cannot be resolved.


GSSA will not reschedule games for assistant coach conflicts.


There are no guarantees that conflicts will be resolved.