Approved by the Ontario Soccer Board of Directors Last Updated: December 7, 2019 Ontario Soccer Operational Procedures are the specific processes used to implement the policies of the organization in its day-to-day operations and administer soccer Province-wide. The content in the Operational Procedures along with external linked manuals, documents and forms, are to be followed by all registered members and organizations under the Association. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 – GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................... 6 PROCEDURE 1.0 - DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................. 6 PROCEDURE 2.0 – COMPLYING WITH ONTARIO SOCCER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ........................... 13 PROCEDURE 3.0 - DEVELOPMENT OF, AND REVISION TO ONTARIO SOCCER POLICIES ......................... 13 PROCEDURE 4.0 - DEVELOPMENT OF, AND REVISION TO, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES ...................... 13 PROCEDURE 5.0 – REQUEST FOR SPECIAL DISPENSATION ..................................................................... 15 SECTION 2 - ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................ 16 PROCEDURE 1.0 - AFFILIATION ............................................................................................................... 16 PROCEDURE 2.0 – ONTARIO SOCCER MEMBERSHIP .............................................................................. 16 PROCEDURE 3.0 - GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 17 PROCEDURE 4.0 – MEMBERSHIP YEAR, RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP, APPROVAL OF NEW MEMBERSHIP ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 PROCEDURE 5.0 – MEMBERSHIP STATUS ............................................................................................... 19 PROCEDURE 6.0 – ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETINGS .......................................................................... 20 PROCEDURE 7.0 – ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS ............................................................................... 21 SECTION 3 - ORGANIZATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 22 I. District Associations ............................................................................................................................. 22 PROCEDURE 1.0 – DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS TERMS OF REFERENCE ...................................................... 22 PROCEDURE 2.0 – REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP WITH ONTARIO SOCCER ..................... 22 PROCEDURE 3.0 - MEMBERSHIP WITHIN A DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ...................................................... 23 PROCEDURE 4.0 - ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (LEAGUES AND OTHER) WITHIN A DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 II. Leagues ............................................................................................................................................... 23 PROCEDURE 5.0 - LEAGUES ..................................................................................................................... 23 III. Clubs ................................................................................................................................................. 24 PROCEDURE 6.0 – CLUBS ........................................................................................................................ 24 IV. Ontario Registered Academies .......................................................................................................... 25 PROCEDURE 7.0 – ONTARIO REGISTERED ACADEMIES (ORA) ................................................................ 25 SECTION 4 – FINANCE, COMMITTEES & AWARDS ......................................................................................... 28 PROCEDURE 1.0 - FINANCE ..................................................................................................................... 28 PROCEDURE 2.0 – ONTARIO SOCCER COMMITTEES............................................................................... 29 PROCEDURE 3.0 – ONTARIO SOCCER AWARDS ...................................................................................... 29 SECTION 5 - REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................................. 30 PROCEDURE 1.0 - REGISTRATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ........................................... 30 PROCEDURE 2.0 – PLAYER REGISTRATION .............................................................................................. 31 PROCEDURE 3.0 – LEAGUE REGISTRATION ............................................................................................. 32 PROCEDURE 4.0 – CLUB REGISTRATION ................................................................................................. 33 PROCEDURE 5.0 – TEAM REGISTRATION ................................................................................................ 33 PROCEDURE 6.0 – ONTARIO SOCCER IDENTIFICATION .......................................................................... 36 PROCEDURE 7.0 – ONTARIO SOCCER COMPUTERIZED REGISTRATION SYSTEM .................................... 38 PROCEDURE 8.0 – SHORT TERM REGISTRATION PERMITS ..................................................................... 40 PROCEDURE 9.0 – DE-REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 41 PROCEDURE 10.0 – AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL PLAYER STATUS .................................................... 42 PROCEDURE 11.0 – REINSTATEMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL TO AMATEUR STATUS ............................ 42 PROCEDURE 12.0 – PLAYER TRANSFERS ................................................................................................. 43 SECTION 6 - GAME TYPES ................................................................................................................................ 48 PROCEDURE 1.0 - RECOGNIZED GAME TYPES ........................................................................................ 48 PROCEDURE 2.0 – 11 V. 11 SOCCER ........................................................................................................ 48 PROCEDURE 3.0 – SMALL-SIDED SOCCER ............................................................................................... 48 PROCEDURE 4.0 – FUTSAL....................................................................................................................... 49 PROCEDURE 5.0 - GRASSROOTS SOCCER ................................................................................................ 50 PROCEDURE 6.0 - BEACH SOCCER ........................................................................................................... 51 PROCEDURE 7.0 - ACCESSIBLE SOCCER ................................................................................................... 51 SECTION 7 – HIGH PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................................ 53 PROCEDURE 1.0 – HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 53 PROCEDURE 2.0 - PROVINCIAL PROJECTS & CANADA GAMES ............................................................... 53 PROCEDURE 3.0 – ONTARIO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (OPDL) ................................................... 55 SECTION 8 – COMPETITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 56 PROCEDURE 1.0 - SANCTIONING OF COMPETITIONS ............................................................................. 56 PROCEDURE 2.0 - TOURNAMENT DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................... 56 PROCEDURE 3.0 - TOURNAMENT CLASSIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 57 PROCEDURE 4.0 - APPROVAL OF TOURNAMENTS .................................................................................. 58 PROCEDURE 5.0 - TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS OF HOSTS ............................................................... 59 PROCEDURE 6.0 - TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS OF HOST DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS ......................... 61 PROCEDURE 7.0 - TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TEAM PARTICIPATION .................................... 62 PROCEDURE 8.0 –TEAM TRAVEL TO TOURNAMENTS AND EXHIBITION GAMES (U13 AND OLDER) ...... 64 PROCEDURE 9.0 - FESTIVAL DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................... 65 PROCEDURE 10.0 - FESTIVAL CLASSIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 66 PROCEDURE 11.0 - APPROVAL OF FESTIVALS ......................................................................................... 66 PROCEDURE 12.0 - FESTIVAL RULES........................................................................................................ 67 PROCEDURE 13.0 - FESTIVAL REQUIREMENTS OF HOSTS....................................................................... 68 PROCEDURE 14.0