PROCEDURE 1.0 - DEFINITIONS 1.1 3 on 3 Soccer (sometimes called Ultimate 3 on 3) is played on a smaller than regulation soccer pitch, typically 30 yards wide by 40 yards long, and can be played outdoors or indoors. Its primary form of competition is the tournament format. 1.2 Academy (Private) shall mean an organization whose primary, long-term objective is to provide players with long-term training through the provision of the necessary training facilities and infrastructure. A private academy is operated by an independent legal entity which is not affiliated as a Member Club of a District Association, and has obtained the designation of an Ontario Registered Academy. 1.3 Accessible Soccer is an overarching title for seven internationally recognized soccer versions for athletes with a disability. The seven versions are: Blind 5-a-side soccer, Paralympic 7-a-side soccer, Deaf soccer 11-a- side (and futsal), Special Olympics soccer, Learning Disability (Autistic) soccer, Power chair soccer and Amputee soccer. Each version provides a World Championship. 1.4 Acceptable Proof of Age shall mean a birth certificate, passport, driver’s licence, Ontario Photo health card, baptismal certificate and any other document which is acceptable to Ontario Soccer. 1.5 Administrative or Financial Directives of a Governing Organization shall mean the directives placed in the governing organization’s By-Laws or policies that define the administrative or financial criteria that a member must meet in order to be declared to be "In Good Standing" at a general meeting of the governing organization. 1.6 Administrative or Financial Directives of Ontario Soccer shall mean that each member organization is required to pay each account for which payment to Ontario Soccer is overdue by 30 or more days prior to SMM or AMM meetings of Ontario Soccer. 1.7 Administrator shall mean an individual who is registered with Ontario Soccer to be responsible for one or more of the functions required to operate a Governing Organization. 1.8 Affiliate Organization shall mean any Ontario Soccer District Association, League, Club, Ontario Registered Academy, or Registered Organization. 1.9 Affiliation shall mean the annual process that an individual or organization shall complete with their Governing Organization. 1.10 Player Movement Form Agreement shall mean a document signed by two Clubs under which they agree to ‘play up’ players from a team of one Club to a team of the other Club in accordance with the provisions of Ontario Soccer Operational Procedures. 1.11 Appeal shall mean the process followed in accordance with Governing Documents when an individual or organization wishes to challenge a decision of a Governing Organization. 1.12 Appeal Hearing Panel shall mean a group consisting of a minimum of three persons who are appointed by the Case Manager, the Appeals Committee or a Governing Organization to judge an Appeal in accordance with Ontario Soccer Policies and Procedures on Appeals. 1.13 Appellant shall mean the individual or organization appealing a decision of a Governing Organization. 1.14 Appeals Committee shall mean a group of individuals either appointed or elected by a Governing Organization to consider all requests for “Leave to Appeal” and, where Leave to Appeal is granted, to appoint an Appeal Hearing Panel to hear any appeals that fall under the jurisdiction of the Governing Organization. 1.15 Approved by the Membership shall mean the adoption of a motion by a majority of the votes cast by delegates present at a General Meeting. 1.16 Assessor and/or Mentor shall be a person appointed by a Governing Organization as an Administrator who provides feedback to Match Officials on their performance in officiating soccer games. They shall be treated as a Match Official on appointments they accept as either an Assessor or Mentor. 1.17 Auditor shall mean the organization that annually audits the accounts of a Governing Organization and ascertains the correctness of the Financial Statement of a Governing Organization. 1.18 Beach Soccer is played on a beach or some form of sand, in accordance with Operational Procedures Section 6.0 Game Types Procedure 6. 1.19 Brawl shall mean a physical confrontation involving three or more Registrants. 1.20 Case Manager shall mean a Registrant who is responsible for establishing a three person Discipline/Appeal Panel including appointing one member as Chairperson. The Case Manager shall not sit on the panel. 1.21 Club shall mean the Governing Organization that is affiliated to, and under the jurisdiction of a District Association and is established and operates in accordance with Operational Procedure 3.0 Organizations Procedure 6.0 Club; a not for-profit registered organization that organizes teams, registers all players, team officials and administrators of their organizations and has an elected Board of Directors. 1.22 Coach shall mean any person appointed by Ontario Soccer, District Association, Ontario Registered Academy (ORA), Club or any other Ontario Soccer registered organization to coach a team or programs run by that organization, including any assistant or specialist coaches. 1.23 Competition shall mean one or more games organized by a Host and will include exhibition games, tournament games, league games, and cup games. 1.24 Complainant shall mean the Party alleging an infraction. 1.25 Computerized Registration System shall mean the electronic registration system used by Ontario Soccer to register District Associations, Clubs, Leagues, Players, Coaches, Game Officials and Administrators. 1.26 CONCACAF shall mean the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Associations of Football; and is a Confederation of the FIFA. 1.27 Conflict of Interest shall mean an incompatibility between one’s private interests and one’s duties as a trustee of a governing organization. 1.28 Corporate Responsibilities shall only apply to Directors and shall mean: Calling, attending and voting at Directors' and Members' Meetings of their registered Governing Organization. Ensuring minutes of meetings of their Governing Organization are prepared, accurate and approved. Managing, presenting and approving their Governing Organization’s financial reports, budgets, disbursements, cheques and statements. Managing and implementing their Governing Organization’s By-Laws, policies, rules and procedures. Ensuring the rules of procedure are enforced and specifically, the proper nomination and election of Officers and Directors Participating in the process of removing Directors and Officers of their Governing Organization and accepting, rejecting, suspending and removing Members within their Governing Organization. Standing for nomination and election as a Director and/or Officer of their Governing Organization. 1.29 Co-Respondent shall mean the Governing Organization which made a discipline or appeal decision which has been upheld on appeal, and where the Appellant is then appealing again to a higher level. 1.30 CS shall mean Canada Soccer which is the Governing Organization of soccer in Canada. 1.31 Days shall mean total days, irrespective of weekends or holidays, but not including the date of the meeting, hearing or event in question or the date by which a response if any is required. 1.32 Delegate shall mean an individual qualified to take part at a Members Meeting and cast one or more of the votes a member is entitled to at that meeting. 1.33 Directly Affected by a Decision shall mean: a) Any Registrant or Registered Organization against whom a decision has been made. b) The Accused in the Discipline Hearing and c) The Victim of a reported misconduct that had been made against an accused 1.34 Director shall mean a person who is elected or appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of a Governing Organization and will automatically be deemed to be registered as an Administrator of that Governing Organization in accordance with Ontario Soccer rules. The definition of a Director will also include any and all of the Governing Organization's Officers, members of its Executive Committee and Directors. 1.35 Discipline Hearing Panel shall mean a group consisting of a minimum of three persons who are appointed by a Case Manager on behalf of a Governing Organization to judge a case in accordance with the Discipline By Hearing System. 1.36 Discipline Review Panel shall mean a group consisting of a minimum of three persons who are appointed by a Case Manager on behalf of a Governing Organization to judge a case in accordance with the Discipline By Review System. 1.37 District shall mean a distinct geographic area within the province of Ontario based on boundaries approved by Ontario Soccer Board of Directors. 1.38 District Association shall mean the Governing Organization in each District; affiliated to, and under the jurisdiction of Ontario Soccer; consisting of the Clubs which are affiliated to it, and recognized by it, as controlling soccer in their respective Clubs. 1.39 Employee shall mean a person who: a) Performs work and/or services for an employer for wages; and b) Works for regular pay, with income taxes, unemployment insurance premiums and government pension plan contributions withheld by the employer; and c) May have a job description; participate in the employer’s benefits and private pension program; or a written employment agreement with the employer; and d) Provides tasks which are integral to the day-to-day business of the employer; and e) Is issued a T4 slip from the employer. 1.40 Exhibition Game shall mean a single game arranged between teams of registered players, which is neither a scheduled league game, play-off game, cup game, tournament game or festival game. 1.41 Fees Retained shall mean that portion of the membership fees paid during the one year period, ending on a date specified by a Governing Organization that is retained by that Governing Organization. 1.42 Festival shall mean a series of games played by Under-12 or younger age groups in accordance with LTPD principles.