Rule Revisions Being Considered by OSA Board of Directors at its April 30, 2010 Meeting

The OSA's Board of Directors is responsible for approving the Published Rules that govern soccer in the Province of Ontario. Any proposed rule revisions are submitted to the OSA Board as a RFD (ie., Request For Decision). Each RFD must be submitted to the OSA at least 45 days prior to the Board meeting at which it will be considered. The RFD's are then reviewed over a 24-day period to ensure that they are in order. No later than 21 days prior to the OSA Board meeting, they must be released to the OSA Board members, the District Associations and the OSA's Associate Members (including Provincial Leagues, Regional Leagues and other soccer organizations).

During the 21 day period prior to the OSA Board meeting, the District Associations review the RFD's and develop their District positions regarding each proposed rule revision. Consultation with the Clubs is encouraged as the District Associations represent their Clubs at each OSA Board meeting. During the 21 day period, the OSA Board Members, District Associations and Associate Members exchange views in a database forum on the OSA Intranet. The information obtained from this forum provides a District Association with a better understanding of the RFD, its pro's and con's, and also how it affects various regions of the province. Finally, each District Association gives direction to its District Representative about how to represent the District at the OSA Board meeting regarding each RFD.

If you would like to provide feedback or direction regarding any of the RFD's being considered at an upcoming Board meeting, you must submit your comments to your Club which can then provide direction to its District Association. Each District Association reviews the proposed RFD's and then, gives direction to its District Representative (on the OSA Board) about how to vote regarding each issue.


NOTES:

1. To view the RFD, click on the RFD Number.
2. Unless otherwise specified, the new policy contained in the approved RFD will become effective on January 31, 2011.

Disposition of RFD's Considered at April 30, 2010 Meeting

Number	Status	Subject	Submitted By	On Behalf of (Organization)
2009-007 (Revised February 7, 2010)	RFD was approved with amendments.  The amended policies are included in the linked document to the left.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2011.	Independent Affiliaties	Bill Spiers, Director-At-Large	OSA Executive
2010-011	RFD was denied.	League Levels in Which a Mini Soccer Team May Play	Savas Kekkas, President	Southeast Ontario S.A.
2010-012	The RFD was tabled until the September Board meeting and the Executive Committee was directed to investigate ways to implement a Pyramid for Play based on player promotion.	Player Promotion	Savas Kekkas, President	Southeast Ontario S.A.
2010-013	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on May 30, 2010.	Approval of Level 1 and Level 2 Leagues' Terms of League Operations	Cathy Watt, Program Coordinator, Member Services	League Management Committee
2010-014	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on May 30, 2010.	Approval of Terms of League Operations	Cathy Watt, Program Coordinator, Member Services	League Management Committee
2010-015	RFD was withdrawn because it became redundant with the approval of RFD 2010-013	Deadline Dates for Terms of League Operations Approval	Cathy Watt, Program Coordinator, Member Services	League Management Committee
2010-017	RFD was denied.	Requests to Deviate from Policies and Procedures	Ian Duncanson, Secretary	Eastern Ontario District S.A.
2010-018	RFD was withdrawn by the Eastern Ontario District S.A. with an indication that the EODSA would revise and re-submit the RFD at a future Board meeting.	Board of Directors - Election of Officers	Ian Duncanson, Secretary	Eastern Ontario District S.A.

Disposition of RFD's Considered at February 6-7, 2010 Meeting:

Number	Status	Subject	Submitted By	On Behalf of (Organization)
2009-027 (Revised December 23, 2009)	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Proper Team Identification For Game Sheets and Teams Entering Leagues, Tournaments, Cup Competitions and Exhibition Game	Garry Boldt, District Administrator	Soccer Northeastern
2010-001	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 31, 2010.	Female Players on Male Teams	Walter Eadie, Chair	OSA League Management Committee
2010-002	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Affiliation Agreements Between One Youth Club and Two or More Youth Clubs	Tim Filipic, District Administrator and Vice President	Essex County S.A.
2010-003	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Disciplinary Action For Providing Invalid Photograph When Registering An Individual	Bruce Henderson, Director of Organizational Development	OSA Executive Committee
2010-004	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Misconduct Types For Not Registering All Players and for Registrants Involved in Unaffiliated Organizations and Unsanctioned Competitions	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator Operations	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee
2010-005	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Leagues Disciplining Clubs As Per Table 10	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator Operations	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee
2010-006	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Under-10 Mini Teams Playing 11-A-Side Exhibition Games	Jim Smith, President	Niagara S.A.
2010-007	RFD was approved, in principle, and will be re-submitted to April 2010 Board meeting for consideration of final approval.	Independent Affiliates	Bill Spiers, Director-At-Large	OSA Executive Committee
2010-008	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Senior League Levels	Walter Eadie, Chair	OSA League Management Committee
2010-009	RFD as amended was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Associate Members	Bill Spiers, Director-At-Large	OSA Executive Committee
2010-010	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on March 8, 2010.	Under-14 Team Participation in USL Super Y-League	Gillian Troy, District Administrator and Registrar	Eastern Ontario District S.A.

Disposition of RFD's Considered at November 27-29, 2009 Meeting:

Number	Status	Subject	Submitted By	On Behalf of (Organization)
2009-027 (Revised October 14, 2009)	RFD was not approved.	Youth Player "Playing-Up" Restrictions	Cheryl Rodricks, Executive Administrator	Peel Halton S.A.
2009-032	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	North Region Challenge at Under-11 Division	Bill Spiers, Chair	Central Region League Management Committee
2009-033	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	North Region Challenge at Under-12 and Older Divisions	Bill Spiers, Chair	Central Region League Management Committee
2009-036	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Club Declining Promotion of Team Position Status	Walter Eadie, Chair	OSA League Management Committee
2009-037	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Senior Team Playing Outside of Ontario	Walter Eadie, Chair	OSA League Management Committee
2009-038	RFD was approved as "time sensitive".  The revised policies will go into effect on December 28, 2009.	Discipline Policy Proposed Revisions and Housekeeping Changes - Part Two	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator Operations	OSA Discipline and Appeal Committee
2009-039	RFD was approved, in principle, and will be re-submitted to February 2010 Board meeting to address the specific policies to be amended.	Use Of Proper Identification of Team Name and Team OSA Registration Number in All Reports and Documents	Garry Boldt, District Administrator	Soccer Northeastern

Disposition of RFD's Considered at September 18-20, 2009 Meeting:

Number	Status	Subject	Submitted By	On Behalf of (Organization)
2009-005 (Revised July 31, 2009)	RFD was approved with an amendment.  Open the RFD on the left to view the amendment.  RFD was approved as "time sensitive" and it will go into effect on October 20, 2009.	Not In Good Standing	Bruce Henderson, Director of Organizational Development, OSA	OSA Executive Committee
2009-017	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	OSA Audit Committee	Ugo DiFederico, Treasurer, OSA	OSA Finance Committee
2009-018	RFD was approved as "time sensitive" and it will go into effect on October 20, 2009.	Requirements To Be A District Association	Bruce Henderson, Director of Organizational Development, OSA	OSA Executive Committee
2009-019	RFD was withdrawn.  The OSA Board approved a motion to allow the Ontario Indoor Soccer League to operate as an indoor league under its proposed combination of indoor rules and outdoor rules for the 2009-2010 indoor season only.	Indoor Soccer Rules	Pino Jazbec, President, Ontario Indoor Soccer League	Ontario Indoor Soccer League
2009-020	RFD was approved with an amendment.  Open the RFD on the left to view the amendment. The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Standardization of Referee Game Fees	Andrew Backer, Manager, Referee Development, OSA	OSA Referee Development Committee
2009-021	OSA Board approved a RTD to permit the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association to implement the proposed policy revision (contained in RFD 2009-021) for the 2010 season only.  After the RTD was approved, the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association withdrew RFD 2009-021.	Change to Senior Recreational League Categories	Gillian Troy, District Administrator & Registrar, EODSA	Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association
2009-026	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Finance Committee Terms Of Reference	Tony Nacev, Director of Operations, OSA	OSA Finance Committee
2009-027	RFD was tabled until the November 27-28, 2009 OSA Board of Directors meeting.	Youth Player Playing Up Restrictions as "Call Ups"	Cheryl Rodricks, Administrative Administrator, Peel Halton S.A.	Peel Halton Soccer Association
2009-028	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Serving Suspensions	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator, Member Services, OSA	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee
2009-029	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Changes to Appeals Policy 5.0	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator, Member Services, OSA	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee
2009-030	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Housekeeping Changes to the Registration Policy	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator, Member Services, OSA	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee
2009-031	RFD was approved as "time sensitive" and it will go into effect on October 20, 2009.	Discipline Policy Proposed Revisions & Housekeeping Changes	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator, Member Services, OSA	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee

Disposition of RFD's Considered at June 5-7, 2009 OSA Board Meeting:

Number	Status	Subject	Submitted By	On Behalf of (Organization)
2009-005 (Revised March 31, 2009)	RFD (March 31) was defeated but RFD is still approved in principle.  It will be brought back to September Board meeting with revisions to address concerns raised by Board members.	Not In Good Standing	Bruce Henderson, Director of Organizational Development, OSA	OSA Executive Committee
2009-012	RFD was withdrawn and approved as a guideline for District Referee Coordinator job description.	Revised District Referee Coordinator Job Description	Andrew Backer, Manager, Referee Development, OSA	OSA Referee Development Committee
2009-013	RFD was approved in principle.  RFD will be re-submitted in September or November to address some issues regarding fee amounts.	Standardization of Referee Game Fees	Andrew Backer, Manager, Referee Development, OSA	OSA Referee Development Committee
2009-014	RFD was approved with amendments.  Open the RFD on the left to view amendments.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Referee Assignor Code of Ethics	Andrew Backer, Manager, Referee Development, OSA	OSA Referee Development Committee
2009-015	RFD was approved with amendments.  Open the RFD on the left to view amendments.  RFD was approved as "time sensitive" and it will go into effect on July 6, 2009.	Allow Youth Teams to register up to 20 players for National Club Championship purposes	Bill Spiers, Director-At-Large, OSA	OSA Executive Committee
2009-016	RFD was approved.  The revised policies will go into effect on January 31, 2010.	Failure to Adhere To A Published Rule	Brett Knox, Program Coordinator, Member Services, OSA	OSA Discipline and Appeals Committee