RULE 1—PLAYING REGULATIONS 

 

 

 

 

 

A.        The official rules of the National Federation of High Schools Association shall govern the competition.  Please refer to the IHSA Interscholastic Terms and Conditions for rule modification.  Any exceptions to these rules are listed in the enclosed rules.

 

B.         NOTE:

Lower level teams will not be recognized unless the minimum number of participants appears on the varsity roster.  An official team shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) players.

 

C.         Teams in the Premier Division have to field both a Varsity and Junior Varsity team in order to remain in these Divisions.

 

D.        All other situations not covered by the above rules shall be governed by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002).

 

E.         Each varsity match will consist of two 40 minutes halves with a ten (10) minute intermission for varsity matches.  Junior varsity matches shall consist of two 35 minutes halves with a five (5) minute intermission.  Sophomore matches shall consist of two 30 minutes halves with a five (5) minute intermission.

 

F.         Schools that are suspended from IHSA for non-attendance at Rules Interpretation Meetings will not be allowed to participate in the Chicago Public League during the sport season in question.

 

 

RULE 2—LEAGUE SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

 

A.        CENTRAL OFFICE RECORD SHEETS ARE DUE THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004 FOR EACH LEVEL.  Teams are not eligible to play without a Central Office Record Sheet on file.  The players are not insured in case of injury.

 

B.         The league schedule will begin the week of Thursday, September 7, 2004, and completed by Monday, October 4, 2004.

 

C.         A single round robin tournament will be played in all conferences.

 

D.        VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN AT 3:30 P.M.  JUNIOR VARSITY GAMES WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING VARSITY GAMES.

 

E.         All team schedules must be completed by Monday, October 4, 2004.  All scores shall be emailed to your respective Division Coordinator.  In the event a schedule is not completed, schools not adhering to the policy will lose by forfeit.  Teams that forfeit two (2) games during the regular season will be dropped from the league at the time of the second forfeit and must petition to be reinstated for the following season into a lower division.  In addition, the coaching staff shall forfeit the respective coaching stipend.

 

F.         Teams should be ready by........................................................................... 15 minutes before the start of the match.

Field should be ready by.............................................................................. 30 minutes before the start of the match.

                                                                                                                        *Revised January 26, 2004

Starting time.................................................................................................. 3:30 p.m.

Forfeit time:....................................... Coaches shall make every effort to be on time to a scheduled contest.  If a team and faculty representative is not ready to play within thirty minutes of the scheduled time of the contest, the host school must contact the Sports Administration Department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.        CONTEST LIMITATIONS

a)         No Boys Soccer team representing a member school shall, in any one season, participate in more than:

1.         Seventeen matches exclusively of the IHSA series; or

2.         Sixteen (16) matches plus one (1) tournament exclusive of the IHSA series; or

3.         Fifteen (15) matches plus two (2) tournaments exclusive of the IHSA series.

b)         Participation in a game or tournament shall mean that a student actually competes (regardless of the length of time) in the contest.

 

RULE 3—LEAGUE SITE

 

 

 

A.        Each team within a section will play home and away matches

 

B.         The home school must provide the following equipment in good condition:  A set of two official size soccer goals with nets, a set of four soccer corner flags/cones and three (3) official game balls.  Field markings should be specified in the National Federation of High School Association Soccer 2004 Rule Book.

 

SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIED REGULATION EQUIPMENT (OR THE SCHOOLS’ EXISTING EQUIPMENT IS DETERMINED UNSAFE BY IHSA OFFICIALS OR CENTRAL OFFICE) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HOST HOME GAMES AND MUST TRAVEL UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND IS DEEMED SAFE.

RULE 4—OFFICIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.        SELECTION OF OFFICIALS: The Director of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association shall appoint an assignment chairperson for officials.  The assignment chairperson shall have complete charge of assigning all soccer officials to all league soccer games.

 

1.         No official is permitted to officiate a match in which one of the teams is from the school which he or she is employed.

2.         The coach shall rate and evaluate each official on the official eligibility certificate and on line to the IHSA after each match.  This document must be forwarded to the sports coordinator following each match.

3.         The official shall evaluate each coach on the Official Coaches Evaluation Form after each game and forward it to the sports coordinator.

4.         The officials for the City Championship series (group play matches quarterfinal, semifinal and the championship game) will be assigned by the soccer coordinator, assignment chairperson and the committee.  Only those officials who have officiated in the league matches of the season are eligible to officiate.

 

B.         Two (2) officials shall be assigned to all Chicago Public Schools League games.

 

C.         Official Fees: (Non-conference games are non-reimbursable).

1.         Varsity Conference---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $50.00 each.

2.         Junior Varsity Conferences---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $37.00 each.

3.         Sophomore Conference---first round, second round, and quarterfinal playoff $30.00 each.

4.         Varsity—semifinal and final $55.00 each.

5.         Junior Varsity—semifinal and final--$45.00 each

6.         Sophomore—semifinal and final $35.00 each.

NOTE:  The home team is responsible for paying both officials for regular season matches prior to the start of the contest.  If there is only one official, the game must be played and the official is to be paid an additional $10.00 for each match officiated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.        If neither official arrives, both coaches should officiate or mutually agree on an official.

 

REMEMBER: NEITHER AN EMPLOYEE NOR ANYONE AFFILITED WITH THE HOME SCHOOL OTHER THAN THE COACH MAY OFFICIATE.

 

E.         ALL GAMES ARE TO BE PLAYED AS SCHEDULED.  GAMES MAY NOT BE CANCELLED OR CHANGED FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS ADMINISTRATION.

 

F.         All non-conference games must be submitted on a CPS Athletic Contest Contract and be on file with the Department of Sports Administration prior to the start of the sport season.

 

G.        The home school should provide two (2) ball retrievers, and three (3) game balls.

RULE 5—ELIGIBILITY

 

 

 

 

A.        A Central Office Record Sheet must be submitted to the Department of Sports Administration (Mail Run #125) before any matches are played.  The names of varsity, junior varsity and sophomore players should be listed on separate computer generated Central Office Record Sheets and submitted after player record cards and medicals are on file.  Age and grade eligibility is established according to the rules of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association See Article III –Section 3 for grade eligibility and Article III –Section 4 for age rule of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002). Any matches played without a central office sheet will be forfeited.

 

B.         A computer generated Official Eligibility Certificate (NO WRITE INS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES) must be exchanged before each match.  After each match the exchanged sheet (opponents) must be completed and signed by the coach, athletic director and principal.  Official’s names, rating by coaches, score and comments must be completed and are to be faxed and mailed to the Department of Sports Administration on the first school day following the match.  A win will not be considered valid until the Department of Sports Administration receives the Official Eligibility Sheet.  See Article II – Section 7 (a-f) of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association (revised August 2002).

 

C.         Any team representing the Chicago Public League in the state finals may list a maximum of twenty two boys on the eligibility sheet that goes to the regional and/or state meet.

 

D.        The winning coach has the responsibility of calling the game scores to the Tribune Sports (312) 222-3473 and Sun-Times Sports (312) 321-2247 immediately following after each game preferable before 6:00 p.m.  Team records should be called, faxed in/or emailed to the division coordinator weekly.

RULE 6—CPL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

 

 

 

 

NOTE:                        The City Championship series shall be played with the top thirty two (32) seeds.  Seeding for the City Championship will be based on Conference record.  The top eight (8) seeds will be given to the eight (8) teams in the Premier Division.  These will also be Group Leaders for the Group play stage.  The next eight seeds will be placed in the first bowl to be randomly drawn as the second seeds of each group.  The next eight seeds will also be placed in a second bowl to be randomly drawn as the third seeds of each group.  The remaining teams will be placed in a third bowl to be randomly drawn as the fourth seeds of each group.

 

                                    The City Championship tournament draw is schedule for Tuesday, September 28, 2004 @ Walter Payton, starting at 4:00 p.m.

 

A.        If a tie occurs, the winner shall be determined by:

1.         Head to head competition result.

2.         Number of regulation time wins.

3.         Goal differential, with a maximum of four (4) goals per game.

4.         Least number of goals scored against

5.         Greater number of shut-outs.

6.         Drawing lots by coaches committee members.

 

B.         The City Championship Series shall be played in four (4) rounds.

 

1.         The First round (Group play) shall be played at the home team home field.

2.         During all rounds of the playoff series, the home school will be responsible for paying the officials.

3.         The winning coach has the responsibility of calling the game scorers to the CPS Sports Hotline – 553-2999 the newspaper and the soccer coordinator at 553-3796 immediately following the match.

4.         The home school shall provide two ball retrievers.  And three game balls.

 

C.         Round of Sixteenth—The sixteen (16) Teams advancing will play on two fields arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee.

 

D.        QUARTERFINAL—The eight (8) teams advancing will play on two fields arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee.  Two matches will be played at each site—one north and one south.  Coaches will be faxed assigned officials.

 

E.         SEMIFINAL – One field will be arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee.  Two (2) semifinal matches will be played at the site. 

 

F.         FINAL—One field will be arranged by the soccer coordinator and the committee.  Coaches will be faxed assigned officials.