Guest Players: Must be NCYSA carded, and FWSC registered player for any practice and regular season games. Even if the player is dual rostered, they can only have one full time team, and is considered a guest player on the second team.
Coach’s need to be mindful of the kids and parents on their current team, and use guest players on as needed basis.
Soccer Genome (SG) Practice:
1. Current rostered players should only practice with your team during SG practice.
2. Exceptions:
a. Players have had to miss several of their own team SG practices for any reason and have requested and been approved to makeup practices with another team.
b. The team is low on players and SG needs players to make the drills functional. If several players are available each week, try utilizing different players.
Team Practice:
1. It is up to the coach’s discretion for guest players to practice with the team. The players used should not be more than 2 years age difference and should be able to keep up and not hinder progress.
Regular Season Games:
1. Coach can request a guest player if they have their players card
2. Players Card is the responsibility of player and must be returned to coach.
3. No playing time guarantee for guest player.
4. The guest player must be the same age group or lower of the team you are playing but is not allowed to play up more than 2 age groups.
5. A guest player should never play more than a current rostered player, unless that player(s) is no longer able to finish the game, or no subs are available.
Tournament Play:
1. Coach can request a guest player if needed for a tournament, based on tournament rules, if/and how many guest players they can use.
2. The guest player must be a NCYSA registered player, and the same age group the team is registered in or lower but is not allowed to play up more than 2 age groups.
3. If a Guest Roster form is required by tournament, it must be requested from a FWSC NCYSA Registrar and is the responsibility of the guest teams’ coach to get completed.
4. Players Card is the responsibility of player and must be returned to coach.
5. No playing time guarantee for guest player.