All ODSL players must register with the Virginia Youth Soccer Association through the electronic process and an ODSL Registrar. All ODSL teams must submit their rosters to the Registrar thirty days prior to the first scheduled match. All information on the rosters must be accurate and complete, including the coaches, team manager, and jersey numbers of the team. Teams not registered with VYSA prior to the first scheduled match of each season will forfeit their first match and subsequent matches until the process is complete. All players must be properly registered under VYSA procedures and must have a valid and current USYSA player pass.
A. Team size.
U17 through U19 teams can carry 22 players on their roster, but can only dress 18 players for any one game. U13 through U16 teams can carry a maximum of 18 players on the roster. U9 and U10 teams can carry 12 players on their roster. U11 and U12 teams can carry 14 players on their roster. All players must have a current US Soccer player pass.
B. AGE LIMIT.
No player can be registered in ODSL until they have attained at least their eighth birthday.
C. GUEST PLAYERS.
ODSL does not allow "guest players".
D. DUPLICATION.
Under no circumstances will a player be registered on more than one (1) travel team within the ODSL or US Soccer.
E. 40% of the players on a team’s roster must be of the age group that the team is registered under. Exceptions can only be granted by a majority vote of the Exec. Board.
F. Provisional Roster.
An ODSL Provisional Roster may be used by a team wishing to join the ODSL due to High School play or other extenuating circumstances as long as the following procedures are met:
1. That team must contact the ODSL President or Administrator in Writing.
2. Upon Board approval, the ODSL President or Administrator will forward an ODSL Provisional Roster to the team representative.
3. The team Rep will take the original provisional roster and two (2) copies, along with completed US Soccer player passes, to their designated registrar.
4. A team can carry a maximum of 18 players on the roster. All players must have a current US Soccer player pass. No changes are permitted to the Provisional roster after the start of the season. The ODSL Provisional roster is for ODSL League play only.
G. Once an initial roster (Fall or Spring) has been signed and stamped by a registrar, the team is not permitted to transfer any players from other ODSL teams. Transfers from out-of-state or other leagues are allowed until 2 weeks before the end of a season. Transfers between ODSL teams will be permitted between the Fall and Spring seasons starting the day after the last day of regularly scheduled matches and continuing until the end of the day on March 15th. Adds and releases are permitted anytime during the seasons. The transfer rule does not apply to a player who has been properly released from a disbanded ODSL team.
G. PENALTY.
The maximum penalty for not properly registering players before the first game in which they play is suspension of one year for the coach of the team. Violations of the registration policies will be referred to the Conduct Committee or the VYSA Registrar, as appropriate.
