CYPL Guidelines

 Colorado Youth Premier League Guidelines

• Fees
  • Fees will be discussed by the board and are subject to change each year
• Member Responsibility
  • Members are responsible to ensure that each player is properly registered with USSSA before participation
  • Club must submit registration to USSSA each year for acceptance
• Player Commitment
  • All players must be registered with USSSA before any game they wish to play in
  • Any team fielding an illegal player will forfeit the game and be assessed the forfeiting penalty (see forfeits)
  • Once a player is registered with a team they are registered for an entire seasonal year
    1. Players may change teams pending a release from their current club
• League teams will play 8 games per season
  • 8 games in the spring and 8 games in the Fall
• Game Length
  • 7v7 games will play two 25 minute halves with a 7 minute half time
  • 9v9 games will play two 30 minute halves with a 8 minute half time
  • U14 Games will play two 35 minute halves with a 10 minute half time
  • U16 Games will play two 40 minute halves with a 10 minute half time
  • U19 Games will play two 45 minute halves with a 10 minute half time
• Times of games
  • Teams must be ready to be checked in 10 minutes before assigned game time.
    • Teams not able to field a team within 10 minutes of the scheduled game time will be assessed a forfeit and a fine of $50
  • Reschedules
    • Reschedules will be assessed a $25 fee for the responsible team
    • Reschedules coming after Wednesday of the week of the game will be assessed a $100 fine for reschedule costs
• Medical Release forms
  • Each player must submit a medical release form to their respective club
    • Medical release form found at the end of this document
• Risk Management
  • See Risk management document found on the CYSPL website
• Age grouping
  • Proof of age
    • One of the following will be accepted as proof of age: a birth certificate, a uniform services identification and privilege card (DD Form 1173) issued by the uniformed services of the United States or birth registration issued by an appropriate government agency, board of Health Records, passport, alien registration card (green card) issued by the United States government, a certificate issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service attested to age or a certification of an American citizen born abroad issued by the appropriate government agency. A birth certificate from a foreign country must be accompanied by a notarized English translation. The translator’s qualification must be attached. Hospital, baptismal or religious certificates will not be accepted. Any player may be called upon to prove his/her legal age by the Board of Directors, the Registrar, the District Commissioner or the Member President.
  • Play up or down
    • Players may play up age groups but are not allowed to play down
• Insurance
  • All players registered with USSSA are covered by the association’s secondary medical insurance providing that the player has other primary coverage in place. Any player that does not have other primary coverage will not be entitled to the secondary coverage.
• Releasing a player
  • Players will be released from clubs at the club’s discretion
• Disputes
  • A dispute between or within any member club will be heard by the USSSA staff and committee