SISL | Southern Illinois - Commissioner's Corner

Welcome to the Commissioner's Corner! Stu Kasten, Southern District Commissioner for Illinois Youth Soccer, will periodically update this page with current information filtering down from IYSA including policy reminders or changes, new programs and special events.

Please take a look at the below IYSA Policies as a refresher of current regulations concerning tryouts and player transfers.~Stu K

From IYSA Policies and Procedures, dated 9/19/2009

RULE 004. COMPETITIVE PLAYER TRANSFER RULE

Effective July 10, 2004, a competitive player is obligated to his/her competitive team for the soccer playing year from the time he/she signs a player registration or team roster form until the end of the soccer-playing year (August 1 through July 31 of the year for which the team is being registered).

The constitution and/or rules and regulations of each member League shall contain a player transfer rule/recruitment policy for players transferring from one team to another within that League (Intra-League transfers).

Inter-League transfers shall only be allowed during the soccer-playing year when both leagues agree or approved on its merits by the IYSA in response to a special request by the player or the player’s parent/guardian.

Players may appeal the decisions of the League to the IYSA which will consider the appeal on the basis of compliance with the League’s transfer rule.

RULE 005. VOLUNTARY RELEASE

Voluntary Release means the removal of a player from a team’s roster at the request of the player.

It is the right of any player to be released from a team at any time. Such player can join another team only in compliance with the transfer rules of the League and the IYSA. During the soccer-playing year in which the player is released, he/she is a previously registered player and is subject to the rule that no team shall register more than five (5) previously registered players within the current soccer year.

The coach or other team/club official shall process an IYSA Add/Release/Transfer Form to affect the voluntary release to the League as soon as practicable but no later than seven (7) days from the date written request for release is received. Failure to process such form within the stated time shall subject the coach and/or team/club official to disciplinary action. Upon written notice to the League from the player with evidence that the player has requested release from the team and that the request has not been honored within the allowed time, the League shall process an IYSA Add/ Release/Transfer Form to affect the release.