Club Pass Program

UpdatedSunday February 3, 2019 byNCHU Webmaster.

General Club Pass Adopted for League Play Spring '19

As voted by a vast majority at the Leagues’ December Presidents’ meeting, LIJSL will adopt the use of General Club Pass for League Play beginning with this coming spring season.

Players from a different team may now be added to the game day roster, and play for another team, in the same club, if they are age-eligible (based upon current league age group limits, See Below).

Use of General Club Pass will now be available for all age groups, U9 through U19 for league games only (replaces ‘pool play’ for U9 – U12).

Please note that this should not be used as a tool to gain a competitive advantage

General Club Pass will not be adopted for 2019 LI Cup Play.

Please see specific LI Cup Rules regarding eligible players, team rosters.

With the initiation, use of General Club Pass for League Play this spring season, please note the following:

Individual Club Rules Apply

Each member club maintains authority for and oversight regarding any of their team’s use of General Club Pass.

Any questions regarding use of General Club Pass must be referred to your club.

Club Player(s)

• As communicated at the Presidents meeting, designation and use of a Club Player(s) remain an available tool for clubs and their teams.
• A Club Player is a specifically designated player(s), rostered to another team in the same club, and that also appears on that other team’s roster (with CP designation)
• The player also has a specific (laminated) pass for that other team, as well as their pass on their original team.

For Spring ’19, maximum number of Club Players remains five (5) per team.

Again, Individual Club Rules apply and all questions regarding use of Club Player(s) must be referred to your club.

Club Pass is a tool used effectively across the US Soccer youth landscape

This tool has been in existence for some time and is currently used in numerous national, regional and sectional platforms. The US Youth National League, US Youth National League EDP Conferences, US Youth National Championships & Presidents Cups, ENY State Cups and ENY/EDP Premier Leagues, have all utilized this tool for the benefit of participating leagues, clubs, teams and players.

Adoption of General Club Pass will now specifically offer our member clubs greater flexibility in managing their teams and facilitating game day rostering to;

Improve Player Development

• Cover player shortages due to injuries, other issues (i.e. scholastic conflicts)
• Compensate for errors in team formation process
• Accommodate individual players unique developmental progress (or regression)
• Promote, develop “club culture’ vs a specific “team culture” (particularly for developmental age groups)

Again, the use of General Club Pass is not intended to be, nor should it be a tool to gain a competitive advantage.

EFFECTIVE FOR SPRING ’19 LEAGUE PLAY

GENERAL CLUB PASS

PLAYERS WITH A PASS FROM A DIFFERENT TEAM MAY NOW PLAY

ON ANOTHER TEAM IN THE SAME CLUB*

AS LONG AS THEY ARE WITHIN LEAGUE 2018-19 AGE GROUP LIMITS

Match Age Group              Age Eligible Club Pass Player    NOT Eligible Club Pass Player

U19    2000                       2000-2001-2002-2003               Born 2004 or later

U17    2002                       2002-2003-2004                          Born 2005 or later

U16    2003                       2003-2004-2005                          Born 2006 or later

U15    2004                       2004-2005-2006                          Born 2007 or later

U14    2005                       2005-2006-2007                          Born 2008 or later

U13    2006                       2006-2007-2008                          Born 2009 or later

U12    2007                       2007-2008-2009                          Born 2010 or later

U11    2008                       2008-2009-2010                          Born 2011 or later

U10    2009                       2009-2010-2011                          Born 2012 or later

U9      2010                       2010-2011-2012                          Born 2013 or later

 NO PLAYER CAN EVER PLAY DOWN IN AN AGE GROUP

EXAMPLE A PLAYER BORN IN 2004 CANNOT PLAY ON A 2005 TEAM

‘Club Pass’ players must be added to, appear on the game day rosters (2 copies) given to referee at check-in, with their full name, uniform and Pass ID#’s, and all player passes

Game day roster, including any ‘Club Pass’ players, may NOT exceed league maximum:

                    U9/U10 [Max 14]     U11/12 [Max 18]     U13+ [Max 22]

*Individual Club Rules apply to use of and protocols of ‘Club Pass’

Any questions regarding use of ‘Club Pass’ must be referred to your club

For LI Cup play, see specific Cup Rules regarding eligible players, team rosters