1. Have there been any rules changes adopted for next year’s State Cup competitions?

Yes. Effective September 1, 2005, Rules 101 and 221 of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Policy (the Cup Policy rules) require that a team in the Under 17, 18, and 19 age groups have a team roster AND a game roster. For KYSA Open Cup Under 16 and below teams, nothing will change regarding the submission of their State Cup Roster.

2. How many players can I have on my team roster? 

Effective September 1, 2005, Rule 221, section 3(1), of that Policy provides that a  team may not have more than 18 players on its team roster in the Under 13 through Under 16 age groups and no more than 22 players on its team roster for the Under 17, Under 18, and Under 19 age groups. This means that an Under 17, Under 18, or Under 19 team has a right to have up to 22 players on its team roster, and a team in the younger age groups has a right to up to 18 players on its team roster. A team may not have fewer than 7 players on its team roster at any given time during the seasonal year.  

3. How many players can I have on my game roster?  

Effective September 1, 2005, Rule 221, section 3(2), of that Policy provides that a game roster may not have more than 18 players, and not less than 7 players, on its game roster for each match. These requirements apply to all age groups. The players of a team on the game roster must be players on that team’s team roster. For a team in the Under 17 and older age groups having more than 18 players on its team roster, see the next question and answer about designating which players play in a particular match.

4. What do I use as my game roster and how do I designate which players play in a match?

The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association will use the following administrative process regarding rosters at the 2006 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Kentucky Open Cup Competition:       

(1) For Under 16 and younger age group teams, team rosters must be submitted by the roster freeze date of seven (7) days prior to the first game of state cup competition in your specific age group.  The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association will then copy the team roster onto a colored sheet of paper and that will be the roster that you must play with for the entire 2006 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Kentucky Open Cup Competition.

(2) For Under 17 and older age group teams, team rosters must be submitted by the roster freeze date of seven (7) days prior to the first game of state cup competition in your specific age group. The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association will then copy the team roster onto a colored sheet of paper and that will be the roster that you must play with for the entire 2006 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Kentucky Open Cup Competition. Only players listed on the team roster will be eligible to participate in state cup competition.  Each team is responsible to turn in a game roster for each game they play in state cup competition.  If the team roster has more than 18 players, the coach must strike through the lines with the names and information about the players that are not playing that particular game, and initial each line stricken through, leaving at most 18 players on the game roster. That way you will automatically have the team roster and game roster on the same form and will have no need to compare the team roster with the game roster.

5. When do I submit my game roster? 

In the Under 17, Under 18, and Under 19 age groups, teams may name only up to 18 players on its game roster for each match and those players must be designated on the game roster no later than 60 minutes prior to each scheduled game during the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Kentucky Open Cup Competition.

6. Who do I submit my game roster to? 

Teams shall submit their game rosters to the Headquarters Tent no later than 60 minutes prior to each scheduled game during the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Kentucky Open Cup Competition.

7. What is the fewest number of players allowed on a roster?  

Teams may not allow fewer than 7 players on either its team roster or game roster at any given time during the seasonal year.

8. Is it mandatory to have 22 players on the team roster for older age groups?

This change does not mandate that each Under 17 or older team must carry 22 players, but does allow a team the flexibility to do so in the Under 17 and older age groups.  

9. Who is responsible for approving my rosters?

The team roster shall be approved by both the local club register and a designated State Registrar.  The Club Registrar and State Registrar signatures on the team roster may not be the same person. The game roster does not need approval; however, it must comply with the requirements of Rule 221, section 3, as explained in the prior questions and answers. 

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