LSA summer AGM ??

[Hattrick]

Was told that u14 and up to u 18 can have some older players on team?

Example u14 team with 3-4 u 15 players that are in eight grade?

u18 players with 19 year olds that are still in high school?

Is this legit, When will this take affect? Tryouts and teams are turned in, what happens at roster freeze date for state cup???

Any info?

Are is this BS

[laffysoccermom]

U18 teams could have up to 3 players that were U19 but still in high school last year for sure but they weren't allowed to play in state tournament because regional tournaments didn't allow this. You had to show proof that they were still in high school. Not sure if that is still the case.

If this is allowed, I'm pretty sure it won't be allowed in state tournament so it's probably only going to be used where a club can't field a team in an older age group so these players would have nowhere else to go. I.e. Oldest age group a club is able to form is U16. There are 2-3 U-17 players that would not be put on a team because the club has enough at U16 to make a team and doesn't want to have to play up because of these 2-3 players. State may use the previous U19 rule as a template and allow them to play up until state cup. However, some tournaments may force the team to register as older age group if these players are playing.

I haven't heard anything about this so the above may not even apply and it may be BS.

[time2retire]

I haven't heard anything about this. Ask your club rep who attended.

[MC2]

302.7 U19 or U20 players who are in the 12th grade will be allowed to be rostered on a U18 team for the purposes of in-state competition, including LCSL play and appropriate invitational in-state tournaments.

302.7.1 Each team is allowed a maximum of three (3) U19 or U20 players per U18 team.

302.7.2 The team with the U19/U20 player(s) may be able to participate in U18 invitational tournaments at the discretion of the out-of-state invitational tournament, but may be required by the tournament to play in a U19 division or participate in the tournament without the U19 player at the tournament’s discretion.

302.7.3 The U19 or U20 player is ineligible for U18 State Cup play but may participate in the Louisiana Presidents Cup or Open Cup.

302.7.4 A U18 team with a rostered true U19 or U20 player is ineligible to participate in the Region III Premier League and National League.

302.7.5 The Louisiana Soccer Association Twelfth Grade Certificate/Waiver must be completed and submitted to the LSA Office in order for the player(s) to be eligible for competition.

302.8 U15 players who are in the 8th grade will be allowed to be rostered on a U14 team during the player’s high school season. The player will not count against the team’s roster limit but must be considered when naming an 18-player roster for games.

302.8.1 The team may participate in tournaments in Louisiana and out-of- state but may be required to participate at the U15 age level at the discretion of the tournament host.

302.8.2 The player is not eligible to compete in the Region III Premier League or National League with the U14 team.

302.8.3 The LSA Eighth Grade Certificate/Waiver must be completed and submitted to the LSA Office in order for the player(s) to be eligible for competition.

[laffysoccermom]

Don't most U14 teams stop playing around the first of November anyway? Or is this more for when they start back. I know they start playing much earlier.