BC Coastal Soccer League

Is any of the timing & stuff you posted - published on a website perhaps? Or are they from personal conversations or private communications? I should say I've seen an early draft of the BCCSL rules/operating guide sent to clubs for feedback, but a lot was missing from that version, and there was nothing concerning when leagues would merge, etc...

 

I don't see a rule in BCCSL (boys) but BCCGSL (girls) require games where (long) travel is required to "end no later than 7:00pm unless agreed to by both teams", so lower mainland teams hosted in Squamish, should not normally anything later than 5:30pm starts. IMO that's still pretty late since ending at 7:00pm, then driving back to Coquitlam (likely stopping to get some supper on the way) would see you get home fairly late on Sunday evening, before a school day too...

Did you balk and ask for an earlier start times? It's reasonable to negotiate and complain to the league if they aren't reasonable, even if a "no later than" rule didn't exist.

Curious, when were your Squamish games? Dunno if they are like Whistler, who tend to experience earlier field closures (snow) than our "in-town" venues and end up with more home games at start of season, and more away games later.

 

An update, reading a *DRAFT* (i.e. subject to change) of the "One League" Operating Guide (merges in of MSL & BCCGSL).

In the League Scheduling section, the BCCGSL Guide's verbiage for traveling teams: "end no later than 7:00pm" and "to or from Chilliwack, Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton and Sechelt." has been replaced by 75 km travel (which is in the current BCCSL guide) and the phrase "are to be coordinated by the Districts involved in consideration of the interest of the traveling team.". So the game ending "no later than 7:00pm" will not be carried over as hard rule, but will become a "gentleman's agreement" thing I guess.

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12. League Scheduling

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b) The League may schedule games on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Where there are teams travelling more than 75kms or that require a ferry for travel, no games will be scheduled on Fridays.

c) For MSL, no games must start prior to 10:00 A.M. unless both coaches agree to a change in time.

d) Starting times for games requiring travel by ferry are to be scheduled between 12 noon and 2:00 P.M. unless both coaches agree to a change in time.

e) Starting times for games between teams more than 75kms apart are to be coordinated by the Districts involved in consideration of the interest of the traveling team.

f) No Friday game may start prior to 7:00 P.M.
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Current BCCSL rules don't require make up games of weather canceled regular season games. (A game can be canceled if both home grass & the designated alternate-to-grass (gravel) fields are closed/unplayable on game day). I believe the explanation is (some) districts just don't have enough fields to accommodate them. And, it's quite reasonable for the away team to offer a field to play the scheduled game, but the rules don't seem to require the home team to accept the away team's offer, i.e. risk a forfeit.

The new "one-league" rules (a draft) does have a provision for the away team to offer their home field if available, and there is "sufficient time" to play the same day, but doesn't require rescheduling to a future date. I interpret that to mean a refusal by the original home team to play at the away team's field would count as a no-show. But refusing to play the game on the "next day" would not. Like I said, this is in a draft, so could be re-written.

 

BCCSL memo dated Feb 5, 2018, found on Cliff Avenue United (CAU) website:

Re: Greater Vancouver Community Youth Soccer Update and League Consolidation / Formation of the BC Coastal Soccer League (BCCSL) for U11 – U18 age groups