Welcome to the Winter Season and to the Road to Madison Square Garden! Last year's finals were awesome and were the second ever Soccer matches to be played at Madison Square Garden, click here to see the highlights.

The League will be divided into five/six competitively balanced divisions. Each team will play an 10-game, hand-crafted schedule. Teams that accrue 13 standings points in each division will be invited to the playoffs. We are confident that you'll find the season a challenging one and we will "fine-tune" your schedule as we go along.

The 10-game regular season culminates in a three-week playoff tournament (potential for four additional games) with finals in Madison Square Garden.

There is One Co-Ed Division in the Barristers Skill Level

and once again the entire Counsellors Division will play with Co-Ed Rules:
All teams must have one female playing at all times. In the event one team does not have a female they must play one player down.

Standings will be posted every Tuesday on our website. The League will use the following scoring system to determine playoff seedings. Each team will be awarded points on the following basis:

POSTPONEMENTS
Please note that the New York Corporate Soccer League does not provide for postponements once the regular season or playoff schedule is set. The League goes to extraordinary lengths to accommodate your scheduling preferences, but once the schedule is set and announced, it is without authority or funding to alter it. Further, the League must pay for the gymnasiums and referees even if a game is not played in the allocated slot.

However, teams that have conflicts are free to attempt to rearrange their schedules by getting the mutual consent of all teams involved in the switch and submitting it to the League for final approval.

FORFEITS AND GAME TIME
Forfeit time is ten (10) minutes after game time. In addition, to ensure that we meet gym curfews, the referees have the discretion to start the clock at the starting time, even though the game has not commenced - so urge your teammates to be prompt! Arrive early, loosen up on the sideline, get the rosters signed into the scorebook and make whatever other preparations are necessary while the preceding game is in progress; and as always, please wait outside the gym if a school activity is in progress.

If you know you are going to forfeit in advance, please notify the League office as early as possible.

HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS
All facilities we rent require the administrators of the League to sign contracts agreeing to indemnify and hold them harmless from any claims or suits (whether groundless or otherwise) arising out of accidents, injuries, or losses to any player. Accordingly, we require each participant to sign a waiver as a precondition to participating. As double "insurance" however, the League will have specially constructed score books with "hold harmless" agreements printed on the top of each sheet. For the first few games, and intermittently thereafter, each player will be required to sign the score sheet and by doing so, agree to the waiver. Your cooperation in administering this process is essential to the operation of the League and is truly appreciated.

PRACTICE GYMS
The League will again have limited weekday practice gyms available for rental to member teams on a rotating basis. Call the League office for details and reservation time.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS!

Steve Frenchman

Commissioner

Steve Stein

Assistant Commissioner