The Minimum Standards for competition in the SYL are applied to all Clubs. Minimum Standards define the “minimum” level which Clubs must attain in the various management aspects of running a Club. Clubs that do not meet Minimum Standards run the risk of jeopardizing their status as members of their respective leagues.
Compliance with Minimum Standards
Clubs are required to comply with the defined Minimum Standards. The League Director shall have the power to penalize clubs, individual club members or officers for non-compliance of minimum standards, with penalties consisting of warnings, loss of points and temporary, fines or permanent suspension from soccer activities.
The league office regularly monitors compliance. In addition, Clubs are encouraged to report situations / Clubs to the SYL league office which, on the surface, appear to be in non-compliance with Minimum Standards. Reporting non-compliance on the part of other Clubs should not be viewed as a negative but rather as a positive attempt to maintain consistent league-wide standards that ensure professionalism and fairness, both on and off the field.
All weekly minimum standards violations are posted to the right. Once clubs are informed by email from the league office that the weekly minimum standards violations report has been posted, clubs have 3 business days to respond to any violations that may be inaccurately listed.
Responses must be submitted in writing and emailed to the appropriate league manager for each division. Please visit the SYL Handbook for more information related to the minimum standards of the league.
