West Highline Soccer Club

Washington State Law Concerning Head Injuries

The Washington State legislature recently passed a House Bill 1824 establishing new policies for the management of concussion and head injuries in youth sports. Click here to read the the new law.

Normandy Park Field Rainout Procedures

Please click here to review the procedures for rainouts at Normandy Park City Hall Field (requires MS Word).

Rule 605 Disciplinary Rule

Effective September 1, 2007 the new Rule 605 Disciplinary Rule will go into affect. One of the major changes is the new provisions for players, coaches or team officials who have been sent off (received a red card) now have mandatory game sit outs. Any sendoff or second caution issued in a match, to a player, coach or team official makes that person ineligible to participate in their next regularly scheduled match(s) as outlined under WSYSA Rule 605. WSYSA Disciplinary Committees will no longer be holding “Soccer Court” on Thursday night.

Players, coaches or team official who receive sendoffs/red cards will receive notification in the form of a Disciplinary Determination Notice of the status of their card and the length of suspension prior to their next scheduled match by email and or certified mail. Failure to receive proper notification does not waive the suspension requirements.

To contest the sendoff/ suspension the player, coach or team official may either request an administrative hearing or file an appeal. Requests for Administrative Hearings and Appeals must be based on a misapplication of the rules of WSYSA or the Laws of the Game. Neither request will stay any disciplinary actions. Procedures to request an Administrative Hearing or file an Appeal may be found on the wsysa.com website under Disciplinary.

A game official call is judgmental in nature and may not be grounds for an appeal or request for a hearing.

For more information about the WSYSA Disciplinary Committee and other related rules, click here.

Financial Guidelines

No Pay - No Play.
Credit Card Payment:
- Players are eligible for rostering immediately.
Check Payment:
- Player will not be elibible for rostering to a team until a check is received and the club Treasurer has confirmed the player.
Refunds:
- A refund will be given (less a $5 administration fee) up until the first practice.
- Refund requests must be made to the WHSC Treasurer and your age director.
  Click here for email addresses.
NO REFUNDS AFTER THE FIRST PRACTICE.
Scholarships:
- A parent or guardian (NOT coaches) must make a request in writing to the WHSC Treasurer to PO Box 48193 Burien, WA 98148. All scholarship requests must be recieved by September 1st.
- Please note that we have a limited number of scholarships that we can offer.

WHSC Teams Playing in a Tournament
(please read carefully)

Any WHSC team planning to play in a tournament must meet the following requirements. In addition, typical paperwork for tournaments includes a copy of a goverment issued birth certificate, signed medical release and guest player form.

Notify the WHSC Registrar immediately and email her your roster as soon as you sign up for a tournament.
Important: Rosters will not be accepted the day before a tournament.
Complete the Tournament Registration Form.
The team 'head coach' must sign and date the form.
Contact the WHSC Registrar to make an appointment to have your roster signed.
At your meeting with the WHSC registrar, provide copies of all required paperwork for all your players (including guest players). If any paperwork is missing, that player will not be authorized to compete.
Contact the HSA Registrar to make an appointment to have your roster signed.
At your meeting with the HSA Registrar, provide copies of all required paperwork for all your players (including guest players). If any paperwork is missing, that player will not be authorized to compete.
Please read all tournament requirements carefully.
Good Luck!