Team Membership
- Application Deadline moved up to December 1, 2009.
- Late Application Deadline and Late Fee Deadline February 15, 2010.
- Ineligibility consequences for not meeting these guidelines.
- Teams who have declared their intent to move to NCAA have an additional annual certification requirement to meet with the WDIA.
- Roster Verification Form Deadline moved up to February 15, 2010.
- League Coordinators should collect these by Feb 1st to send to USL by Feb 15 so that they may be sent to USL in one mailing. (Teams are strongly encouraged to keep a copy in case there are any problems)
- Changes to eligibility rules for players from bridge programs, community colleges, sister schools or other affiliated programs.
- Changes to eligibility rules for players coming from NCAA programs.
- Changes to eligibility rules for players coming from A/B/C/JV teams of a member team.
- Pay special attention to rules surrounding player movement between teams.
- Hardship waiver request deadline.
- WDIA teams must play a minimum of SEVEN games against WDIA team for 2010.
- Team schedules must be submitted to LaxPower by Feb 15th or by your first game, whichever is earlier.
- Tournaments you are attending must be included by listing the 'Tournament Name' if you do not know your exact game schedule.
- Last day to add/drop a game or add/drop a Tournament is Feb 15th.
- Leagues previously playing under 25-minute running clock rules will not be allowed to do so in 2010 unless prior approval is granted by the WDIA Chair for issues relating to weather.
- Acceptable Timing Options:
- 30 minute running clock with stop clock on whistles in the last two minutes. Two timeouts per game
- 30 minute stop clock after goals and on whistles in the last two minutes of each half. Two timeouts per game
- Overtime Rules:
- All tie games at the end of regulation shall be resolved by playing USL overtime rules.