Rules & Regulations 2010 - Ontario Lacrosse Association

2010 RULES & REGULATIONS18R6.18If the player is applying to transfer to a club within the Corporation such appeal shall be heard bythe President, Commissioner and V.P. Administration (Major). At the hearing of such appeal, theplayer and the clubs concerned, including affiliates, will have the right to be represented andheard. The decision of the Committee is final and the concerned parties notified in writing withinthree days of the hearing. A player granted such a release cannot sign a playing certificate untilwritten notification is received and the conditions fulfilled.R6.19Under no circumstances shall the Board of Directors, release a player from a club, if said playerand club have not been invited to attend the meeting at which such releases are beingconsidered.R6.20(a)No team may contact, influence, practice or play in league or exhibition games players who donot come under their jurisdiction in conformity with the above rules, the residential rule and theaffiliation rule.R6.20(b)Prior to contacting a player, the club requires approval from, the highest calibre team, when theplayer resides in an area having other teams (Jr. A, Jr. B, Intermediate or Midget for which thatplayer is eligible). Players must be permitted to tryout with a higher caliber team, providing thatthe player continues to maintain his tryout obligations to his current team.R6.20(c)Undrafted players, of any age, whose Junior rights belong to a Junior team by residence, maynot be signed to a higher category Junior team without the agreement of the team holding theplayer’s rights. If the Junior team holding the player’s rights agrees to allow the player theopportunity to move up to play at the higher level fees will be paid to the lower category team inthe following amounts: $300.00 in the first year (which, if the player is a graduating Midget, wouldbe split and half ($150.00) paid to the Minor organization and $300.00 in each of his followingyears of eligibility, to be paid annually, prior to the first game of the season.NOTE: Teams may only lose a maximum of two players in one season and only one goaltenderin five years (drafted or undrafted), except by mutual agreement of both parties.R6.21The penalty for breaches of the above rules will be $1000.00 for the first offence and loss ofgame (if applicable). Further offences in the same year will result in a $2000.00 fine and possiblesuspension of the team personnel involved.R6.22The distance from one municipal boundary to another municipal boundary shall be determined bythe shortest well traveled route and by mileage shown on the current map issued by theappropriate department of the Ontario Government.APPLICABLE TO MAJOR AND SENIOR SERIORS ONLYR.6.23(a)By January 15 th each club in the Major series must submit to the Major Commissioner and theOntario Lacrosse Association a list of players (to a maximum of twenty-five) who may sign for noother team, while their names remain on the list. This list shall be known as the “Protected List”and will include only: