CALGARY WOMEN’S SOCCER ASSOCIATION
FAIR PLAY POLICY
MAY 2015
Purpose
The Team Fair Play Award is intended to foster the spirit of fair play, reduce disciplinary issues and to
promote healthy competition that is not linked to the outcome of the game.
How Does It Work
For each game, the assigned Referee will determine a fair play score for each team based on the
sportsmanship exhibited with a maximum of 10 points. The team includes all players, coaches and team
officials on the roster.
Deductions
From the total awarded by the Referee, teams will lose:
 1 point for each yellow card
 2 points for each red card
Merit Points
A team may earn additional points:
 2 points for the completion and on-line submission of a referee evaluation within 7 days of the
game.
The Prize
 At the end of the season the team with the best Fair Play score within their division will win 70%
of the prize pool and the second placed team will win 30% of the prize pool.
 If two or more teams are tied in first place, they will share the total prize pool for their division.
 If two or more teams are tied in second place, they will share the second place prize.
 Winnings will be paid by cheque at the end of the season.
The Cost
 As part of team registration fees, each team will pay a pre-determined bond.
 All teams that average a specific number of points per game played, regular season games only,
their bond will be carried forward to the next season. Any team that fails to achieve the
predetermined average will forfeit their bond and will be required to repay in the following
season.
 Any team that leaves the league will forfeit their bond.
Who Is Eligible To Participate
 Applies to all Open, O30 and O40 teams.
 AMSL teams are excluded
Application to Outdoor 2015
 Teams will pay a $100 bond.
 Teams will be required to average 11 or more points per game for their bond to be carried
forward.
 The prize pool will be equivalent to $50 per team in each division.