York USA recently adopted modified, age appropriate Laws of the Game to govern play in our league while providing reasonable consistency with surrounding leagues (for the purpose of tournament play) and to foster development in accordance to US Youth Soccer guidelines and recommendations. These laws may be down loaded from our Forms page.

Notes:

• The size of the penalty area (14 yards) was inadvertently left out of the recently adopted York USA league U10 8v8 Laws. This document has now been revised and re-posted.
• The York USA Game Standards remain our core set of rules governing play within the league. The new U6 through U10 modified Laws of the Game supercede the Game Standards where there is a difference in the provided guidance.
• Play in U12 and older travel-level age groups reamain governed by our legacy York USA Game Standards.
• Play in U12 and older a recreational-level age groups remain governed by our York USA Game Standards except where superceded by our Recreational Soccer Rules.

US Youth Soccer, the nation's largest youth sports association, announces the eighth annual national Youth Soccer Month – "Celebrating Soccer in America.

The August 2010 League Meeting minutes are now available. This month's publication includes the League Meeting Minutes and the current Fees & Fines.

The Fall 2010 Schedules, Standings, Game Results, Field Usage, and Games by Date reports are now available.

CLUB ADMINSTRATORS, REGISTRARS, & COACHES
The following information should factor into your Fall 2010 season planning activities:

• Final Team Counts are due from each member club by June 30, 2010.
• All RG-1's are due by July 1st.
• All paperwork for teams -
  • Planning on competing in August tournaments is due by July 1st.
  • Not competing in August tournaments is due August 1st.
• York USA is planning for a:
  • Seven (7) game fall season for divisions with an even number of teams.
  • Six (6) or eight (8) game fall season for divisions with an odd number of teams.
• Fall 2010 introduces 8v8 (seven plus a keeper) at U11 with a 14 player roster.

York USA is pleased to announce the 2010 Beth A. Hufnagle Memorial Scholarship winners. This year's female scholars are Chelsa Clemens of Central York High School and Jillian Polia of Susquehannock High School; male scholars are Kyle Toth of West York High School and Cameron Durcho of Dallastown High School.

Visit the York USA / Hufnagle Scholarships page for more information about these awards, qualifications, and past winners.

ATTENTION CLUB REPRESENTATIVE - IMPORTANT REMIDER!
Green Cards provide documentation required by EPYSA policy, Insurance regulations, and play-back tracking data for those players participating on both FC York and club teams. Each club is responsible for designating one representative to collect and submit all green cards to the league office.

The League Office requests that Green Cards for all teams completing their season by Sunday, June 6th be submitted by the League Meeting on Wednesday, June 9th. Please submit Green Cards for teams playing after June 6th ASAP or no later than the formal due date (see below).

By League Policy (see: August 2009 League Meeting minutes) Green Cards must be received by the League Administrator no later than one month after the season or by the first League meeting following the end of the season, whichever comes first. The Fall 2009 Season Green Cards are formally due by Wednesday, July 7th, the date of the first League meeting following the end of the season on June13th. Remember clubs face a $15 fine for each missing or late green card.

Green Cards can be submitted by the club representative at the York USA office, at the League Meeting, or by mail at:

York USA
651 Lombard Road
#222
Red Lion, PA 17356-9054

ATTENTION CLUB ADMINISTRATORS & COACHES
EPYSA has posted the Approved Youth Game Referee Fee Schedule for both the 2009/2010 (current, Fall 2009/Spring 2010) and 2010/2011 (Fall 2010/Spring 2011) years.

Remember, York USA plays all U9 and up games using a 3 referee system; AR fees apply. Each team is responsible for 1/2 of the referee fees (1/2 the Referee Fee, 1/2 the first AR Fee, and 1/2 the second AR Fee) to be paid before the game begins.

A road closure at Front and Locust streets is now affecting travel to NEYSA's PPL Field Complex through York Haven. Access to the PPL Field Complex is now only available through Manchester via High Street / Board Road to Wago Road through Mount Wolf. This road closure is expected to be in place throughout the remainder of the Fall 2009 Soccer Season.

York USA is experimenting with the Google webpage translation gadget. You can now translate this page from English to any of numerous supported languages. The Google translate gadget is located on the right-hand side of the page. Please note this feature is both experimental and beyond the control of York USA. York USA assumes no responsibility for poor, failed, or otherwise inacurate translations provided by this service. Certain functions, such as our site's main menu may not be available on the translated page or may fail to translate.