Registration

For complete registration process, see Registration Process

8.1 
All players in PA West Soccer club associations must be registered with the state association.

1. All players will be rostered.
2. Tampering or altering a player or coach's pass, stickered roster, or birth certificate will result in a minimum of one (1) year suspension for the person or persons responsible. Should a club be involved, the club will also face disciplinary action.

8.2 
All teams will have properly validated rosters listing registered players/coaches/ managers.  Teams registered and rostered with PA West Soccer must participate in a league organized and operated, or sanctioned by PA West Soccer.

8.3
Each District and Division Director, subject to the Youth Board approval, has the responsibility to ensure that there is not unfair competitive bal­ance. In considering the fair competitive balance:

1. In the rostering of teams in the U12 and younger Sunday travel league 75% of the players rostered to the team shall be from the generally accepted geographical area of that club.
2. Teams will play in divisions based on the following criteria:
   1. Any team with 0 competitive players may play in Division 4/D.
   2. Any team with no more than two (2) competitive players may play in Division 3/C.
   3. Any team with no more than four (4) competitive players may play in Division 2/B.
   4. Any team with five (5) or more competitive players shall play in Division 1/A.

District and Division Directors reserve the right to move teams between divisions.  The guidelines for these moves include but are not limited to a team’s record and the percent of change of the roster from the previous season.
Any exceptions to the above will be handled by the District and Division Director as a hardship case.

8.4 

1. Teams are permitted to roster a maximum of 22 players at any given time except for the U10 and U11 age groups playing in Travel leagues and U12-U16 teams intending to participate in the National Championship Series/PA West Soccer State Cup.  No further exceptions.  Only 18 players may dress for a game;
2. U11-U12 travel teams may only roster a maximum of 16 players at any given time; U12 teams playing small-sided 8 v 8 in the National Championship Series may only roster 14 players.  No further exceptions.
3. U17-U19 Classic Division teams rostering more than 18 players must submit a complete over-rostering acknowledgement form;
4. U11-U12 Travel Teams may only roster a maximum of 16 players at any given time;
5. U10 Travel Teams may only roster a maximum of 14 players at any given time;
6. Any team entering the State Cup Competition/Tournament must play in a sanctioned league whose rules specifically meet the following requirements:  U12-U16 rosters are limited to 18 players, except those U12 teams that will play small-sided 8 v 8, maximum 14 player roster; U17 and older may roster up to 22 players, but only 18 may dress for each game;
7. A player may only play on more than one team in the Sunday League provided that all such play is with one soccer club and the teams are not in the same age group;
8. A player playing on more than one team must notify the coach of each team he/she is playing on that he/she is playing on more than one team;
9. In order to be rostered, all Classic Division players must submit a properly completed PA West Soccer Registration Form to their club registrar which will then be submitted to the Classic Division Registrar along with the team's official roster and player passes.

8.5
The minimum age for soccer players in PA West Soccer shall be four (4) years old. The age of four (4) must have been reached prior to August 1st preceding the current playing seasonal year    

8.6  Transfers
Player transfers between teams during a playing season are based on the level of competition:                   

• In-House (Recreational League) - no restrictions limiting transfers between teams or clubs;
• Travel (Competitive or Recreational Plus Leagues)  - no restrictions limiting transfers between teams or clubs in Divi­sions 1, 2, 3, 4, A, B, and C as long as clubs agree providing the affected roster does not fall below 12 players (See exception below 8.6.C);
• Division 1 and Division A teams entering the State Cup must comply with all national and State Cup rules.

State Registrars: