B. At a date announced on the league calendar, posted on memphissoccer.com, each team will be able to begin registering players for that particular season. Rosters may consist of no more than 30 players per team at any time during the season.

C. Each player on the roster must register in advance to be eligible for the start of the season. Players may also register throughout the season, up to each season’s “roster freeze deadline” date…players registering in mid-season will only be able to participate in those matches after their registration process is complete.

D. Registration is conducted on-line.  Players register on-line through the Affinity/Soccer Connect portal as provided by Tennessee Soccer, by using a Visa or MasterCard. A link to each season’s on-line registration form will be published on the league website prior to the start of each season. A small processing fee is added to the cost of registration fees for each transaction.

E. Every player must electronically sign a TSSA waiver form to be eligible to participate. The form is embedded as part of the current electronic registration system.  

F. All players must provide a digital photograph for their player card.  All photos must be in color, and should clearly show the player from the chest up. The head should be at least the size of a nickel. Photos should be at least 200 pixels high. All photos become the property of GMSA.

G. Completed player cards will be made available to the coach of that player's team per the schedule of dates listed on the GMSA website for each season. During the season, player passes are collected throughout a given week, with each Thursday at 11:59 pm being the typical cut-off day. Cards are processed and information sent to TSSA on Thursday, so that a player may participate in all matches beginning with the up-coming Sunday.

H. Players are not permitted to play for more than one men's team simultaneously, regardless of division; nor are players permitted to play for more than one coed team simultaneously, regardless of division. A player MAY play for one GMSA Men's team and one GMSA coed team simultaneously. Players caught circumventing this rule subject themselves and their teams to forfeitures and disciplinary action (suspensions) from the league.

J. The roster freeze deadline is imposed approximately five weeks into the regular season. No team may register, transfer, or make any other transactions concerning new players beyond this point, or during any subsequent league tournament. (Exceptions may be made in rare cases. A team’s coach may petition the GMSA Registrar with a description of the unusual circumstances that he/she feels necessitates adding players beyond the roster freeze deadline. Permission of the GMSA Registrar and/or League President is required to authorize such action.)

K. At the discretion of the league, any team may be required to post a bond prior to the beginning of each season, equal to one game’s worth of referee fees (from both teams) for that particular season (currently $200).

L. Any player intending to transfer in-season must complete the transfer request form, and pay a transfer fee. Additionally, the player must notify his/her former coach in writing, via email, and copy that email to info@memphissoccer.com prior to the transfer. Failure to comply with this notification policy prior to the transfer may result in discipline from the league against the player in question, AND against the coach of the team to which the player is moving. Discipline may include fines, suspensions, or both, depending on the nature of the infraction.

Players and coaches will not be allowed to participate in league play until any imposed penalties are satisfied.

M. A refund of a player's registration fees is available under the following circumstances:

· Before a team’s first game:  If a player has already registered, but determines that he or she cannot play during the up-coming season (schedule change, injury, etc.) prior to his/her team’s first scheduled match, then that player may request a refund of all fees paid during registration prior to the date of their team's first match.

· During a team’s first game: If a player is injured during his or her team's first match, and will be unable to participate further in that season, that player may request that registration fees be "held" for future use. This means that fees cannot be refunded, but rather can be applied to a future season in which that player can participate, up to 18 months out from the date of the injury. (This is done for insurance purposes related to an injury.)

To request a hold on registration fees, the player must notify the league registrar in writing (registrar@memphissoccer.com) within seven days of the injury, or prior to his team’s next match, whichever comes first.  For example, if a player is injured during the first game of the Spring 2018 season, that player may ask that fees be "held" by the league, to be used for either the Fall 2018, Spring 2019 or Fall 2019 season. After the Fall 2019 season, the fees are forfeited to the league, if the player has not resumed participation at that point. The player would need to contact the registrar to indicate that they wish to use their "held" fees to be able to register for that season. In either case above, the team’s manager must surrender that player’s “player card” to the registrar.

· After a team’s first match:  If a player is injured at any point after their team’s first match, or determines that he/she cannot continue to participate for any other reason, that player is no longer eligible for a refund. All registration fees (payable for field rental, state registration, etc.) are paid to the respective locations around this time, and are no longer refundable at that point.

N. All players must be at least 18 years of age prior to registering to play in GMSA.  For issues related to league insurance, there can be no exceptions to this age requirement.