July 15, 2025 Page 16 of the OYSA Rules 

(NOT page 17 as indicated in their Table of Contents)
(originally posted August 15, 2024)

(I) Club Tryouts, Recruiting, & Camps/ID Events

(1) Club Tryouts

(a) In order to participate in OYSA leagues, no club may hold a tryout, for any league, before the day following the conclusion of the state cup competition. A tryout is defined by any event being used for the purpose of identifying players.

(2) Recruiting Another Club’s Player(s) is Prohibited

(a) Recruiting is defined as any communication between a club official, tea administrator, parent or player and a player who is, at that time, currently registered with a different club. In the instance that the player is in contact with the new club, all communication must cease until the Director of Coaching, or Executive Director from the player’s existing club has been notified, and permission to speak has been granted.

(i) Asking players to “guest play” for any other team outside of their current club, without first receiving prior written permission (email is acceptable) from the current club’s Director of Coaching or equivalent staff member – even for purposes of tournament guest play – shall be considered recruiting.

(b) Documented evidence of recruiting (text message, email, social media message, etc.) must be presented to OYSA to verify any claim of recruitment.

(i) A club’s first verified instance of recruiting results in a $1,500 fine.

(ii) A club’s second verified instance of recruiting results in a $3,000 fine.

(iii) A club’s third verified instance of recruiting results in the club’s removal as a member association.

(c) The number of recruiting violations will reset on July 1st of every even-numbered calendar year.

(3) Player Movement

(a) Effective June 1, 2025, once a player is registered with your club, they will be considered a member of

your club for the entire seasonal year. The standard OYSA policy prohibits all player transfer during this

period, with the following exceptions:

(i) Relocation of the player to a new residence more than 50 miles away from their current residence

(ii) Completion of the player’s contractual obligations (financial or otherwise), resulting in their release.

(iii) Release through the club-to-club process.

(iv) For exceptions b) & c), OYSA will complete the transfer. However, a player who transfer to a new

club during the seasonal year is not allowed to participate in any cup competitions for the rest of that

year – unless their previous club provides written approval to OYSA allowing the player to compete

in cup competitions with the new club.

(4) Coach Movement

(a) Coaches who transfer between clubs at any time, for any reason, will not be permitted to coach the same

age group for the remainder of the current seasonal year, plus an additional two seasonal years, at the new club.

The Oregon Youth Soccer has a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination or harassment against anyone based on their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, preferred language, age, physical or mental disabilities!

1. If a referee hears one of the below terms or any term deemed to be discriminatory, the player/staff will be sent off and removed from the match immediately and the OYSA disciplinary committee will issue a suspension of no less than 5 games in addition to any other sanctions deemed necessary.

2. If there is an alleged Banned Term during the match:

a.  Ask your player to notify a Coach and/or Referee

b.  The referee will stop the match to address the situation with both coaching staff and then allow time for the coaches to address their respective players/staff.

c.   The match should not restart until both teams are comfortable

d.  If there are additional questions during this time, the referee and/or coaches are instructed to communicate with the Gameday Hotline directly.

e.  The referee will report all information regarding the use of a banned term and the match stoppage in their Reftown game report.

Banned Terms (non-exhaustive)

F*g            F*ggot        H*mo

N*gger       N*gro             N*gga

Cr*cker     Ch*nk         Bean*r

P*to           Sp*c            Ret*rd

P*ssy         G*y             Wh*te Boy

Mon*ey