Teams play two games per weekend, in the same location, at different times, morning & afternoon.

Bill Meyer League - Winter Travel Recreational Teams

Season Playing Rules

TOURNAMENT

Season Starts January, 2024

WEEKEND GAMES PLAYED

INCLUDE: Team entry frees (make entry checks out to District 8),
                   Field availability and restrictions, (dates and times) 
                   Maps must accompany the entry form. 

                                 
Submissions that are not postmarked by the deadline will be charged a late fee of $50 per team.  Team entries received after 12/1 will be accepted or rejected at the District's discretion.  There is a $50 fee for any game dropped by a team.  Refer questions by email to Shanon Gallant
sgallant@calnorth.org

                             

TEAM ROSTERS AND PHOTOS FOR PASSES MUST BE IN THE REGISTRATION DATABASE  FOR APPROVAL BY THE DISTRICT 8 REGISTRAR BY  DECEMBER  1, 2023. (COACHES/ASSISTANTS MUST HAVE DOJ/CYSA BACKGROUND CLEARANCE PRIOR TO APPROVAL, and have taken the on-line CDC Concussion course & Safesport course. Yes, this applies to a 'team mother' also!

Shanon Gallant             
​​sgallant@calnorth.org

2

 Bill Meyer Coordinator:     
 Email:                                       

WHERE IS IT HELD

Games are played throughout District 8. Each league with teams entered should be able to provide a reasonable amount of fields accordingly to the number of teams you enter and be available for 3-4 games a day per field. Fields must have rest rooms. The host team provides and pays for referees. Teams not providing fields/referees may have to defray costs of the providing team.

WHAT IS THE COST

Date:                                 March 2 & 3rd

Location:                          Legacy Sports Complex, 4901 N. Tracy BLVD

  All games are played under DISTRICT VIII rules
​ 
LEAGUE RULES DO NOT APPLY TO BML GAMES

At the end of the BML season, a two day end-of-season tournament is held.

​​U10, U12, and U14 – Offside and direct kicks are called per FIFA rules
                           U8 – No Offside, no direct kicks​​

DISTRICT 8 REGISTRAR APRROVED CREDENTIALS (PLAYER PASSES, 1601 FORMS, AND ROSTER) MUST BE WITH THE COACH OR ASSISTANT COACH AT ALL PRACTICES AND GAMES (LEAGUE GAMES AND TOURNAMENT PLAY)

The entry fee is a non-refundable fee, as follows: 

     $400 Per Team

Referee must immediately send Send Off Report Form to :



​When form is completed, take a  picture of completed form and email to the above email address.



Ejected Party:         Download and print the following PDF form


   Red Card Verification Report Form


When form is completed, take a  picture of completed form and email to the above email address.

Bill Meyer League

HOW DO TEAMS ENTER

DISCIPLINARY RULES

1

Shanon Gallant             
sgallant@calnorth.org




The Bill Meyer Winter League are District 8 Paper Teams for boys and girls in the U8 through U14 age group that allow players to participate in a higher level of soccer than played in the District VIII, fall recreational season, in an affiliated District VIII league.   Play in BML season allows recreational players to travel to other cities to play.  They get to play against opponents that they have not seen all season, the travel is new, the opponents are new, and it all brings a new level of excitement.  This is all to encourage the recreational player to continue playing, taking them toward a future of their choosing for soccer play.


Players are only eligible if they:


  1.      Were currently registered recreational players for the fall recreational season with
    ​     District VIII affiliated leagues.
  2.      Soccer aged players 8-9 for U10 (younger players may not play up).
  3.      Have not been rostered on any competitive team during the past season.
  4.      No new player registration is allowed for this league.


Age group are as follows:   Boys & Girls, U8 through U14 Age Matrix, and the season
​runs from approximately January to March