Fall 2020 Key Dates for Planning
FALL 2020
Celebration of Soccer
The Fall 2020 Season should be more about celebrating the kids playing the game, than results.
Season Requirements, Modifications, Guidance
BAYS and each BAYS organization is responsible for following the regulations and guidance of the following entities in structuring and playing in the Fall 2020 seson
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Massachusetts Youth Soccer
- Centers for Disease Control & Mass. Department of Health
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Federal and state authorities
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Local Town Board of Health
Season Considerations
Fall 2020 will be issued as a 10 game season with tiered divisions and sections of registered teams. We understand some BAYS towns will not be playing in the league.
- Towns still determine and provide the same placement inputs for teams: Division requested (1-4), Hi-Med-Lo evaluated skill, Ordinal Rank, Comments
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BAYS will rely on these town placement inputs rather than prior team records to decide section compositions
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Geographic considerations will weigh heavily to try to keep teams local
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No team will be scheduled to play more than 5 different opponents
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No SWAPS will be made during the season
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Key Dates - Youth Teams Grades 3-8
Fall 2020 Registration YOUTH Grades 3-8 - ULTRA Compressed
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Team Registration DUE 3-8
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8/21
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pushed back 42 days
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Team Registration Fee Invoices Posted | 8/24 | ||
Placement Committee 3-8
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8/24
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Initial Placement Development 3-8
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8/24-8/26
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3 days
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was 12 days
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Initial Placements posted 3-8
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8/27
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Town Placement Change Requests 3-8
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8/27-8/30
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4 days
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was 14 days
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Revised Placements Posted
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8/31
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Placement Meeting/FALL INVOICE PAYMENTS Due/Postmarked
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9/1 |
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Final Placements Posted
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9/3 |
1 day
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Field Sharing - Grade 3-8 - Closes @ 9:00AM on 9/3
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8/27-9/3
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6 days
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Fall Schedule Posted Grade 3-8
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9/9 |
6 days
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was 12 days
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Division Directors Assigned - Roster Management Submissions
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9/9-9/16 |
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Start of Fall 2020 for Grades 3-8
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9/19
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12 days
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was 16 days
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End of Fall 2020 for Grades 3-8 | 11/14 | ||
Final day for Makeup Game Completion | 11/22 | ||
Referee Game Reports to be Submitted for Payment by | 11/30 |
Season Notes
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Schedule will be 10 weeks ending 11/14, but week 1 will be an automatic rainout with make up timeframe TBD. Games scheduled on Columbus Day weekend.
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Keep in mind the potential for EEE threat restricting weekday makeups after dusk
Money/Refunds
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Registration Fee Invoices will be generated right after team registration closes and are due with a postmark no later than the General Placement Meeting on 9/1.
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Add/Drop Fees apply per normal BAYS schedule
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If towns pay fall team registration and NO season happens, BAYS will refund 100% of team registration fees collected.