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#4 is extremely restrictive and, in my opinion, stinks!
Just to clarify my earlier post. The part about #4 that bothers me the most is having to get the coach's signature before you guest play. This can be very difficult to do and will extend the lead time to get the guest player roster completed, especially for guest playing with out-of-state teams. I think it will discourage some players from guesting and, therefore, keep them from getting some valuable experience.
I believe that SCYSA is trying to make sure that a guest player's primary team does not have scheduled matches or tournaments during the time of the guest appearance. They want to insure the player is not shirking her/his responsibilities to their rostered team. I understand this but I think it can be confirmed without having to chase down the coach or playing fax-around-the-clock.
As a coach, I have always called the coach of a prospective guest player before asking the player to guest with us. I have never had a coach say no. But having to get a signature would complicate the process significantly.
I also have always encouraged my players to play with other teams as guests when they have the opportunity. The only time I would say no is if our team had scheduled games and I've never had a player request to guest with another team when we had a match or tournament at the same time.
Last edited by Coach P; 03/23/07 12:47 PM.
