CT Sports Complex Objectives

We wish to encourage friendly competition between businesses, schools, municipalities, police and fire departments, church groups, schools, fraternities, sororities and other organizations.

Individuals or groups wishing to form special interest teams (including but not limited to physically and mentally challenged players) are encouraged to contact management for more information.

It is our sincere hope that all players and spectators enjoy our facility. Our facility is here for your recreational needs, if there is anything we can do to improve it, please let us hear from you. Your comments and suggestions are encouraged and appreciated.

General Rules of the Facility

Guidelines & Polices

League & Player Information

Facility Layout & Photos

General Rules of the Facility

1. Individuals utilizing the CT Sports Complex do so at their own risk. The property owner(s), league operators, officers, and staff assume no liability for any injuries or accidents which may occur. Please reference the Release & Waiver of Liability Consent Agreement and signage posted within the facility.
2. Conduct within the facility and on the field should be in the spirit of good sportsmanship.
3. Please No Alcohol or Drug use prior to playing.
4. Should you find or lose any items, please report them immediately to the office.
5. No food or drinks allowed on the playing fields.
6. No chewing tobacco or chewing gum permitted in the facility.
7. No sunflower seeds or similiar type products are permitted in the facility.
8. No glass containers on the field or in the player boxes.
9. No cleats on the playing fields.
10. Please no pets inside the facility.
11. All play must be conducted as set forth in the rules of the sport being played as modified by this facility.
12. We reserve the right to refuse play and or service to anyone.

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Guidelines and Policies

Membership
Membership to the Connecticut Sports Complex (CSC) is open to all members of the community. Membership may be obtained by completing the appropriate Membership Registration Form and by paying the annual registration dues. Membership entitles the player to utilize the facility as a registered team player in league play, participate in practice sessions, tournaments, clinics, open pick-up games and other future activities. Membership benefits include discounts on field bookings, party discounts, access to special programs at discounted prices. Membership also allows us to monitor player behavior on the field; adding extra assurance that only players that demonstrate proper behavior participate in leagues. Membership may be revoked at the discretion of the Connecticut Sports Complex. Members must provide proof of membership in the form of an issued card. Only cards issued by the Connecticut Sports Complex will be accepted. For league: NO PASS, NO PLAY. Passes either lost or stolen may be replaced for a fee, if member forgets card a temporary pass may be purchased.

League Registration & Fee's
Teams are registered on a first-come, first served basis. A team fee will be refunded only if a team is not offered a position in a league / division determined to be appropriate for the team. Registration must be paid in full before the first game is played. Teams dropping out of a league will forfeit their registration fees. Discounts for team registration may be available from time to time in certain leagues, any team incurring a forfeiture during a previous session shall not be eligible for discounts. Teams without standing fees shall not be allowed to re-register. Re-registering teams will be assigned to a division based upon availability and performance in past session(s).

Levels of Competition
The top two and bottom two teams in a division at the end of a session are subject to promotion or relegation to another division. The Connecticut Sports Complex reserves the right to make the necessary changes within league divisions to ensure an equal level of ability and competition.

Liability / Injury Waiver & Release Form
No individual will be allowed to participate in any league games, practice session, tournament, clinic, open pick-up game, or other activities until a release form has been properly completed and signed.

Player Rosters
Player rosters must be turned in prior to the FIRST LEAGUE GAME. Changes will be permitted prior to the THIRD (3rd) GAME. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of all games played with illegal player(s). Players may only be added later if a player is injured and removed from the roster for the remainder of the session. Proof of injury must be provided. Acceptable proof shall be a doctor's note. At the discretion of management, a team may claim hardship and add one player after the third game for a fee of $25.00.

Referee Staff
The Connecticut Sports Complex management would like to reaffirm that referees appointed to officiate each game have complete authority, and that his/her decisions on points of fact connected with the game are final. Officials are independent subcontractors and are not employees of the Connecticut Sports Complex. Officiating will be monitored and assessed periodically and in-house training classes will provide for quality officiating. Constructive comments regarding officiating are welcomed and encouraged. Please submit any such comments in writing. Complaints regarding officials should be submitted in writing and contain points of fact. Do not discuss officiating or the officials with the facility staff during or immediately after your game.

Sportsmanship
Individuals are expected to play under control and within the rules of the game, and to the best of their ability will avoid causing injury to themselves and other persons using the facility.

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League & Player Information

Bonds
Fighting
First Aid
Forfeitures
Game Days & Holidays
Game Schedule & Make-up Games
Illegal Player
Individual Player & Divisional Participation
League Standings Point System
League Divisions Ties
Manager / Player Responsibility
Protest
Red Card Policy
Team No-Shows
Ten Minute Rule
Termination of Participation

Bonds
A bond will be required from any team involved in an altercation. Should a bond be placed against a team, the bond must be paid prior to the teams next game, or the team's participation will be terminated. The terms of the bond will be given in writing to the team, should the team fail to adhere to the terms, the bond will be forfeited to the arena and the teams participation will be terminated.

Fighting
“ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY” Anyone fighting will be ejected and their membership will be terminated. Anyone threatening or stalking another member, staff, official or spectator will also be ejected, terminated and reported to the local authorities.

First Aid
The facility has a limited first-aid kit. It shall be the responsibility of each team to maintain their own first-aid kit for treatment of their players. Should a team require first-aid supplies from the facility, the team may be invoiced for the supplies.

Forfeitures
A team forfeiting a game(s) during the same session will be subject to the following fines:

1st Forfeit - $25.00 fine
2nd Forfeit - $50.00 fine
3rd Forfeit - Termination of team participation from the session and loss of re-registration priority.

Fines for forfeitures must be paid prior to a team continuing the session schedule. A forfeiture will be incurred if a team has failed to field the minimum number of players within ten (10) minutes into the game (The Ten Minute Rule), i.e. or with 14 minutes remaining in the first half. A team failing to have all their passes may not participate until all players have been verified and a $50.00 charge has been paid. Again the "Ten Minute Rule" shall be enforced. Teams incurring forfeitures during a session shall not be eligible for registration discount in the following session.

Game Days & Holidays
Primary game days are assigned to divisions. Divisions may be assigned to play on alternate game days depending upon; the length of the session, the number of teams participating, and recognized holidays over the course of a session. The following holidays will be recognized: New Years day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas and the week between Christmas and New Years Eve. Divisions may be assigned to play on any other day(s).

Game Schedule & Make-up Games
If a team is unable to play a scheduled game the opposing team may choose to accept a 3-0 forfeit. If both teams agree to a make-up, they will be offered possible times from the facility management office. It will be the team managers or representatives responsibility to coordinate and select one of the available times. The team requesting to reschedule a match must request a reschedule in writing one week prior to subject game and submit a fee of $30.00; Failure to do so will result in the game being forfeited (See FORFEITURES). THERE WILL BE NO RESCHEDULES OF AN ALREADY RESCHEDULED GAME.

Illegal Player
An illegal player shall be considered a player attempting to or playing under another member’s card or attempting to play with an expired card and / or playing without being listed on the team roster. The team manager shall be held responsible for this violation. Sanctions against the team may be imposed. Sanctions may include a minimum fine and forfeiture of matches in which illegal player participated, and team may be dismissed from further league participation, in addition team manager may also be prohibited from registering future teams.

Individual Player & Divisional Participation
Players may only be on one roster in a given division and league. Players may participate in more than one division and league. A lower division team may not field more than four (4) players from an upper division(s). Players must be able to provide proof of identification on request. Membership card is an acceptable form of identification. Failure to provide this identification will exclude the player from participation. The Connecticut Sports Complex reserves the right to determine if a player is considered too advanced for a given division and remove the individual from the team roster. This is done in the spirit of maintaining parity in a given division.

League Standings Point System
win = 3 points
tie = 1 point
loss = 0 points

League games that end in a tie score after regulation play shall remain a tie game.

League Division Ties
Any league divisions ending in a tie at the end of the league season shall be governed by the following tie breaking system order:

(1st) - Comparison of league record against each other.
(2nd) - Comparison of goal differential against each other.
(3rd) - Comparison of most "goals for" during the season.
(4th) - Comparison of least "goals against" during the season.
(5th) - Head to head play-off.

Manager / Player Responsibility
It is the responsibility of each player and the player's team representative to be aware of the total status of their players' infractions. Failure to comply may result in further disciplinary measures which may include suspension of the coach/rep. and forfeiture of games sanctioned player played in. This includes use of illegal players - those not registered properly on the team roster or not current on facility membership dues. Manager is responsible for confirming scheduled game times at least 24 hours prior to game. Web schedules are to be used as a reference, changes may occur from time to time, the Connecticut Sports Complex shall maintain the most current official game schedules.

Protest
Intention to file a protest must be noted in writing immediately following the game. A formal written protest with a $20.00 fee (refundable if upheld), must be submitted to the Connecticut Sports Complex within 48 hours after the end of the game. ONLY A VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF THE GAME, RULES OR GUIDELINES OF THE FACILITY AS PUBLISHED ARE MATTERS FOR PROTEST. VIDEO MEDIA WILL NOT BE VIEWED AS EVIDENCE IN A PROTEST. Protestations regarding fielding of illegal players must be brought to the attention of the game officials prior to the suspected player(s) leaving the field of play.

Red Card Policy
A player or coach sent off in (or after) a game by a referee (red carded) will automatically be suspended from the next game in the session. In addition, a player will be banned from playing on any other team until the suspension has been served. If a player is ejected in the last game of a session (he/she) will be prohibited from playing in the first game after he/she registers for another session. A player or coach red carded for the offense of "foul, abusive or insulting language" will be suspended as outlined above.

• A player red carded for the offense of "persistent infraction of the rules after receiving a caution (yellow card) or a third 2 minute time penalty" will be suspended as outlined above.
• A player or coach red carded for the offense of “violent conduct" (including, but not limited to: spitting, threatening, continued rough play, etc.) will be suspended as outlined above and, in addition, will be suspended for one additional game and subject to further disciplinary action as decided by the facility management.
• A player or coach red carded for "assaulting an official"* will automatically be suspended from any further activities at the Connecticut Sports Complex.
• Any player or coach who accumulates three cautions (yellow cards) during league matches per session will be suspended as outlined above.
• Should a coach of a team be unable to control a player’s actions after a red card is issued, the coach will also be suspended as outlined above.
• A player accumulating three red cards over a one year period will forfeit his or her membership.
• "Jumping-in" - A player jumping from the player box onto the field to break up or participate in a fight will automatically be ejected from the game.
• Immediately after receiving a red card, the player must leave the facility and will not be allowed back for 24 hours.

* An "Assault on an Official" shall be defined as an attempt to commit a battery upon an official; and an act which is close to accomplishment shall be sufficient to constitute an assault upon an official. Local authorities will also be notified.

ALL RED CARDS ARE SUBJECT TO A FINE. THE CONNECTICUT SPORTS COMPLEX RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE FINE BASED ON SEVERITY AND /OR NATURE OF THE CARDED OFFENSE.

Team No-Shows
If a team cannot play a scheduled game (See GAME SCHEDULE AND MAKE-UP GAMES) the opposing team will be awarded a 3-0 victory. NO RESCHEDULE WILL BE GIVEN. (See FORFEITURES)

Ten Minute Rule
Should a team be unable to field the minimum number of players within ten minutes of the scheduled start time, the opposing team will be awarded a win by forfeiture.

Termination of Participation
The Connecticut Sports Complex management reserves the right to terminate an individual's and / or team's participation at the facility for violation of the facility policies as posted.

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Facility Layout & Photos

The Connecticut Sports Complex has a state of the art facility with many features and amenities. CSC offers over 41,000 square feet of comfort-controlled indoor space on three levels. In addition, CSC will provide real soccer, "no dasher boards". Some of the features of our facility are:

• Two indoor fields - These large "Field Turf" playing fields each measuring 75' x 165'. FieldTurf is a revolutionary synthetic turf, designed with a single goal in mind: to create an artificial surface that duplicates the playing conditions of real grass. After years of research and development, and hundreds of tests on the playing field and in the laboratory, FieldTurf is an artificial turf unlike any other. It looks like grass, feels like grass and plays like grass.
  
• Viewing - CSC provides two levels of viewing areas. The first is at ground level lined along the field sideline. The other viewing area is located on the upper level, over looking the fields from above. This upper level also has a large seating area, cable TV and snack and soda vending machines.
  
• Rooms - The lower level has 2 large rooms and two smaller rooms ideal for parties or meetings. There are future plans to open a conditioning room.

	Facility Photos (click to enlarge)
Office and registration area			Field view of upper and lower viewing areas
Upper level viewing area	Upper level viewing area with tv	Lower level viewing area	Field View #1
Small meeting / party room	Large meeting / party room	Future conditioning room	Field View #2

Visit us , send an email or give us a call today and let the fun begin!

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