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OLA Admendments a Must Read before the OLA AGM

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If you have not already looked at all the amendments that have been proposed currently on the OLA website I have prepared asummary just listing the proposed changes The majority of the admendments deal with player movements and size of the roster these are important Issues and due consideration should be given prior to the votes when perhaps it is too late.

2009 PROPOSED OLA RULES & REGULATIONS AMENDMENT FORM

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
MR5.01(b)
A player over the age of sixteen (16) may not be signed by a Junior team from outside his own residential boundaries per the residence rule, unless accompanied by a release signed by the authorized officials of his residence Junior team. (See Regulation R6.12)
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
Housekeeping to correspond with R6.12(a)

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: R6.13(b)
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.13(b)
A Midget age player may not play on a Major or Senior team.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
To clarify that no Midget age player may play on a Senior team even if he is signed with a Junior team that is affiliated to that Senior team.

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: Change MR5.02 to MR5.02(a) and add: MR5.02(b) NEW
NEW
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
MR5.02(b)
A Midget age player may not play on a Major or Senior team.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
To correspond with R6.13(b)

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: R6.14(d)
ROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.14(d)
Junior players who are going to be reclassified to a lower category Junior team, must be released by the Junior team holding the player¡¯s playing rights, and reclassified prior to June 15th of the current playing season.
Note: Players being released after this date will be ineligible to move to the lower Junior team in that season.
Note: The higher level team retains the player¡¯s rights for their category, (at no cost, if the player returns).



REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
This will clarify the reclassification rule and allow for all three categories of Junior.

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: R6.20(c)
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.20(c)
Un-drafted players, of any age, whose Junior rights belong to a Junior team by residence, may not be signed to a higher category Junior team without the agreement of the team holding the player¡¯s rights. If the Junior team holding the player¡¯s rights agrees to allow the player the
opportunity to move up to play at the higher level fees will be paid to the lower category team in the following amounts: $300.00 in the first year (which, if the player is a graduating Midget, would be split and half ($150.00) paid to the Minor organization) and $300.00 in each of his followingyears of eligibility, to be paid annually, prior to the first game of the season.
NOTE: Teams may only lose a maximum of two players in one season and only one goaltender in
five years (drafted or un-drafted), except by mutual agreement of both parties.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
This is to clarify that the rule includes players throughout their entire five years of eligibility.

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Doug Luey
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: NEW R6.35(c)
PRESENTLY READS:
NEW
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.35(c): If a resident player in a centre with two junior teams is traded by the higher category team, the player¡¯s rights will be retained by that lower category team.
Note: Non-resident players, who have previously played for the lower category team, would also be covered under this rule.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
To clarify, that the higher category¡¯s is not able to trade away the lower category¡¯s rights to a
player.



SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Dave Vernon
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: R6.14(e) NEW
PRESENTLY READS:
NEW
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.14(e)
Players being released conditionally to another team must first have been signed to a card with the releasing team or the release becomes unconditional.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
Clarification as to who retains the rights of players being released, but who have not previously
played in the League

SIGNATURE OF CLUB PRESIDENT/ZONE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER: Dave Vernon
ARTICLE TO BE AMENDED: R6.14(b)
PROPOSED CHANGE TO READ (EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED ARTICLE):
R6.14(b)
Up to July 15th, Junior players released prior to July 2nd may resign with the same team, or if that team has its limit of twenty-three signed, the player may sign with the next nearest team which has
fewer than the permitted number signed, and for which he is eligible. All players being signed to a new team under this rule would remain the property of that team. The player could not be released or traded back the following year.
Note: Players released prior to June 1st would be exempted from this rule and would be eligible to return to their previous team in the following season, if released conditionally.
REASON FOR SUGGESTING CHANGE:
This would allow surplus players to be released conditionally up to June 1st without becoming caught up in the ¡®no return¡¯ policy. The following season, they could return to their residence team to tryout again. They would still have the option of signing or being released again.





Proposed by: Mike Hancock, Halton Hills Jr B
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
R6.09
No Junior to Major team shall have more than twenty-five players signed and registered at any one time. When the maximum number of players has been signed, one must be released and his certificate returned to the LeagueRegistrar before an additional player may be signed and approved.
Reason for suggesting change:
This rule would allow Junior teams to sign the same number of players as all other levels of lacrosse. This also brings the Junior roster size in line with the numbers for the CLA rosters for national championships. This would also greatly reduce the need for Junior teams to sign players to lower category affiliated clubs IE Jr B and Jr A teams signing players to Intermediate cards.


Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner Mary M Sticca
Article to be Amended: MR7.02(c)
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
MR7.02(c)
Clubs must gather ALL their ¡°Provincial Team Roster¡± forms and submit forms electronically toOntario Lacrosse Promotions Director (refer OLA Directory ) no later than July 1st. Any club that fails to do so will be fined $50.00. If entering more than one team in any group, you must
denote the number of the team. (eg. #1, #2 etc.) Prior to the Championship Tournament or playoff concerned, a club may chose to move a player from a lower rated team to a higher rated team, but under no circumstances may a player be moved from a higher rated team to a lower rated team.
Definition Note: After July 2nd no further player movement is allowed. (Refer also to MR2.01)
Above rule does not apply to any club¡¯s play in a National Tournament or National Championship.
Reason for suggesting change:
Process needs to be stream lined. The current practice of submitting forms to the Zone Directors is adding an additional step to the process.

Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner_Mary M Sticca
Article to be Amended: MR2.01
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
MR2.01
No team may have more than twenty-five (25) players registered for competition.




Reason for suggesting change:
This change is only to remove the date. Currently no more than 25 players may be rostered to a team, that remains unchanged. The date of July 2nd has allowed centers to hold on to more than 25 players. At July 2nd surplus players are then cut, leaving them without a place to play. This change will allow those registered players the opportunity to go to their next closest center to play.

Signature of Junior ¡°A¡± Commissioner: Dean McLeod
Article to be Amended: B13.02(b)
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
Matters that affect only Major, Senior or Junior teams will be voted upon by those delegates in good standing from Major, Senior and Junior teams plus Governors and Life Members. Matters that affect only Minor Associations will be voted upon only by those delegates in good standing
from Minor Associations plus Governors and Life Members.
Reason for suggesting change:
We feel that only the delegates should vote on constitutional items that effect their respective level of lacrosse.

Signature of Junior ¡°A¡± Commissioner: Dean McLeod
Article to be Amended: R6.23(e)
2009 PROPOSED OLA RULES & REGULATIONS AMENDMENT FORM
VOTING OUTCOME
¡õ CARRIED ¡õ DEFEATED ¡õ AMENDED ¡õ WITHDRAWN
Date: September 27, 2009
Proposed by: Junior ¡°A¡± Council
Signature of Junior ¡°A¡± Commissioner
Article to be Amended: R6.38(b)
Presently Reads:
Having drafted a player, the drafting team must advise the player and his former team by registered mail within fourteen days, with a copy to the O.L.A. office and the league commissioner. If contact is not made in this way, the draft of that player is cancelled and the player reverts to being a member of the team for which he has signed in the previous year. The information package, prepared by the O.L.A., regarding the player¡¯s rights and options (R.47) must accompany this notice of draft. Once a player¡¯s name appears in the minutes of a Junior ¡°A¡± meeting as having been
drafted, then the team from which he was drafted is considered to have lost that player fordrafting purposes, unless not approved by the Commissioner as per R6.38(b). Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article): Having drafted a player, the drafting team must advise the player and his former team by registered mail within fourteen days, with a copy to the O.L.A. office and the league commissioner. If contact is not made in this way, the draft of that player is cancelled and the player reverts to being a member of the team for which he has signed in the previous
year. The information package, prepared by the O.L.A., regarding the player¡¯s rights and options must accompany this notice of draft.
Once a player¡¯s name appears in the minutes of a Junior ¡°A¡± meeting as having been drafted, then the team from which he was drafted is considered to have lost that player for drafting purposes, unless not approved by the Commissioner as per R6.38(b).
Reason for suggesting change:
Housekeeping.

Signature of Junior ¡°A¡± Commissioner: Dean McLeod
Article to be Amended: R6.47
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
Delete.
Reason for suggesting change:
Delete as this is not being administered. Covered under R6.38(b)

Proposed by: Mary M Sticca OLA VP Promotion
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner Mary M Sticca
Article to be Amended: C-IV C 4.00
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
ARTICLE C-IV
C4.00
The Corporation composed of all clubs and minor associations shall foster and promote the game of lacrosse by officially recognizing Lacrosse Week across the Province of Ontario. Lacrosse
Week shall commence the Friday prior to the long weekend in August and run for 10 full days, coinciding with the Ontario Lacrosse Festival, .
Reason for suggesting change:
The Ontario Lacrosse Festival is the largest youth lacrosse event in the World, we need to co ordinate Lacrosse Week with this event.

Proposed by: Marion Ladouceur, OLA VP Minor Box
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner___________________
Article to be Amended:
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
The Corporation will permit movement of players from the next lower age category team in the
same organization in the following sequence:





FROM: A to A (5 players)
A to B (3 players)
No movement permitted from:
A to C or A to D
FROM: B to A (5 players)
B to B (5 players)
B to C (3 players)
No movement permitted from
B to D
FROM: C to A (5 players)
C to B (5 players)
C to C (5 players)
C to D (3 players)
FROM: D to A (5 players)
D to B (5 players)
D to C (5 players)
D to D (5 players)
FROM: E to A (5 players)
E to B (5 players)
E to C (5 players)
E to D (5 players)
E to E (5 players)
NOTE 1:
Members of a minor box lacrosse provincial championship team, whose name appears on thegame sheet for the deciding provincial championship game (and win the game) will not be eligible to participate in any other minor box lacrosse provincial championship tournament in the current
year.
NOTE 2:
If the next lower age category shall cover an age difference of more than two years, prior approval
of the OLA shall be required prior to participation.
Reason for suggesting change: To include new E divisions.

Proposed by: Marion Ladouceur, OLA VP Minor Box
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner___________________
Article to be Amended:
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
MR1.09
There will be an entry fee of $550.00 per team to attend Provincial Championships held during the Lacrosse Festival. This fee, together with the duly completed and signed declaration form (of intent to participate in the Provincial Championships) must be received in the OLA office on or before June 15th of the current year. MR1.09(b)
There will be an entry fee of $450.00 per team to attend Provincial Championships, not part of the Lacrosse Festival. The fee, which will cover all costs (gate fees for spectators, awards, referees,
balls, administration, etc.) together with the duly completed and signed declaration form (of intent to participate in the Provincial Championships) must be received in the O.L.A. office on or before
June 15th of the current year. The O.L.A. will then forward $200.00 per team entered (which represents gate fees), to the hosting association, within 14 days of completed event.
NOTE: Host Gate Fee may be withheld in whole or in part if the Host Association fails to meet all
of it¡¯s hosting responsibilities as outlined by the OLA and the OLA Hosting Guidelines.
EXCEPTION: Teams entered in Provincial ¡°A¡± Qualifiers. Fees for this group will be determined
annually.
Reason for suggesting change: Declaring teams earlier will allow Provincial scheduling to be done more efficiently.

Proposed by: Marion Ladouceur, OLA VP Minor Box
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner___________________
Article to be Amended: MR7.02(a)
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
MR7.02(a)
In order to participate in the O.L.A. Provincial Championships, the Corporation shall rate all clubs and place them into categories (e.g. ¨C A,B,C,D) in the following manner: The OLA ¨C V.P. Administration and/or the Ratings Coordinator will distribute the preliminary ratings
list at the Semi Annual Meeting.
NOTE: All teams will be required to play a minimum of ten (10) games by July 2nd to justify their ratings. These games may include, Zone play, tournament and/or approved interlocking zone
games, (house league games not included) This enables Zone Directors, Ratings Coordinator andratings appeal committee to have factual criteria on which to base ratings and/or appeals. Teams entered at the ¡°A¡± level are exempted. Under no circumstances will associations be allowed to rate themselves without following the aforementioned criteria.
At the Annual January Minor Council Meeting, the O.L.A. Rating coordinator will meet with
Zone Directors to set final ratings meeting dates for each individual Zone.
Final rating appeals meeting will be held on the first Sunday in July with the committee consisting of OLA VP Administration and/or OLA Ratings Coordinator, the Zone Directors, and the Zone
Rating Coordinators. Immediately following this meeting, Zone Directors will advise each association of their ratings. The Committee reserves the right to re-categorize a team or teams based on the appeal process. All appeals of team(s) ratings must be submitted by and with
signature of the Club President, in writing, three (3) days prior to the meeting, accompanied by a non-refundable one hundred ($100.00) dollar appeal fee payable to the O.L.A..
The finalized provincial ratings will be posted on the website no later than the first Wednesday in
July following the final ratings appeal meeting.
MR7.02(b)
Any club, having entered more than one team in any division and which later finds it necessary to
withdraw one (or more) team(s) in that division must withdraw its lowest rated team(s) first.
Reason for suggesting change: The dates change on an annual basis.

Proposed by: Windsor Jr. B
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner
Mike Soulliere
Article to be Amended:R 7.01 (a)
Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
R 7.01 (a) Major or Senior, and Junior clubs will have an automatic affiliation with clubs or teams in a lower classification providing the clubs or teams are registered and play in the same municipality.
Reason for suggesting change:
Close a loop hole

Proposed by: Windsor Jr. B
Signature of Club President/Zone Dir./Commissioner
Mike Soulliere
Article to be Amended: R 17.02

Proposed change to Read (exact wording of proposed article):
R17.02 (a)
Clubs must pay fines assessed against them within ten days of notification by the Executive
Director or be liable to further fines and/or penalties for non-payment.
NEW
R17.02 (b)
The OLA shall distribute 50% of all fines collected to the league from which they have beencollected from. The money is to be used by the league to offset the cost of running their program.
Reason for suggesting change: To keep some of the fine money generated bythe different leagues to enhance their own programs.


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