Can a club refuse to release your player card?
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Anonymous
| DD and a bunch of her friends want to leave a club mid season. Can a club hold your player card hostage or are they obligated to release it? If they hold it hostage, will a lawsuit press the matter? |
Anonymous
Lawyers over youth soccer player cards. Wow, I’m sure they will let you go |
Anonymous
Every club is different. If you committed to a whole year and still have a balance, they should released the card after you pay off the balance. If I'm not mistaken the other club can still register your DD as her secondary team. |
Anonymous
A few things to consider: ---- Is your DD looking to move from a team that uses a VYSA pass to another team that uses a VYSA pass (e.g., CCL, EDP, NCSL)? If so, here's the VYSA policy on transfers mid-season: https://dt5602vnjxv0c.cloudfront.net/portals/27433/docs/policies%20%20bylaws/vysa%20policy%20regarding%20nonpayment%20of%20club.pdf. If you've paid the fees for the entire year, it's tough for the club to hold on to the pass. -- Your DD won't be able to move from one CCL club to another mid-year (CCL rules prohibit this unless you move and the distance is prohibitive). Likewise, she can't move from one ECNL club to another per ECNL policy. -- If your daughter is looking to move from a team using a VYSA pass to a team using a club pass (e.g., from a CCL/EDP, NCSL team to an ECNL or GA team), then you're in luck. You don't need them to release her pass. It's a different pass altogether and the new club can just roster her. |
Anonymous
I would reread the agreement that you signed. If it says it's for the whole year, they can likely keep the players card. It's bad business to do so though, and punitive. Most clubs will release you however unless you go in with guns blazing. |
Anonymous
| I'll bite: why do so many players want to leave already? Where is this greener grass you've found? |
Anonymous
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No they can’t hold your card.
I did call the club head and the parent in charge of cards (who was clearly holding it to be a d!ck) acted like I kicked his dog. I gave them 3 weeks notice though and offered to 2nd card with them. |
Anonymous
Read the contract and go to the carding authority website. The club can hold your dd’s card till you pay the balance. Now Maryland and Virginia are different carding orgs. So you might be able to move across state lines and play. Where ever you are heading will know the rules. I will say if you sue it will not be settled this year but you will most likely win. The court will favor the kids over the clubs. The court will look at the money paid to the club, how the club will not be providing that service but you still have to paid for the rest of the year and restricting kids from playing some place else. Worst case you lose the deposit and what you have paid. Good luck. |
Anonymous
Just to be clear, if you're leaving a CCL/EDP/NCSL team (which use VYSA passes) to go to an ECNL or GA team, the VYSA pass doesn't need to be released because ECNL/GA use something different (aka their own pass system)? |
Anonymous
Loudoun does it all the time |
Anonymous
Jesus dude. Get a life. |
Anonymous
But is it a correct statement? |
Anonymous
Because Bethesda girls side is a dark, dark place |
Anonymous
| Bro. Every post where you throw shade at Loudoun just makes everything think “how desperate is FCV”. |
Anonymous
Funny you assume this is in Virginia. dcum is the new Dulles. Haha. |