Common use of Schoolwork Clause in Contracts

Schoolwork. Part of the commitment of playing for the Americans Soccer Club is a commitment to being able to handle all the obligations that a student has in his or her daily life. It is expected that all players be prepared to play soccer at Americans games and practices. This demands that players do their best in school and budget their time in order to fulfill their obligations as students. Players who are not doing their best in school and/or are not meeting their homework obligations are jeopardizing their position on their team and letting their teammates down. With respect to players temporarily playing for an older team, all teams must follow the rules of the leagues in which they play. Per Northern Counties Soccer Association (“NCSA”) rules, every player in a lower flight is allowed to play “up” at most three times during the fall and three times during the spring seasons (six times during a seasonal year). Club team players may only play “up” for another Club team only if the player playing “up” would be playing for a team in an older age group (e.g., a U8 player playing “up” for a U9 team) or one in a higher flight (e.g., a U12 player rostered to a C flighted team playing “up” for a U12 B flighted team). Girls can play “up” for boys’ teams, but NCSA rules prohibit boys from playing “up” for girls’ teams. JAGS/MAPS do not permit playing “up.” Club policy will allow players to tryout to permanently play for an older team, however the player would need to be ranked in the top 5 of the older age group’s rankings in order to be allowed to play up.

Schoolwork. Part of the commitment of playing for the Americans Soccer Club is a commitment to being able to handle all the obligations that a student has in his or her daily life. It is expected that all players be prepared to play soccer at Americans games and practices. This demands that players do their best in school and budget their time in order to fulfill their obligations as students. Players who are not doing their best in school and/or are not meeting their homework obligations are jeopardizing jeopardize their position on their team and letting their teammates downat the discretion of the Club. With respect to players temporarily playing for an older team, all teams must follow the rules of the leagues in which they play. Per Northern Counties Soccer Association (“NCSA”) rules, every player in a lower flight is allowed to play “up” at most three times during the fall and three times during the spring seasons (six times during a seasonal year). Club team players may only play “up” for another Club team only if the player playing “up” would be playing for a team in an older age group (e.g., a U8 player playing “up” for a U9 team) or one in a higher flight (e.g., a U12 player rostered to a C flighted team playing “up” for a U12 B flighted team). Girls can play “up” for boys’ teams, but NCSA rules prohibit boys from playing “up” for girls’ teams. JAGS/MAPS do not permit The EDP league allows playing “up.” up as long as the player is on the team’s roster. Club policy will allow players to tryout to permanently play for an older team, however the player would need to be ranked in the top 5 of the older age group’s rankings in order to be allowed to play up.