Fly Out wrote:Iluvblue wrote:ILB is coming to the rescue... so if you REALLY want to know how this works, read closely and pay attention, because what was written above is misinformation to the MAX.
Ok, I am going to talk about ASA ONLY here. A team signs an OFFICIAL ASA roster. That means absolutely NOTHING until the PLAYER plays in an ASA qualifier. (make sure you understand what a qualifier is). Now once that kid plays in a qualifier with the team they signed the roster, they are LOCKED IN ON THAT TEAM for all future ASA CHAMPIONSHIP play... no matter what the coach does or does not do. There is NO SUCH THING AS A PLAYER release. That player is locked on that team for the rest of the season in regards to championship play for all ASA TOURNEYS. Your local ASA association can not release a player, the coach can not release a player, they are LOCKED.
I to am only talking about ASA and I think we are saying the same thing. Remember in the older age groups the season is so short, by the time a player would leave rosters would normally be locked. I would think if you start late May and locked rosters Mid June it would be hard to quit a team in that few weeks. With the younger age group teams who start playing in feb or Mar if they leave mid season we are normally talking late April to mid May. If you try and add a player to your roster at that point and she is on another roster an error message comes up and you can not finish adding her. Which is why her coach can not ad that player to his roster until the coach from the other team has removed her from his or her roster. What I was saying is if her old coach is trying to hold her from playing or being added to the new roster by not removing her or releasing her it is as simple as contacting your local ASA office to get her released from that old coaches roster.Iluvblue wrote:If player A signs that roster and then leaves the team without playing in any qualifier, they can then go to another team and sign a roster and they are fine. Forget the cards, that has nothing to do with keeping a player or letting them go. It is used to show they are registerd and have insurance.
I bring up player card for your exact reason. It proves the player is registered and insured. If you have an issue with a coach not releasing a player right away it is the only way for her new team to prove she is ASA registered and insured. During any ASA tournament prior to locking in If a roster check is requested by the opposing coach and you can not prove all players are ASA registered and insured the team is forced to forfeit. This has happened this last year and I am sure will happen again. If you leave before the team plays in a qualifier you still need the card to turn in at the qualifier with the signed roster.As for Championship play once your team is done and you would like to play for another team at say Nationals as a pick up player you need the card. Yes you can get temp cards, a new card or print the player page from the ASA site but it would be a lot less headache if you have the card. Just saying be proactive and get one of your daughters player cards. There is a reason ASA gives out 2 and it not so the coach has 2 copies.
Players can not be held from leaving a team but can be suspended from play after joining a new roster if they have not returned team equipment or if they have failed to pay team fees prior to leaving an org. Only after going through the proper steps of an ASA hearing.
