2020 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!! EXTENDED TO SPRING '21!!!!

The waves couldn’t meet the minimum player standards per the release. Not sure what that number is or if it’s injury based or covid positives or just tracing based. But it Pepperdine has a lot of positives they won’t be playing Sunday vs UCLA either.
 
I can’t imagine a team playing a game, especially after not playing in a full calendar year, with less that 14 and that’s cutting it close.
 
full90 said:
I can’t imagine a team playing a game, especially after not playing in a full calendar year, with less that 14 and that’s cutting it close.
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I think there is a specific policy or rule on minimum roster size - I know that USD’s release on its cancellation with UCLA made reference to inability to meet “minimum roster standards”. I’d expect it to be even more than the 14 you note - imagine if a game goes into double OT.
 
The ncaa minimum is 7 and I know some conferences (like the pac 12) are using that number for covid minimums. I’m guessing tho that internally a coaching staff wouldn’t play a game below 15 or 14 and will use whatever excuse necessary to not play if they are less than that even if the covid minimum is 7.
 
full90 said:
The ncaa minimum is 7 and I know some conferences (like the pac 12) are using that number for covid minimums. I’m guessing tho that internally a coaching staff wouldn’t play a game below 15 or 14 and will use whatever excuse necessary to not play if they are less than that even if the covid minimum is 7.
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Do you see that posted somewhere (I’ve been looking and can’t find anything but I certainly may have missed it)? I don’t mean the modified on-field LOTG (which I recognize permits a game to start w/7 players (3.1)) but something overarching because I cannot imagine that the NCAA or any conference would allow a team to travel if one team only had 7 players available. Pac-12 basketball and football have/had specific policies on a minimum standard:

Football:

“The Pac-12 has established minimum thresholds to play a football game of at least 53 scholarship players available to participate and the following minimum number of position scholarship players available to begin a game: seven (7) offensive linemen, one (1) quarterback and four (4) defensive linemen. Each institution shall provide a complete roster by position to the Conference office prior to the season. The impacted institution has the option to play the game with fewer than the 53 scholarship players or fewer than the minimum number of position players listed above if it elects to do so. Otherwise, upon approval by the Commissioner, the game would be rescheduled or declared a no contest.”

Basketball:

”The Pac-12 has established a minimum roster count with which a team is considered available to play a scheduled basketball game: at least seven (7) scholarship players and one (1) countable coach available to participate. If a team has fewer than the minimum roster available for a scheduled game, the impacted institution may elect to play the game with fewer than the minimum roster seven (7) scholarship players. Otherwise, upon review and approval by the Commissioner, the game may be rescheduled or declared a no contest. In all cases cancellation, postponement and rescheduling of a contest will be decided by the Conference in consultation with the participating teams and the Pac-12 medical advisory group.”

I’d expect soccer to have similar standards - 14 or 16 or something like that.
 
I don’t know if it’s posted anywhere but I’ve heard Pac-12 minimum is 16 including two GKs available. When Pac-12 schools play non conference schools, they have to meet that standard also. I am sure it’s not easy as most schools roster is smaller than usual to begin with during this spring season
 
The NCAA minimum is 7. It’s in the rules. You can view them by downloading the file.
Pac 12 is also 7 and no mention of gk, but like I said I’m sure there’s a behind the scenes agreement that it wouldn’t be less than 14/15 or whatever. But officially it’s 7. That will never ever happen.
 
Another loss 3-1 to CBU. New coach same results.
Can someone help me understand the problem here?
 
full90 said:
The NCAA minimum is 7. It’s in the rules. You can view them by downloading the file.
Pac 12 is also 7 and no mention of gk, but like I said I’m sure there’s a behind the scenes agreement that it wouldn’t be less than 14/15 or whatever. But officially it’s 7. That will never ever happen.
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The rules to start a match is 7. Its 3.1 I think under the NCAA rules. Just like it’s 11 for football and 5 for hoops (presumably; not sure if there is an odd rule about starting with 4). But the Pac-12 had its own rules for football and has its own rules for basketball about numbers or players dressed (and the scholarship status of those players) that go beyond what’s required on the field to blow the whistle. The pac published those. I’d expect that something like that exists for soccer - not just an behind the scenes agreement but an analogous policy. I’d expect that for many other of the team sports. And I’d guess it will be published at some point.
 
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