WELCOME TO THE KWSL

IMPORTANT UPCOMING 2024 DATES
 
FEB 1 – Website registration opens for any returning KWSL players or any players who are new but have already been selected to a team. These players pay their fees to their team reps and select their associated team on the website when they register.  If any individual players submit their fees to our KWSL Treasurer during this registration time (Feb 1-15), they will be declined. Fees must be paid to TEAM REPS  only!
 
2024 REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR SPARE LIST SIGN-UPS
 
 
2024 Season Fees
 
$175 for all players in Competitive and Open Divisions
$75 for all players in 35+ Divsion if this in the only divsion player is registering for.  ($50 registration fee plus $25 BC Soccer Insurance fee)
For 35+ Divsion, if a player is also playing on either a competitive or open team, then fees are only $50.
 
FEB 15 Registration closes for returning KWSL players.
 
FEB 16 – Website registration opens for any new players to KWSL – this includes those that want to enter the draft (don’t currently have a team assigned) or sign up to be on the spare list. Draft players will play on a single team. Spare list players may play on multiple teams throughout the season. These players will register on the website and submit their team fees to our  KWSL Treasurer. 
 
Fees for draft players for competitive and open divsions – $175. Fees for draft players for 35+ division  only – $75. Fees for spare list players $150 (this includes the $25 BC Soccer Insurance fee).
 
FEB 23  – Team Fees are to be etransfered by the Team Reps to the KWSL Treasurer by this date.
 
FEB 29 – Team Rep Meeting, Location – Heritage House – 6:30 pm
 
MAR 15 – Registration for draft players will close. Registration for the spare list will remain open throughout the season.
 
MAR 20 – Draft will take place for all divisions – Competitive, Open and 35+. Draft will take place at McArthur Island Sports Centre Building – meeting room 216. Draft will begin at 6:30 pm and further details will be sent to Team Reps.
 
SPARE LIST INFORMATION
Players will be able to sign up as a spare and be assigned to teams that are short players for specific games.  Game allocations may be for competitive divsion games or open divsion games, not 35+ divsion. Teams who know in advance they will be short for a game should contact the Spare List Coordinator 24 hours prior to game time.  The Spare List Coordinator is Ali Campmans and she can be contacted via text. Ali’s phone number will be sent to the team reps.
 
CAlling all referees – KWSL & KSRA To SPONSOR NEW REFS!
The Kamloops Soccer Referee’s Association (KSRA) has provided the following information for anyone 14 years of age and older who wants to become a referee. 
BC Soccer has approved and posted on the RefCentre website the Entry Level Soccer Referee course for Kamloops (KSRA) ahead of the 2024 outdoor season, and is now accepting registrations.  
 
Details and how to register:

For Entry Level, the prospective referee must be min 14 yrs old by Dec 31, 2024 

Register online here:  https://www.refcentre.com/BC/
 
Course consists of:

      -  17 self-guided online modules (estimated to take total of 7-10 hrs, must be completed prior to Feb 28th Zoom session)

      -  Zoom session, Weds February 28th, 6 – 8:30 pm (Instructor: Shannon Mazereeuw)

      -  On-field session, Sun March 10th, 8 – 11:30 am at Hillside Stadium, 944 Dalhousie Dr, Kamloops, BC V2C 6N6 (Instructor: Shannon Mazereeuw)

The Kamloops Soccer Referees’ Association (KSRA) is offering a Recruitment Incentive this year to any new prospective referees taking the upcoming Entry Level course which consists of:

  1.  50% reimbursement of the (~$130) course fee
  2.  KSRA will provide 1 free mentorship by an experienced official

Reimbursement will be provided upon:

  1.  successfully passing the course
  2.  attending min 1 of our Educational Sessions that are held throughout the season
  3.  and having officiated (referee and/or AR) a total of 15 games (which can be completed over 2 seasons if you wish)
 
In addition to the KSRA reimbursement of 50% of fees as listed above, for the second year in a row, the KWSL will also be providing a reimbursement to new referees.  The KWSL would like to actively support the recruitment and training of new referees.  In order to assist new referees with their associated costs (course registration, uniforms, gear etc), the KWSL is pleased to announce that they will provide $50 to the first 10 referees upon successful completion of their training.  This only applies to new referees and not those completing their refresher course.  

The current pay for referees in Kamloops is $70 per adult game as the head referee and $40 per game to be a linesperson for one of the adult league games.  In order to be considered for this $50 reimbursement, please contact the KWSL webmaster at kwslwebmaster@gmail.com to express your interest and provide proof of course completion.

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Apply to be the Commissioner for KWSL

Kamloops Women’s Soccer League is looking to fill the volunteer position of Commissioner. The Commissioner will be responsible for upholding the rules of the game (i.e. creating and chairing Discipline Committees, and handling communications with members as well as BC Soccer) in regards to discipline within the League as is required. For a more detailed description of the position, please see below.  An in depth knowledge of both BC Soccer rules and KWSL rules would be beneficial, but is not required in order to apply for this position. Please send your resumes to the KWSL President, Melissa Dunn, via email at kwslpresident@gmail.com

Commissioner:

The commissioner shall have the responsibility to uphold the laws of the game, the Bylaws set and the Rules and Regulations set out by the KWSL, and the guidelines on discipline set out by BC Soccer. All the correspondence and the communication regarding above responsibilities will be the duty of the Commissioner. When applicable and appropriate, the Commissioner will make a proposal to ratify a Discipline Committee to the Board of Directors and will resume the position as Chair of the Discipline Committee. Unlike typical appointment to the Board of Directors, specific for the Commissioner position will be determined by the Board members from applications received. The Commissioner will have no input or voting rights on the Board with the exception of matters pertaining to Discipline.