NEW TEAMS
We love welcoming new teams into BAASL and are super excited of your interest in joining our wonderful community! We currently have 100+ teams and offer a variety of soccer leagues and formats including women’s, men’s, coed/mixed, indoor 5v5, outdoor 8v8 on half field and 11v11 on full field. Below is everything you need to know about registration and meeting the minimum requirements to play in BAASL.
Registration
To register your team, visit www.baasl.org, and select “Register to Play” from the options in the top right corner. Sign up as a “Team Captain” and include your team’s name and color. Ex: Boss Babies (red). Recent BAASL teams in Good Standing have priority registration up until 2 weeks prior to the league’s start date for 5v5 and 8v8 leagues and 4 weeks for 11v11 leagues. Once confirmed, a nonrefundable deposit is due to hold your spot in the league: $100 for 5v5 and 8v8 and $200 for 11v11. In order to confirm your team, full payment is required and due one week before the league’s start date for 5v5 and 8v8 and two weeks for 11v11. Zelle is the preferred payment method. Use “Bay Area Adult Soccer League” and (510) 900-9559. Please note that some leagues have a selection process or other requirement for joining.
Forfeit Deposit
A forfeit deposit is required at the time of registration. Teams must provide at least 24 hours notice to the league of a planned forfeit. Teams will lose their deposit if less than 24 hours are given. Team returning to play that met the requirement can use a special user code to carry over the deposit into the next season. View complete information on the forfeit deposit policy HERE.
Invites
The next step is to use Leagueapps to send “invites” to your players. You’ll need their email addresses. From your Dashboard click your team name, roster, manage/add players, and enter emails. The terms may vary according to your browser and device. Here are video instructions on how to send an invite. Once your players are fully registered, you can easily copy over their player profile into the following season instead of sending an invite all over again. All players are required to complete the BAASL waiver for eligibility to play. This waiver is already included in the registration process. Therefore, if a player is rostered, they have completed their waiver.
Photos
Photos are required for each player profile. They must be clear headshots (no Facebook photos, etc). A screenshot works best rather than a high resolution photo. From Leagueapps go to your Dashboard and click Edit Profile to upload your photo. Be sure to click Save at the bottom. Here are instructions on how to upload a photo. Captains are encouraged to add a team logo into their team profile.
Roster
The roster max is 13 players for 5v5, 15 players for 8v8 and 30 for 11v11. You can add players up until the week prior to playoffs but cannot add players after that. Only admins can remove players. To remove a player, send a text/email to BAASL - info@baasl.org and (510) 900-9559. Once you remove a player, they cannot be re-added to the season.
Viewing Opponent Rosters
All players can view an opponent team rosters in Leagueapps. Once signed in, click on the Schedule link, then click on your opponent team’s name, then click on Roster.
Team Captains
Teams can have more than one captain and names must be communicated to the league so that they can be designated in the Leagueapps system.
Uniforms/Jerseys
BAASL requests for all teams to wear same-color tops (jerseys/shirts/pinnies) with a number on the back designated to a player for the season. Players can update their jersey number directly within their player profile.
Free Agents
BAASL registers free agents every season and sends out the free agent list to captains within the week of the league’s starting date. If you need additional players throughout the season, please don’t hesitate to request the free agent list at any time.
Schedules
Season schedules are posted at least a week ahead of time and can be viewed at the above “Schedule and Standings” link (mysoccerleague.com version) and also in Leagueapps profiles. All players will receive a weekly automated e-mail reminder of the game time, location and opponent for the upcoming game.
Communication
Captains and players may use LeagueApps online features to message teammates via “Communication Boards.” There are a variety of other platforms that captains use to manage their teams include TeamSnap, Teamer and a host of others.
Rules
Teams are responsible for knowing the League Rules and Code of Conduct. Complete rules can be reviewed using the above link “Rules.”
Tips for Team Management
Whether you are a new or returning team, the best advice is to strive for team consistency. Teams should seek players who consistently attend matches and make every effort to play together regularly - whether through league matches or practices/pick-up games. The best teams maintain positive communication and productive feedback during their games, and even find time to hang out together outside of soccer.
Notes on League Formats
In 8v8 leagues, a maximum of 8 players, including the goalkeeper, are allowed on the field at one time. In Coed leagues, 3 of these 8 players must be female, (or two females and one male designated player*). To avoid a forfeit, at least 5 players (of which at least 1 must be a female) are required to play the game. A team must play short one player if they have only one female player on game day.
In 5v5 leagues, a maximum of 5 players, including the goalkeeper, are allowed on the field at one time. In Coed leagues, 1 of these 5 players must be female. To avoid a forfeit, at least 3 players (of which at least 1 must be a female) are required to play the game.
In an outdoor 11v11 game, a maximum of 11 players, including the goalkeeper, are allowed on the field at one time. In Coed leagues, 5 of these 11 players must be female (or four females and one male designated player*). To avoid a forfeit, at least 7 players, including a goalkeeper and at least one female, are required to play the game.
*A "Designated Player" (DP) is a male player 44 or older. The designated player rule is not to be interpreted, directly or indirectly, as an assessment of an individual's abilities or a means to discriminate against any particular player or group of players. The purpose of the designated player rule is to create diversity and allow team managers flexibility in filling their team rosters and reducing the possibility of a team forfeit due to a lack of eligible players.
Privacy Policy
Neither Bay Area Adult Soccer League ("BAASL"), baasl.leagueapps.com, nor www.mysoccerleague.com, will sell or release your information to third parties. All personal information is used for BAASL internal purposes only.
