Teams play two games per weekend, in the same location, at different times, morning & afternoon.
January 4, 11, & 18th with January 25th as a rainout reschedule date
February 1 & 8 with February 22nd as a rainout reschedule date. February 15th is a holiday weekend.
Bill Meyer League - Winter Travel Recreational Teams
Season Playing Rules
Tryout Documentation
HOW DO TEAMS ENTER
DISCIPLINARY RULES
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The entry fee is a non-refundable fee, as follows, for Cal North Affiliated Leagues:
$400 Per Team
Referee must immediately send Send Off Report Form to :
When form is completed, take a picture of completed form and email to the above email address.
Ejected Party: Download and print the following PDF form
Red Card Verification Report Form
When form is completed, take a picture of completed form and email to the above email address.
Shanon Gallant
sgallant@calnorth.org
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To ensure success in tryouts, it is best to be prepared for them in advance. Working on potential tryout drills during the season will help a player in the tryouts, and help their skill level during the season.
The Bill Meyer Winter League are District 8 Paper Teams for boys and girls in the U8 through U14 age group that allow players to participate in a higher level of soccer than played in the District VIII, fall recreational season, in an affiliated District VIII league. Play in BML season allows recreational players to travel to other cities to play. They get to play against opponents that they have not seen all season, the travel is new, the opponents are new, and it all brings a new level of excitement. This is all to encourage the recreational player to continue playing, taking them toward a future of their choosing for soccer play.
Players are only eligible if they:
- Were currently registered recreational players for the fall recreational season with
District VIII affiliated leagues. - Soccer aged players 8-9 for U10 (younger players may not play up).
- Have not been rostered on any competitive team during the past season.
- No new player registration is allowed for this league.
Age group are as follows: Boys & Girls, U8 through U14 Age Matrix, and the season
runs from approximately January to March
Bill Meyer League
TOURNAMENT
Season Starts January, 2025
WEEKEND GAMES PLAYED
INCLUDE: Team entry frees (make entry checks out to District 8),
Field availability and restrictions, (dates and times)
Maps must accompany the entry form.
Submissions that are not postmarked by the deadline will be charged a late fee of $50 per team. Team entries received after TBD will be accepted or rejected at the District's discretion. There is a $50 fee for any game dropped by a team. Refer questions by email to Shanon Gallant: sgallant@calnorth.org
TEAM ROSTERS AND PHOTOS FOR PASSES MUST BE IN THE REGISTRATION DATABASE FOR APPROVAL BY THE DISTRICT 8 REGISTRAR BY TBD. (COACHES/ASSISTANTS MUST HAVE DOJ/CYSA BACKGROUND CLEARANCE PRIOR TO APPROVAL, and have taken the on-line Introduction to Safety & Safesport courses) Yes, this applies to a 'team mother' also!
Shanon Gallant
sgallant@calnorth.org
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In the event of a tournament rainout, league standings will be used to determine winners in each age group.
Bill Meyer Coordinator:
Email:
NOTE: Application will be updated for 2025 when tournament cost and other information is provided, for updating.
WHERE IS IT HELD
Games are played throughout District 8. Each league with teams entered should be able to provide a reasonable amount of fields accordingly to the number of teams you enter and be available for 3-4 games a day per field. Fields must have rest rooms. The host team provides and pays for referees. Teams not providing fields/referees may have to defray costs of the providing team.
WHAT IS THE COST
Tryout Videos
Date: March 1-2, 2025
Location: Mary Grogan Community Park, Modesto
BML CHARACTISTICS
All games are played under DISTRICT VIII rules
LEAGUE RULES DO NOT APPLY TO BML GAMES
At the end of the BML season, a two day end-of-season tournament is held.
Preparing For BML Tryouts
U10, U12, and U14 – Offside and direct kicks are called per FIFA rules
U8 – No Offside, no direct kicks
https://youtu.be/0qk7LfdW8Mc?t=56
https://youtu.be/HslmWLAoFRY?t=19
https://youtu.be/uXxp_8VWv-I?t=60 NOTE: This video has some very important information that should be considered by any BML participant.
DISTRICT 8 REGISTRAR APRROVED CREDENTIALS (PLAYER PASSES, 1601 FORMS, AND ROSTER) MUST BE WITH THE COACH OR ASSISTANT COACH AT ALL PRACTICES AND GAMES (LEAGUE GAMES AND TOURNAMENT PLAY)