Modification and Special Provisions A. The CYSA Board of Directors, District Commissioner or District Commissioner designee may review and change the classification of any team to a higher classification registered in the District. The basis of such review may be: 1. according to the team's relative strength in its playing league. 2. upon written request of the team's playing league. 3. upon written request of the director of a tournament in which the team participated. 4. upon written request of the team. B. A team will not lose their normal classification on the basis of participating in a tournament as an official "fill-in" team. C. No team will be qualified for CYSA Cup play, other than State Cup, if they have participated in a play at a higher classification than the classification of the Cup they are entering, unless the Board of Directors has granted prior approval for a team to participate at a higher classification in a district playing league based on the determination that such approval is necessary to establish or maintain a viable playing league in the district. D. Players that originally start to play on a team but must transfer to a team of a lower classification due to bona fide reasons may still be eligible to participate in CYSA Cup play with their new team only with the approvals of the player's league and District Commissioner. E. Teams from newly formed leagues (as distinguished from newly affiliated leagues) may all be classified as Recreational during their first seasonal year and may annually apply, upon recommendation of their District Commissioner, for further dispensation. PIM 09-4 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CYSA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 1. An individual must register with a CYSA affiliated league for a specific seasonal year using form 1601. 2. The CYSA membership fees for the registered individual for the specified seasonal year must be paid by the affiliated league to CYSA in accordance with CYSA procedures. 3. The individual must be rostered on a CYSA team for the specified seasonal year and participating with a CYSA team on a regular basis during that seasonal year. 4. The CYSA team on which individual is rostered must play in a recognized CYSA league for the specified seasonal year. 5. Placement of an individual on a CYSA roster solely for the purpose of establishing the individual's eligibility for CYSA benefits and programs is prohibited. 6. The creation by an affiliated league of a playing league or other form or type of league solely for the purpose of establishing a team's or individual's eligibility for CYSA benefits and programs is prohibited and participation in such a league will not confer on or be considered in determining eligibility for any program, cup, or event. 7. Failure to fulfill the requirements of CYSA membership will result in the immediate revocation of CYSA membership benefits and the team's and/or individual's eligibility to participate in CYSA programs. PIM 08-1 (Rev. 04/2011) CYSA PROGRAMS PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS In order to be able to play in any CYSA Cup or any CYSA sanctioned tournament, a team participating using CYSA credentials must play in a CYSA affiliated league established and operated for purposes other than creating or establishing eligibility solely for cup or tournament play.
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