The MSWSL is very excited to announce a partnership with ACCEL Physiotherapy and Sport Performance Centre for sponsorship of the League's 2012 inaugural fair play cup, to be titled the ACCEL Sport Centre Fair Play Cup.  The ACCEL Centre have generously agreed to provide funding for prizes for the winners and the players recognized as fair play team players.  The ACCEL Sport Centre Fair Play Cup will not only extend the season for teams looking for additional playing time through August, but will both promote and recognize teams and players for supporting the League's underpinning principles of fair play and sporting competition — principles shared by the ACCEL Centre.   

As we all know, injuries are often a by-product of high performance soccer. Effective intervention for such injuries often includes physiotherapy, chiropractic and massage therapy.

The ACCEL Centre is an integrated sports injury and rehabilitation facility that is unique to Atlantic Canada. Along with physiotherapy, other professional services include: chiropractic, massage therapy, sport specific strength and conditioning, sport medicine, orthotics, orthopaedic bracing, and mental performance and sport nutrition consultation.

The benefits to MSWSL players seeking care at the ACCEL Centre include:

-       access to physiotherapy, chiropractic and massage therapy within 24 hours of calling for an appointment; and
-       extended clinic hours that include both early morning and evening treatments.
 

To provide even more health promotional opportunities, the ACCEL Centre will offer the following product discounts to MSWSL members until December 31, 2012:

-       10% off 60 minute (1 hour) massage therapy sessions;
-       10% off sport therapy products (excluding bracing); and
-       10% off strength and conditioning programs (on individual packages of 6 or more sessions).

I encourage you all to take advantage of the Centre's excellent services.  When contacting the ACCEL Centre, they ask that you please inform the front desk staff that you are a MSWSL player.  The ACCEL Centre is also open to all new clients such as family and friends. The ACCEL Centre can be reached at 446-4004 and is located at 3711 Joseph Howe Drive in Halifax.

 

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Fair Play Cup - How it works

1. Any team that does not qualify for the League Championship play-offs, or the Provincial Representatives play-offs, will be automatically entered into the Fair Play Cup competition and is guaranteed at least 3 games. Each team automatically entered will play 3 games before further games are added to the schedule. A team must play a minimum of 3 games in order to be eligible to win the Cup.

2. Any team that is eliminated from the play-offs may elect to join in the Fair Play Cup competition at any time by notifying the League, and will be guaranteed at least 1 game, which must be scheduled before any team plays a 4th game.

3. Any team that wishes to play games later than the Provincial weekend must notify the League in order to be scheduled for late August/September games.

4. Opponents will be randomly drawn from the total number of teams entered in the Cup.  However, if after the first round a team is drawn to play against an opponent they have already played during Cup competition, the next team drawn that they have not yet played will be their opponents.

5. Standings for the Fair Play Cup will be based on points, awarded in accordance with the following table, and divided by the number of games played by the team:

(*Plus the team forfeits any points awarded to them by the other team.)

Once averaged, additional points will be awarded as follows:

6. 6. For each game in the Cup competition, each team is required to report the fair play points for their opposing team to the League, in the manner determined by the League Executive.

   7. If 2 or more teams end up with the same amount of points in the standings, the higher standing will be decided:

      1. by deducting a point for every red or yellow card received during Cup competition;

      2. failing which, by deducting a point for any game forfeited during Cup competition and awarding a point for any game that the team stepped in as a substitute for a team that could not play as scheduled during Cup competition;

      3. failing which, the team with the least discipline points against it over the entire season will be highest;

      4. failing which, a draw from a hat will select the winner from amongst tied teams.

   8. The team with the most points as determined under this Rule will be declared the MSWSL Fair Play Cup Winner.

7. Fair Play Players

   1. For each game in the Cup competition, each team is required to nominate a player from the opposing team as the “fair player of the game”, in the manner determined by the League Executive.  The player nominated should be the player who best meets the fair play criteria.

   2. The players with the most fair player nominations will be recognized as members of the MSWSL Fair Player Team.

8. Fair Play Criteria

   1. The following are the fair play criteria and some examples of how they should be judged:

• Shows respect for opponents (positive attitudes, helping injured players, no unnecessarily rough play, no rude or offensive comments or gestures)

• Shows respect for game officials (accepting decisions without protest, no arguing with officials, no back-talk)

• Shows respect for teammates (encouraging teammates, staying positive, no negative criticisms, keeping up team spirit)

• Shows respect for the sport (arriving on time, assisting with nets and preparation for play, no time wasting, no play-acting, using ethical tactics, supporting the principles of fair play rather than win at all costs)

• Makes the game a positive experience (engaging in friendly chatter with opposition and game officials, attempting to defuse potential problems before they get out of hand, leading by example)