Winter League

4x4

UPDATED SCHEDULE

FINAL 2024/25 Schedule

Season Details

1 night /week
- The first game night will be November 9th
Who can register:
- Graduating U17, Junior B2, B1, A, Senior C, B, A, and any intown NLL players that want to participate
Season:

12 weeks of total play

2 exhibition games in the first week
16 regular season games
6 playoff games

Players are expected to attend each game
Coaches MUST be notified if a player is unable to attend
Games will be scheduled over the Christmas break
Game night will be Saturday and Sunday - Jr/Sr early evening for all Regular season and Playoff games

Teams Details

You register as a PLAYER or a Goalie and are placed on a team
6 teams max total

MAXIMUM 17 players on each roster - including 2 goalies /team

Spots are filled on a first come first serve basis
Limit of 6 Goalies
Each Jr/Sr team has a ‘Coach’ who is also a player and is expected to play
NLL players will be evenly spread amongst the teams (if available)

E-transfers must accompany registrations to be considered registered and the player placed on a team
Payment will be held and NOT cashed until it is determined there are enough teams to allow the league to run
Teams will be evenly made up of 2 players from each division

Until all 17 positions are filled

All attempts will be made to have 2 out of town players on each team to accommodate for carpooling
Teams will be put together with equal talent in mind
After the 3rd week of regular season play, team leveling may take place
Remember THIS IS FOR FUN …and bragging rights!

Game Details

5 min warm-up - 30min game for 1st two games each night

Games are 2 - 15 min periods
3min between games to get on and off the floor
Goalies can switch at the period change or play a full game on rotation- TBD by the goalies themselves
4 runners and 1 goalie on the floor at all times

The first 2 games are considered 'exhibition' and will not count toward league standings
Regular season and playoff games will take place on weekends (Saturday/Sunday evenings for Jr/Sr) at the Henk Ruys Soccer Center
Players are required to wear the reversible SWAT pinnie and goalies will provide their jersey
Player stats for goals/assists are posted weekly on social media
Game schedules are posted each week, for the next week, on social media

SUBS: Should a team find themselves with less than 2 full lines of runners, registered players from other teams can be substituted onto the team to bring the total number of runners to 10.
Substituted players must be registered players and in attendance on that evening's game night

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Payment will be held until it is determined there are enough players registered to proceed with the league
Once payment is accepted an email will go out notifying you of the expectations of each player and the team the player will be on
Once payment is accepted there will be NO refunds provided

Contact com@saskswat.com should you have any questions

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Current Games Days and Times - Subject to change

We are working with the facility to secure the final few game days
Junior/Senior - we may shift some December time into January and add Playoffs
We may shift some of the December game days to January - should availability allow

Winter League 4x4 RULES

Faceoff only at the start of each period
2 - 10min periods per game
2-minute break between periods
All penalties result in a penalty shot
After a goal the scoring team must fall back to the red line they may not cross this line until all players have crossed over and the ball has been blown in (this may happen before all players have crossed and in this event, the players still have to fall back)
Dives and Air-Gaits/Dunks are allowed, but if contact is made with the goaltender or post/net before a goal is scored the Goal is called off
Diving directly into the goalie is a goalie interference penalty
When possession is changed by a possession call, all opposition players must fall to the Blue line before being able to re-enter the zone(players must wait for a whistle if it is a possession call from the referee
The ball must clear past the red line within 8 seconds of gaining possession and must not go back over
On penalty shots, the player starts at center and all other players must be ready along the boards. Once the shot is taken play will start as if there was a goal with players falling back to the red line
All Penalty shots will be taken at the end of each game - if the score is close enough to change the winner or tie the game
Players must not hit behind the net where the soccer nets are in the wall (if this happens there should be an illegal crosscheck 2 min or 5 minutes based on the severity)
Fighting is an instant kick-out for the entirety of the night, and depending on if it is the first offense
Teams will be given 2pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, zero for a loss
PLAYOFF TIE BREAKER::At the end of the 2 periods of play, a shootout will determine the winning team. 3 players will be selected for the shootout before the shootout. Each player will have 1 shot on the opposing goalie per round, subsequent rounds may be needed to determine the winner, a round of sudden death shootouts will occur with each team having 1 shooter each. Shooters must be a new bench player. Sudden death continues until a winner is determined