Policy: House League Team Placement Requests

To ensure that all house league teams are reasonably competitive against each other, the club uses the following criteria to set team rosters:

• Age
• Skill level
• Family relationships (siblings together unless informed otherwise)
• Parent volunteers
• Sponsorship connection

Accordingly, SC Toronto does not accept team placement requests.

We understand that players often want to be on the same team as their friends. However, we find that players also like to play against their friends. Playing against friends helps keep the competition fun and friendly.

We also understand that getting to and from games and practices may be a problem for some parents and players. Therefore, we suggest:

• Wait until the teams are set — the players might be assigned to the same team.
• Consider walking, cycling or taking the TTC.
• At the first session of the program, talk with the parents of other players on the team who you might be able to carpool with.
• Arrange carpooling with the parent of a player from another team. For most divisions, all games and practices for the division take place at the same location within a short one or two-hour window.

In order to ensure an adequate number of team officials for each team, and to promote team balance, SC Toronto does not accept coach pairing requests. Coaching against friends helps keeps the competition fun and friendly. 

Playing on a team that loses almost all of its games, sometimes by large margins, is not fun. By your 3rd game, the club will consider the need to re-balance the teams in each division, so that the teams are reasonably competitive against each other. The club reserves the right to move any player to any other team at any time in order to promote team balance. By registering for one of the club’s programs, parents and players acknowledge the club’s sole rights in this matter, and agree to abide by any such roster changes.