Player Movement Philosophy

The Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) prioritizes the development of our players and strives to create the best possible environments for their growth. Our Player Movement Guidelines are designed to ensure transparency for players, families, clubs, and leagues, fostering an atmosphere of trust and clarity.

We believe in putting the player first, empowering them to make informed decisions about their soccer development. Our guidelines are crafted to ensure that players are aware of all available pathways, allowing them to choose the one that best aligns with their needs and ambitions. Additionally, these guidelines help clubs guide and safeguard player choices effectively.

Our Player Movement Guidelines emphasize the importance of stability in a player's development environment. Players are encouraged to spend at least half of the season in the same environment, as consistency is crucial for their growth and development.

By adhering to these principles, the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League aims to support and nurture the aspirations of our players, ensuring they have the best opportunities to succeed and thrive in their soccer journeys.

Overview

The following player movement policy is effective for 2024-2025 Season.

Once registered in gotsport and paid for by the club, players are committed to their clubs for the entire CJSL 24/25 season, with the following exceptions as outlined below.

1. A player may change clubs during the season if (1) CJSL approves the move; and (2) the move is made during the Open Player Transfer Window

Clubs must engage in open, transparent, and respectful communication during all Player Movement communications or exchanges, including the following:

Written (email) communication between clubs is required for all in-season movement.
The requesting club must contact the player's current club before there is any communication with the player or their parent/guardian.
A player release form must be filled out by the new club and approved by the existing club during the player movement period.
CJSL reserves the right to intervene at any time during the CJSL Player Movement Period.

Clubs can report any disputes or violations of the Player Movement Guidelines to CJSL: dimitried@cjslsoccer.com

2. During the season, CJSL at its sole and absolute discretion-may grant a player's request to leave their current CJSL Club and register with a different club outside of the Player Movement Period under certain special circumstances:

Player development and lack of playing time is proven
Relationship between player and club is proven to be negative where the player is not included in games, tournaments, training sessions.

No Player release will be granted if a player has a financial obligation to the current club that has not been fulfilled (ex. tuition dues, uniform dues, tournament dues, etc) or if the player leaving the current club causes the current club to not have insufficient number of players to field a team for games.

Calendar

July 1: Player Registration Open Transfer Window

Players are free to register with any CJSL club where the player registration is effective August 1st.
Once a player is fully registered and approved for a club in GotSport, they cannot register with a different CJSL club until the Player Movement Period opens again.

September 14 - December 31: Closed Window

CJSL clubs cannot initiate communication with players or recruit players registered with another CJSL club during this period and must wait for the Open Period to open January 1st.
Clubs can communicate with each other to express interest/arrange a trial for a player once the closed period ends but absolutely no communication with the player can take place until the Closed Period is over.

January 1-February 28: Player Movement Period Open Transfer Window

CJSL clubs must ask any players registering or attending a tryout or trial if they are registered to another CJSL club.
CJSL Clubs can request a player release from a different CJSL club as long as communication is made first with the current club and all financial obligations are met by the player and no current team hardship to field a team is evident.
For a player to move from one CJSL club to another in the Player Movement Period, they must be released from their current club via the player release form.

March 1-June 30th: Closed Transfer Window

CJSL clubs cannot initiate communication with players or recruit players registered with another CJSL club during this period and must wait for the Open Period to open July 1st.
Clubs can communicate with each other to express interest/arrange a trial for a player once the closed period ends but absolutely no communication with the player can take place until the Closed Period is over.

Player Movement Policy