Recruitment Rules
By placing your club into the PDF San Antonio your club is considered to be in automatic acceptance of the PDF League Rules, Policies and Procedures. The PDF philosophy is that a league should exist to complement the player development that is happening at the club level.
The PDF is designed to provide the most appropriate environment for game play to assist the elite clubs in San Antonio to provide the optimal development environment for their players. As such, all participants must conduct themselves to the highest standard at all times.
Adult Participants, Coaches and Spectators (Parents):
Are expected to be role models for the young players involved in this league and should exhibit good sporting behavior regardless of result.
In addition to the PDF League’s stated bylaws, rules and policies the PDF has introduced a code of ethics to cover the recruiting of players:
Coaches are not allowed to contact any players from another PDF club during regular season play.
Contact may only be initiated by a coach during the stated time frame for tryouts.If a player initiates contact with a coach during regular season play, the coach must ask the player if they are committed to another PDF club. If so, then the player will be asked to inform their current club of their intent to tryout for another club before any further action may be taken. Players may not attend training sessions as a "guest" while playing for another PDF club. The PDF expectation is that clubs will communicate clearly and honorably through this process.
The official League date for contacting a player to tryout will be after the last league game, typically around May 1 each calendar year.