North Oakville Men's Touch Football Association
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

This Fall League was formed in 1981, with the addition of the Winter League in 2003. The Executive formulated and adopted principles on which to base the operation of the League. These principles are subject to change from time to time as decided upon by the current League Executive.

1. The main purpose of the Association is to promote fun and friendship in the community of Oakville through touch football.
2. The Association is an independent, self-supporting group. However, this does not preclude seeking donations or sponsorships from companies for trophies, League equipment or other miscellaneous freebies.
3. The Association will not attempt to produce a profit through the operation of the League or any other Association events. Events not directly related to touch football will be priced so as to generate sufficient profit to fund the League's initial financial needs in the following season of operation. Profits from such events will only be used to defray costs of the League's operations.
4. In order to promote even and fair competition, the players will be re-drafted on a fair and equitable basis for each season.
5. In the further interest of promoting fun and friendship, there will not be any selection of "All-Stars" in the Association.
6. The Association will not grow any larger than eight teams per season (Fall or Winter).
7. To encourage full participation, every player on every team must play at least half of every game that he attends. In other words, playing both ways is not permitted unless the team is playing at under its full complement of players, and no player is to be denied the equivalent of full playing time on either offence or defence. This applies to all regular League games and playoff games. Any infraction of this rule will result in game forfeiture. The game referee is the sole judge of the infraction.
8. The Fall League season will be August to November; the Winter League season will be January to May.
9. Members of the Association from previous years are guaranteed preferential membership in the Association commensurate with the timely payment of their fees as noted on the registration forms.
10. There will be a minimum age of 30 for new members of the Association. In the event of playing vacancies after the adherence to this principle, the League may accept younger players in the sole and unfettered judgement of the Executive.
11. No player will be allowed to play without receipt of a properly completed and signed waiver.
12. Playing infractions, depending on the seriousness, may lead to disciplinary measures that could lead to suspension or explusion from the league.