COVID-19 Sub Policy

Spring 2021 Update: Please note that due to the uncertainties around new team sport restrictions from the Alberta Government, registrations for subs for the spring season are not yet open.

Alberta Health mandates that all sport cohorts, aka your division of teams, be restricted to a maximum of 50 people. Additionally, at this time players are limited to participating in just one cohort. This means that for most leagues, subs outside of your team roster are very limited!

With these limitations, we are doing the best we can to still ensure all teams can play games each week:

  • We are working towards getting designated subs for each league. Once a division has committed subs lined up, the contact information will be shared with team captains.
  • We strongly encourage all teams who have not reached roster capacity to recruit a sub or two to add to the roster.
  • When possible, we have scheduled teams from the same division to play at that the same facility, in back-to-back timeslots to allow teams within the same cohort to share players.

All teams need to ensure they have a committed core of players who can attend all the games, and take advantage of the full roster capacity. Roster caps, and limited subbing options are all required to ensure we are following AHS guidelines to safely sport during COVID.

Becoming a Sub

  • You must NOT already be participating in an ESSC league.
  • With each league getting assigned an average of 2 subs, there is a strong chance you will receive a call to play every week!
  • To register as a sub head to MyESSC:
    • Login to MyESSC
    • In the sub-menu, click 'Subs' and then 'Register As A Sub'

Using Unregistered Subs

  • Teams using subs that are not confirmed on a team's roster, or approved by ESSC office are in violation of Return to Play Guidelines and risk suspension and/or fines

Requesting a Sub

  • Please refer to the flow chart below before submitting a sub request to the office.
  • If you decide you need to submit a sub request this is done through your “Current Registration” in MyESSC.

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