| Type of Incident: | Ethics |
| Date of Incident: | 2025-03-02 |
| Time of Incident: | 09:20:00 |
| Location of Incident: | Morgan Hill Complex - Copa Surf |
| Home Team: | US Club |
| Visiting Team: | Valley Surf - B10 Academy II |
| Age Group and Gender: | U15B |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Valley Surf - B10 Academy II |
| Incident Summary: | Allegation that a Manteca Rangers guest played with Valley Surf in a tournament. Valley Surf subsequently requested the player's USClub release, which USClub granted. The player is now playing with Valley Surf. |
| Comments: | It is a violation of NorCal rules for a player registered with 1 club to play for another club at a tournament without the written permission of the DOC of the club at which the player is registered. As a result of having the player play at a tournament without permission and then recruiting that player to the team, the coach of the Valley Surf team, Miguel Alvarez, is suspended 4 games - 2 for having the player play at a tournament without current club DOC permission and 2 for subsequently having the player join the team outside the tryout window. The PAD Committee does not intervene in disputes over fees. |