TSS - How to Join & General Rules

How to Join?

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/9b3gmKFtfE
Head over to #✍️register-here and press the button to sign up!
Press the GET STATUS button to confirm your info.
Once your application is reviewed, a staff member will contact you. Please provide all trackers.
If accepted, you will be placed into the free-agent pool and can be signed by any team during a transfer window.
If you're a solo player, try reaching out to different teams for tryouts or directly contacting captains and organization managers.
Topshot Summit Series is a bring-your-own-team league. You can have a premade roster or find players in the Free Agent pool. All players must be added to the FA pool to be eligible for a team.

General Rules

Hate speech of any kind will not be tolerated.
No spamming anywhere; this includes text and voice channels.
Do not abuse the bots. Use appropriate channels.
No toxicity. Use common sense and get along with your fellow players and community members. Banter is fine, but don't overdo it.
As a player of Topshot Summit Series (TSS), you agree to use common sense and to follow any and all rules listed in this document, the TSS Discord, and all official documents of TSS. You also agree to abide by the Rocket League and Discord Terms Of Service. Any player under 18 years of age agrees that by signing up for TSS, you have parental consent to participate and compete in TSS.
Appropriate TSS Staff may add or modify rules at any time. League Commissioners have final say in all decisions.

League Play Rules

Matches must be played between Monday and Sunday of each week, and all replays must be submitted no later than 11:59 Eastern Standard Time on Sunday evening.
League play game-times are to be negotiated by opposing team captains and/or org managers. All matches are to take place between Monday and Sunday of each week. Once an agreement has been made, the day and time must be submitted to the TSS bot and agreed on by both parties with (instructions TBD) using US Eastern Time (EDT/EST).
Matches that are streamed on the TSS Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/twoleagueurlhere) will be played on Thursdays and Saturdays at 8:00 and 8:45 PM (EDT/EST). At 9:30 PM on each stream day, the stream will host a designated community caster with an official TSS followed by a Stream Announcement in the Discord.
If your team would like a chance to be streamed on the official channel, your matches must be scheduled during the above stream times.
All games should be played on US-East servers unless agreed upon by team captains.
A request to change servers must be done in between games and must be agreed upon by opposing captains and caster (if game is being streamed).
After a match time has been agreed upon by both captains, a change of match time requires both captains' approval. An org manager can override a captain in this situation.
Failure to agree to a match time by the conclusion of Wednesday of each week (EDT/EST) will result in a double forfeit. It will be the responsibility of either team to plead their case for a win over the other team for X reason. Any captain found to be lying about their availability to attempt to force a forfeit will be removed from the position and suspended from the league. We are here to play Rocket League.
Any team determined to be a PITA to schedule with due to negligence or lack of willingness to compromise will be removed from the league at the discretion of League Commissioners.
Any person spectating a match that is not a registered Topshot Summit Series caster (and casting said match) must be in the Discord #spectating channel.
If a team can't field a three-player roster within 15 minutes of the agreed start time, Game 1 will be forfeited. If the team still can't field a three-player roster 25 minutes from the match's start time, the entire series will be forfeited. In either forfeiture scenario, it's at the on-time team's discretion whether to accept the forfeit or reschedule the game/series.
No game shall start as a 2v3, 1v3, 2v2, 1v2, or 1v1.
You may only swap players in-between games, not during.
If a player disconnects after the first 30 seconds of a game, that game will be played out to its conclusion. If the same player returns during the game, they may rejoin.
A sub is not allowed to join during the game to replace a disconnected player.
If a player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of a game and no goals have been scored, the lobby will be reset. This must be brought up immediately by the team or caster needing to reset the lobby, before the first goal is scored.
If a player is still disconnected after the game has concluded, their team has 10 minutes to return the player to the lobby or field an eligible sub to replace them before the match is considered a forfeit.
Using the "Change Team" function to get back on defense or hand-pick kickoff positions before the countdown is not allowed. A disconnected player that must use the "Change Team" function to fix their game must wait until a goal is scored.
Any team that commits either act forfeits that game.
All replays must be saved for league matches. Replays will be uploaded in match chats for review.

Free Agent Subs

A team may use a free agent substitute four times during the regular season (four matches total), and a specific free agent may only be used once by a team. The sub's recorded MMR must be equal to or less than the player they are replacing. A team must field two rostered players at all times. The substitute must be reported and approved using TSS Bot.

Punishments

If any rules are found to be violated by members of this League in any setting related to TSS, punishments will be left to the discretion of the League Commissioners and Moderation Team.
Any punishment can be appealed through Modmail to then be reviewed by one of the Commissioners (please don't waste the Commissioners time).
If a player not approved for play with a team plays in a game, that game will be considered a forfeit. It is the team's responsibility to ensure all players are eligible.

Disclaimer

At the end of the day, everyone is here to play Rocket League and have a good time. Use common sense when interpreting rules and making decisions. If something you are considering doing or saying may lead to another player not enjoying the league, then don't do it. On the opposite side of the coin, banter is allowed. Do not be overly sensitive. This is at the discretion of the league commissioners.