How are OPDL rosters built: full-time players, developmental players and the U13 pool?

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U14-U17 full-time (FT) players: a Licence Holder submits a list of a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 20 registered players per team. FT players are committed to the Licence Holder until the end of the OPDL season. Any player not submitted to theopdl.com is ineligible to play in OPDL matches. U13: there are no full-time players, only a team placement. The Licence Holder keeps a player pool of at least 24 players, and the whole pool trains together under OPDL standards whatever game day destination (OPDL, IModel or District) each player has. The U13 OPDL game day roster is a maximum of 18 and a minimum of 12 players (14 recommended), picked from the pool. A U12 player needs fast tracking to take part in U13 OPDL. Developmental Players (DP): they train regularly with the OPDL team but play regularly with a regional team. For 2026 they are players born 2012 (U14), 2011 (U15), 2010 (U16) and 2009 (U17) registered with a regional team of that age group. A DP can play at most 6 OPDL games per season. No more than 4 DPs can be on a game day roster, and there is no limit on how many a team carries. DPs cannot play in the OPDL Cup, playoffs, Trillium Cup or Gary Miller Charity Shield. A DP can change to full-time once a season and cannot go back. DPs sign an OPDL Commitment Letter and may be charged team or assessment fees. Source: OPDL Operational Rules, March 2026 (sections 12, 22 and 23).