Guest & Player Forms

Individual Out of State League Play

Individual Out of State League Form. Email completed form to Julie Pearson, stateoffice@michiganyouthsoccer.org . Please allow 1-2 business days for processing.
For online payment for Individual Out of State League Play, please contact Julie Pearson, stateoffice@michiganyouthsoccer.org

Out-of-State players should not use the MSYSA guest player form. Please visit the US Youth Soccer State Association you reside within.

Guest Player for Tournament

MSYSA Guest Player Loan Form
The Tournament Center

Processed by The Tournament Center, use the Guest Player Loan Form when a player residing in Michigan will be playing in a tournament as a guest player for a team they are not normally registered to.

Players who are currently registered on a team and already have a valid Passcard with that team will only need to complete the Guest Player Loan Form. No payment or additional materials are required as they will not need a Guest Player Passcard - the player will use their Passcard from their original team.

There is a $25 fee for Guest Player Passcards. Please click here to pay.
To obtain a Guest Player Passcard the following should be sent to jpearson@michiganyouthsoccer.org
- Color headshot of player (similar to a passport photo)
- Proof of birth
- Completed copy of the Guest Player Loan form (from the Tournament Center)
- Completed copy of Parent/Athlete Concussion form. Click here
- Parent/Guardian first & last name, home address, phone number and email address

Please allow 1-2 business days for the processing of Guest Player Passcards. All paperwork for a Guest Player Passcard must be recieved by noon on Friday for any tournament play that weekend.

Notification To Travel

Required for teams traveling outside of Michigan for a tournament
>Instructions< (Processed by The Tournament Center) To access The Tournament Center or to register to use The Tournament Center CLICK HERE
If your team doesn’t have an assigned "Team ID" simply enter "MSYSA" where applicable.

Tournament Only Teams:
A Tournament Only Team is a team for the sole purpose of playing in tournament(s). All standard player registration and team rostering rules apply including age eligibility, roster size and coach requirements. Tournament only teams are valid for the seasonal year; expiring on July 31st.

Tournament Only Team Includes:
• MSYSA “Official” Approved Roster
• Player Passcards
• Team Official(s) Passcards
• Insurance

Instructions

1. Create the desired team as you would in GotSport under your club account.

a. Do not enroll the team in any 'event'. MSYSA will move the team into the 'Tournament Only Team' event after the below steps are completed.

b. If you do not have access to a GotSport club account, please contact Elizabeth Satterley to create the team esatterley @michiganyouthsoccer.org

c. For MSYSA-created TOTs, an excel spreadsheet with all pertinent player information is required. See screenshot for required columns. A template will be provided when you contact Elizabeth to create the team.

template

2. Documents required for players on a TOT to be submitted to MSYSA.

a. Proof of Birth for each player (e.g.: Birth Certificate, State Issued ID, Passport). Scan all players’ proof of birth in alphabetical order as one document in pdf format only.

b. Upload a color photo of each player in GotSport in their player profiles. If sending photos to MSYSA staff, please make sure each photo is .png or.jpg format and labeled with the players first and last name.

c. Parent/Athlete Acknowledgement Form for all players on the roster. Please scan signed forms for all players in alphabetical order as one document in pdf format only. Link to form: Click Here

3. Documents required for coaches/ managers on a TOT to be submitted to MSYSA.

a. Valid Risk Management card (from MSYSA background check) for all team officials on the roster

i. If your coach/ manager does not have a GotSport account, please contact esatterley@michiganyouthsoccer.org ASAP to create an account and begin this risk management process. It could take 10+ days to complete the background check. Keep this in mind when planning your timeline.

b. Valid CDC Heads-Up Concussion Certificate (CDC Heads-Up Concussion training must be taken every 3 years.)

c. Valid SafeSport certificate for any Team Official to be named on the roster. SafeSport needs to be re-taken yearly

i. NOTE: CDC Heads-Up Concussion training and SafeSport Training can be accessed through your GotSport coach or manager account

4. $250.00 payment paid by credit card. To pay online, please contact esatterley@michiganyouthsoccer.org or stateoffice@michiganyouthsoccer.org for the link.

5. Submit all above items to esatterley @michiganyouthsoccer.org

Please keep in mind:

· Players playing on a TOT roster can appear on other team/club rosters

· TOTs are not valid for league play/participation

· TOTs are valid for a seasonal year and it can be used as many times as needed throughout that seasonal year

· Tournament Only Player Passcards cannot be used as a “Club Passcarded” or “Guest Passcarded” player for league games.

· Tournament Only Teams may use Guest Players

· Players can be added or removed from a TOT at any time by emailing esatterley@michiganyouthsoccer.org at no additional cost.

· Tournament Only Teams traveling to out of state tournaments must complete the online submission for a Notification to Travel.

Youth Participation in Adult/Senior Games Registration: Printable Form

Please email the completed form to stateoffice@michiganyouthsoccer.org

International Clearance

The international clearance (ITC) process is only required for players registering with a club that has a professional affiliation (i.e., legal, financial, or de facto ties to a professional club). Clubs with teams participating in MLS Next are considered to have a professional affiliation. For those players registering with a pro affiliated club, the ITC process is required when a player is at least 10 years old and wishes to register with an affiliated club/team/league in the United States, if one or both of the following apply:

Player was born outside of the United States, including U.S. citizens born abroad.
Player previously registered to play soccer with a club/team/league outside of the United States.

As of February 2022, U.S. Soccer has updated the processes and forms required for international clearance.

MSYSA ITC Updates Memo – March 2, 2022

MSYSA International Clearance – this resource includes general information and a summary of updates (as of March 2022) regarding the international clearance process. Page 2 of this resource includes a graphic from U.S. Soccer which will help parents/players and club administrators determine which ITC process is applicable to the player. Page 3 includes a list of all the ITC processes, with a link for each process containing detailed instructions and the required form.

Forms and supporting documents should be submitted to MSYSA via email to itc@michiganyouthsoccer.org. Attachments must be in PDF format. Include the player’s name in the email subject line.

Please submit questions regarding international clearance via email to itc@michiganyouthsoccer.org.