2025 Tournament Sanctioning Information: Click Here
Tournament Sanctioning
| SANCTIONING DEADLINE: | Tournament Sanctioning materials with payment are due by February 1st each year. Sanctioning requests/materials received after the deadline will be subject to nonrefundable late fees. |
| COST OF SANCTIONING: | The cost of tournament sanctioning is $250 per year. Sanctioning requests made after February 1st are $750 ($250 fee + $500 late fee). |
| SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT ADVERTISING: | All tournaments receive a complimentary listing on The Tournament Center website. Additionally, tournaments may purchase advertising medias through MSYSA (i.e. Website exposure, E-mail Blasts, Mailing Lists, Magazine Advertisements, etc.). Contact Ryan Theisen for more information about advertising opportunities. |
| HOW TO GET SANCTIONED: | Click here for Policies, Procedures, and a Checklist |
SANCTIONING LINKS:
| Apply for Tournament Sanctioning |
| How to Submit an Online Sanctioning Application – NEW tournaments |
| PREVIOUSLY SANCTIONED |
| Pay for Tournament Sanctioning |
| MSYSA Tournament Rules Template (Word Doc) (updated 1.7.21) |
| A list of all MSYSA Sanctioned tournaments can be found here: https://htgsports.net/tournamentcenter.aspx |
| HOSTING INTERNATIONAL TEAMS: | US Soccer has updated their international teams hosting application to be completely online. For instructions please click here. |
| HOSTING FRIENDLY GAMES: | Please email rtheisen@michiganyouthsoccer.org for more information. Click here for Policies, Procedures, and a Checklist |
| TOURNAMENT ONLY TEAMS: | Click here for information and submission instructions |
INSURANCE REMINDER MSYSA provides sanctioned tournaments general liability insurance at no cost. All MSYSA affiliated teams who participate in MSYSA sanctioned tournaments will also be provided secondary medical insurance*. Any/all teams not affiliated with MSYSA must provide or carry their own medical insurance to MSYSA sanctioned tournaments. MSYSA strongly recommends that its sanctioned tournaments require that non-MSYSA teams show proof of medical insurance. For US Youth Soccer affiliated teams, a Permission to Travel or Notification form approved by their home state association is usually sufficient.
*Secondary medical insurance extended to affiliated tournaments and their participants WILL NOT cover any potential COVID-related claims as COVID is considered an illness and not an injury or accident.