DEFINITION OF ‘CLUB’
- A “club” is defined as an organization providing soccer to youth players that is either a direct member of MSYSA or that registers players with MSYSA through an affiliated member.
- At no time shall an affiliated member who functions as a “scheduling” league also be considered a club.
- In the case where a club sets up one or more satellite clubs in the state, those satellite clubs may only be considered part of the main club for the purposes of the MSYSA JR State Cup if the teams and players from the satellite are registered in the same GotSport account as the main club.
- The only exception to C above is if all the following criteria is met:
- The main club and satellite club have the same Board of Directors
- The main club and satellite club have the same Tax ID Number
- The main club and satellite club are in the same MSYSA District as determined by the MSYSA Board of Directors.
- All teams from within a “club” must have similarly designed uniforms with identical colors, logos, and other acceptable identifying marks.