In order to host a Tournament, an organization must be affiliated with Mass Youth Soccer. It must also complete all of the required documentation (see below) and obtain Tournament Approval from Mass Youth Soccer. The required documentation must be emailed to Maureen LaRoche at mlaroche@mayouthsoccer.org. An organization seeking Tournament Approval shall not advertise or solicit teams for the Tournament until it has received approval from Mass Youth Soccer. If for any reason an oreganization does not receive Tournament Approval, teams and players will not be covered uner Mass Youth Soccer insurance policies.
REQUIRED FORMS
Here is a Host a Tournmanent Checklist and the forms that are required. Please complete all of the forms and submit them to the Mass Youth Soccer office at mlaroche@mayouthsoccer.org. The forms are given in both WORD and PDF formats.
RECOMMENDED DEFINITIONS OF TEAMS
In the APPLICATION TO HOST A TOURNAMENT there is a column entitled “Type(s) of Team Accepted”. This designation is intended to identify the playing level of the teams that will be accepted to that tournament. All tournaments sanctioned by Mass Youth Soccer must use the US Youth Soccer team definitions in order to ensure consistency in how the terms are applied. In addition, the code depicting playing level is intended to ensure that no team is mismatched for the tournament in question.
Questions about the applicability of your team to the codes and descriptions provided must be directed to the Tournament Director of the tournament you are considering not to Mass Youth Soccer. In addition, Coaches or Team Managers are encouraged to check the “Type(s) of Teams Accepted” column in the Application to Host a Tournament form when considering out-of-state tournaments.
The following descriptions correspond to the “Type(s) of Team Accepted” code that appears on the APPLICATION TO HOST A TOURNAMENT. If more than one code letter appears in the listing, it means that the tournament will accept teams representing all identified categories.
PLEASE NOTE: The definitions and designations of teams has been changed/symplified by U.S. Youth Soccer. Please use the new designations for Applications to Host a Tournament submitted to Mass Youth Soccer after June 15, 2011.
DEFINITIONS OF TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS AND TEAMS
(Place corresponding letter in appropriate space on application.)
TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS
UT Unrestricted Tournament: A tournament that is open to all Federation affiliated participants. Any tournament that allows international participants must be an Unrestricted Tournament.
RT Restricted Tournament: A tournament that is open only to members of US Youth Soccer and its State Associations.
TYPES OF TEAMS
SELECT TEAMS (teams formed by a selection or tryout process):
S1 generally a team which competes at the highest level of play in a state or region
S2 generally a team which competes at other than the highest level of play in a state or region
S3 generally a team which competes in a local area or state
TOURNAMENT SELECT TEAMS
S4 a team which is put together for the sole purpose of playing in a tournament or other sanctioned non-league competition, whose roster includes select players who are members of one club.
RECREATIONAL TEAMS
RT a team which was formed in a random nature without regard to players’ abilities.
US YOUTH SOCCER ODP TEAMS
ODP TEAM: the official US Youth Soccer Olympic Development team of US Youth Soccer, any of its regions, a State Association, an Affiliate, other Organization Member, or any district or geographical subdivisions thereof.
NATIONALTEAMS
NATIONAL TEAM: the official national team of US Soccer or any other member of FIFA.