IMPORTANT INFORMATION - FALL 2023 REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Initial FALL 2023 Registration requirements will be due on Friday August 11, 2023. All organizations are required to submit this registration which includes (1) Initial Upload of Player Registration data to Sports Connect system, (2) completed Fee Submission Form, and (3) Initial Payment.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All member organizations MUST submit an initial Fall registration before the start of any Fall soccer activity. This would ensure that all participating Fall members are properly insured during sanctioned soccer activities. If you do not plan to have any Fall soccer, please simply email an update of your intentions to Rachel Woo (rwoo@mayouthsoccer.org).
Annual Leadership Reports. All leadership information must be kept up to date as changes are made. Please complete the online Annual Leadership Report (Click Here)
Final Fall Registration will be due on Friday October 27, 2023. All organizations are required to submit this registration which includes (1) Final Upload of Player Registration data to Sports Connect (2) completed Fee Submission Form reflecting player/coach additions, and (3) Final Payment by October 27. If the organization does not have any adds to their registrations after the August 11th date, an email to Rachel Woo (rwoo@mayouthsoccer.org) with this notice is requested.
REQUIREMENTS FOR FALL 2023 REGISTRATION SUBMISSIONS
1) We require proper upload of player registration files in mandatory excel format to US Soccer Connect.
To align with the U.S. Soccer player age groups, Mass Youth Soccer has updated the Town Travel (Grade Based) age groups, which required the play level to be changed to Town Travel (Grade-Based) and the code to be changed to TG. The play level code of TG must be used for Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 Town Travel player registration data uploads.
Member organizations that use Sports Connect Club as their registration platform should properly integrate their system with U.S. Youth and Mass Youth Soccer. The video and help guide linked below will explain how to properly integrate your registration program which will allow your data to go directly to Mass Youth Soccer.
Should you choose not to use the integrated registration function, please notify Rachel Woo.
URL to Sports Connect: https://mayouthsoccer.sportsaffinity.com/
Do not include adults in the uploaded data. All adults will be verified through the required Adult Registration Process.
2) Fee Submission Form emailed to Rachel Woo. Please note that the Fee Submission Form includes a certification by the registrar that the facts and figures contained in the registration database being submitted are true and accurate and that ALL of the individuals involved in the organization are being properly registered. (rwoo@mayouthsoccer.org). Click Here for Fee Submission Form
Even though adult data is not included in the player upload, all adults must be accurately recorded in the Fee Submission Form. You must pay for registration fee for all adults.
(Per Player Fee is $22, Per Adult Fee is $22)
3) Initial payment for player and adult registrations to accompany initial submission.
4) Final data upload, form and payment for all additional player and adult registrations after the initial submission must be received no later than Friday October 27, 2023. (Note only to list new additional members on the fee form when submitting additional registration information).
REGISTRATION DATABASE
Each youth soccer organization in the state must compile and maintain a registration database. Most organizations appoint a Registrar to oversee all such registration functions. The database will contain identifying information for each individual involved in the organization.
COMPILING THE REGISTRATION DATABASE
Due to new requirements from US Soccer’s implementation of their National Data Center and the convergence to Sports Connect we must receive more information than needed in the past. Certain U.S. Soccer questions have been added, but are not required (Country of Birth, Country of Citizenship and Played Abroad). One parent email address is now required.
URL to Sports Connect: https://mayouthsoccer.sportsaffinity.com/
In order to upload player file, you will need administrator access privileges to access the upload module in Sports Connect. Please contact rwoo@mayouthsoccer.org if you require assistance.
More details on how to create the Excel file can be found by clicking the following links:
PAYING ONLINE OPTION
If your organization prefers, instead of mailing in a check payable to Massachusetts Youth Soccer to Rachel Woo at Massachusetts Youth Soccer, 512 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, MA 01523 as noted on the fee submission form, online payments via a credit card may be made. Click on the line below to access this page. Even though the form is named “Team” it is also used for town/club fee submission payments.
Team Registration and Payment Form (to pay on-line)
DEADLINES
Initial Fall 2023 Registration requirements will be due on Friday August 11, 2023.
Final Fall 2023 Registration report and fees will be due on Friday October 27, 2023.