I. PROCEDURES TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
1. Not later than the date established by the State Association or Affiliate for submitting an Application to Travel, the team must submit to its
State Association or Affiliate for approval—
(1) a completed Application To Travel; an incomplete application will be returned and considered as not having ever been
submitted;
(2) a Roster that has been signed, stamped, or both, by the appropriate registrar and includes all players and team officials;
(3) for the competition in which the team is to participate, a copy of the APPROVED Application to Host a Tournament or Games
(if hosted by an Organization Member of US Youth Soccer) or the approved hosting form used by (A) a member of an
Organization Member or the Organization Member itself that is not a member of US Youth Soccer, or (B) US Soccer; and
(4) any fees required by the State Association or Affiliate for processing the application.
2. The State Association or Affiliate is not required to approve any application not timely submitted. If an application is not timely
submitted, the State Association or Affiliate may accept the late filing of the application and charge a late fee. Consult the team’s State
Association or Affiliate for its specific policies and fees.
3. If the documents referred to in paragraph 1 are in order and in compliance with State Association or Affiliate requirements,
appropriate fees paid, and the team and the club or league of which the team is a member are in good standing, the State Association or
Affiliate shall approve the application. On approval, the State Association or Affiliate will return a copy of the approved application to the
team coach or manager.
II. PROCEDURES TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
1. Not later than the date established by the State Association or Affiliate for submitting an Application to Travel, the team must submit to its State
Association or Affiliate for approval—
(1) a completed Application To Travel; an incomplete application will be returned and considered as not having ever
been submitted;
(2) a copy of the official brochure, pamphlet, invitation, or other applicable material of the tournament or games host;
(3) 4 copies of the Roster that has been signed, stamped, or both, by the appropriate registrar and includes all players and
team officials;
(4) a copy of the completed US Soccer forms Application For Foreign Travel and Certification Regarding Compliance with the
Ted Stevens and Olympic Amateur Sports Act, submitted directly to US Soccer; and
(5) any fees required by the State Association or Affiliate for processing the application.
NOTE: WHEN TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, A TEAM MUST FILE 2 SETS OF APPLICATIONS AND HAVE BOTH APPROVED:
(1) A US YOUTH SOCCER APPLICATION TO TRAVEL, INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS, MUST BE FILED WITH ITS STATE ASSOCIATION OR
AFFILIATE AND APPROVED BY THE STATE ASSOCIATION OR AFFILIATE, AND (2) A US SOCCER APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL
AND CERTIFICATION MUST BE FILED WITH US SOCCER AND APPROVED BY US SOCCER. BOTH APPLICATIONS MUST BE APPROVED
BEFORE A TEAM MAY TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
2. The State Association or Affiliate is not required to approve any application not timely submitted. If an application is not timely
submitted, the State Association or Affiliate may accept the late filing of the application and charge a late fee. Consult the team’s State
Association or Affiliate for its specific policies and fees.
3. If the documents referred to in paragraph 1 are in order and in compliance with State Association or Affiliate requirements, appropriate fees
paid, and the team and the club or league of which the team is a member are in good standing, the State Association or Affiliate shall approve the
application. On approval, the State Association or Affiliate will return a copy of the approved application to the team coach or manager.
RECOMMENDED DEFINITIONS OF TEAMS (Place corresponding letter in appropriate space on application.):
A
INTRA-CLUB TOURNAMENT TEAM: a team which is put together for the sole purpose of playing in a tournament or other sanctioned non-league
competition, whose roster includes only players who are members of one club.
INTER-CLUB TOURNAMENT TEAM: a team which is put together for the sole purpose of playing in a tournament or other sanctioned non-league
B
competition, whose roster includes players who are members of more than one club.
C
RECREATIONAL TEAM: a team which participates in a RECREATIONAL LEAGUE.
D
RECREATIONAL PLUS TEAM: a team which participates in a RECREATIONAL PLUS LEAGUE.
E
RECREATIONAL ALL-STAR TEAM: an INTRA-CLUB TOURNAMENT TEAM whose roster only includes players selected from teams which
participate in the same RECREATIONAL or RECREATIONAL PLUS LEAGUE.
CLASSIC TEAM: a team which participates in a CLASSIC LEAGUE.
F
LEAGUE TEAM: a team which participates in regularly scheduled league play.
G
H
PREMIER TEAM: a team which participates in a PREMIER LEAGUE.
I
SELECT TEAM: the official SELECT (all-star) TEAM of US Youth Soccer, any of its regions, a State Association, an Affiliate, other Organization
Member, or any district or geographical subdivisions thereof, or any league.
J
OTHER: attached description of team if it does not fit any of the above definitions
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