Requirement to Register

AYSO’s Standard Policies and Protocols, Article Seven, A.2 requires Regions to implement AYSO’s Standard Primary Program (Open Registration) on an annual basis, and to the best of their ability, participate year round in other various national programs available.

The AYSO National Bylaws, Section 1.04(c), AYSO Standard Regional Policies and Protocols, Article Four, Paragraph C, and AYSO National Policy Statement 3.7, require each Region to register its players and volunteers with AYSO’s official electronic system of record upon receipt and prior to the start of the membership year, or throughout the year as applicable.

As a member of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), AYSO is required to report its membership to USSF, soccer’s governing body in the United States, who in turn, is required to report individual players by ID number, to FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. In order to comply with this requirement, all players and volunteers must be registered in AYSO’s system of record.

AYSO provides registered players and volunteers with coverage under a Soccer Accident Insurance (SAI) plan and under a general liability insurance policy. However, if official notice of that registration is not made within the AYSO system of record, claims may be delayed or refused by the carrier. In such cases,

the AYSO National Organization would be obligated to pay the claim from its reserves, possibly jeopardizing the financial stability of the entire organization. Consequently, failure to conduct a formal registration or follow AYSO policies and procedures related to registration, may constitute grounds for removal of the Regional Commissioner, revocation of the Regional Charter, and the Region could be held responsible for payments made under the Soccer Accident Insurance program.

Under no circumstances should non-registered players or volunteers be allowed to participate in the program (either practice or play) because they are not covered by the SAI plan. Doing so would create an unacceptable risk and exposure to liability claims.

In order to provide a quality playing experience, a Region needs to know who its players are and that their parents/guardians have consented to have them participate. The Region needs to know how many players there will be, their ages, how to contact them and their families, and who to contact in the event of an emergency.