U20 / U23 Development

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PLAYER REGISTRATION INFO and REQUIREMENTS

2010 Summer Season (revised 3/1/2010)

AGE REQUIREMENTS for 2010 Season

ADULT U-20 players: players born ON or AFTER August 1, 1989

ADULT U-23 players: players born ON or AFTER August 1, 1986

U-20/U-23 TEAM AFFILIATION to NJSA

Each U20 or U23 team wishing to participate in the U20/U23 NJSA development Program must fill out a NJSA TEAM APPLICATION (form NJ-2103).

This form will be provided to you by the NJSA Development Program.

The cost of affiliating a U20/U23 team to the NJSA for the 2010 Summer Season is as follows:

	$50.00 as the NJSA Team State Affiliation fee
	$25.00 per ADULT player being registered to play for the U20/U23 team
	$15.00 per YOUTH player (WITH PROOF OF YOUTH REGISTRATION) being registered to play for the U20/U23 team
	$15.00 for PLAYERS REGISTERED WITH AN ADULT TEAM DURING THE 08/09 SEASON (WITH VERIFICATION FROM NJSA REGISTRAR).

The above fees will cover membership to the NJSA, USASA and USSF and will provide Liability and Medical Insurance coverage as offered by the United States Adult Soccer Assoc.

Please note that in addition to the above NJSA fees, the NJSA U20/U23 Development Program, will add other administrative fees to the above State Fees.

See such program’s prospectus for details.

U20/U23 PLAYER REGISTRATION

ALL players must be registered with the NJSA (Adult) Registrar or Assistant

U20/U23 teams MUST register its players by contacting:

Ellen Varsallona at (609) 587-9265

ALL players in a U20/U23 team MUST be registered with the NJSA by presenting the following:

	A filled out Player Registration Form.
	An Adult USASA division player card signed by the player with a recent facial photo.
	Copy of a document which gives PROOF of AGE (birth certificate, driver's license, etc…)
	Copy of a Document which shows the player's LAST FOUR DIGITS of the SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN card, Pay stub, Tax papers, etc ...)
	Copy of the YOUTH PASS if registering a Youth player (to get the discounted registration fee).
	The proper registration fee ($25 for adult or $15 for Youth with copy of Youth pass, or $15 for player registered during the current season with an adult team in the NJSA)

For ALL forms where a signature is required (other than the player pass), the PARENT or LEGAL GUARDIAN must sign if such player is Under 18 years of age.

Players that played in the NJSA U20/U23 Development Program in previous years (returning players) may have gone thru the identification process and may have a pass already made. To make sure that a player has already gone thru the identification process, each team manager MUST submit a list of their players to the NJSA office before they register a new player.

In order to register a player that was already identified in the U20/U23 Development program, a team must present the following:

	A filled out Player Registration Form.
	The proper registration fee ($25 or $15 depending on the player current registration status)

ALL teams are required to submit a list of the players that are going to be registered during the season, in order to validate the need of documentation for a player and to verify that if pass is already existing for such player.

Please e-mail such list to: u20u23_info@yahoo.com

YOUTH PLAYERS (U-19 AND UNDER) THAT WISH TO PLAY IN A U20/U23 ADULT TEAM

No player under the age of 16 should be encouraged to play in this program.

Any Youth Player CURRENTLY registered with a YOUTH team (being members of the USYSA or US Club Soccer or Super-Y League), that wishes to play in an U20/U23 Adult team, can do so by properly registering and obtaining an Adult pass.

Since the NJSA U20/U23 Development Program is an ADULT program, ALL youth players MUST be registered as ADULT players in order to be insured while playing in this Adult program.

The Youth medical insurance will NOT cover Youth players while playing in an Adult event.

To register a Youth player follow the same instructions as registering an Adult player.

A Youth player that is currently registered with a Youth team in one of the Youth programs named above, must show copy of his Youth pass in order to get the discounted Youth registration fee.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS

The NJSA U20/U23 Development Program allows to register an UNLIMITED number of players during the season, but no more than 18 players are allowed to participate in any given game.

For the U-20 and U-23 State/National Cups, a U20 or U23 team CANNOT have more than 22 players on the team roster (see roster requirements below) which will be FROZEN according to the competition's deadlines (currently at the Regional finals). Therefore a U20/U23 team that wins the regional final cannot add any player until it has completed its participation in the Cup (the National finals).　

U20/U23 STATE and NATIONAL CUPS

A team that wishes to participate in the NJSA State and National Cups, must be a registered member of the NJSA during the current season, either as a U20/U23 Development Program or as a registered team in a NJSA affiliated league.

There is an entry fee of $250 to participate, but teams participating in the U20/U23 NJSA Development Program, receive a rebate of $100, therefore they pay only $150.

In order to enter the U20/U23 NJSA State Cup and subsequent National Cups, a team MUST submit an Application to enter the U20/U23 State and National Cup as well as the proper fee to the proper organizing authority BEFORE the deadline.

All players must be registered with the NJSA (Adult) Registrar or Assistant. (see Player Registration rules above).

All players must have Adult Player Passes issued from the NJSA Registrar or Assistant. A recent COLOR facial photo is required on all passes. Player signatures are required on the passes and must match the names listed on the roster. Passes must be completed in ink or ball point pen. Check that the passes are free of errors.

STATE/NATIONAL CUPS ROSTER REQUIREMENTS

A TEAM ROSTER is required ONLY for the purpose of participating in the U20/U23 Cups at the Regional and National level.

Such roster can be changed up to until the Regional Finals.

No roster is necessary for the NJ Cups at the State level.

The NJSA uses the individual registration forms filled by each player as proof of registration.

Blank ROSTER Forms will be mailed to the State Champions teams that will advance to the regional level.

Rosters must be typed or neatly printed.

Make sure to match the ID number on the Player Pass with the number on the Roster.

Check also the name of the player in both the roster and the player pass, as well as the date of birth.

This Roster must be validated by the NJSA (Adult) Registrar or Assistant.