REGISTRATION OVERVIEW
Everything you need to know about player registration, forms, and processes for NCYSA member associations.
Welcome to the NCYSA Registration page. Browse the forms and documents below, along with frequently asked questions to guide you through the registration process.
Please contact Lisa Nellis or Wendy Burns with questions regarding registration.
Registration Forms & Resources
Downloadable forms, age charts, and required documents for player registration.
Age Chart
PDFThis is the chart used by US Youth Soccer and NCYSA to determine the registration age group for players.
2026-27 Age Chart | 2026-27 Age Determination Chart: Seasonal Year
NCYSA Waiver
PDFThe NCYSA waiver must be completed each seasonal year for players in Academy, Challenge, and Classic. Associations may require a copy for recreational players.
International Clearance
FIFA and US Soccer requires completion of an International Clearance for all foreign born and foreign born/US citizens. Once completed, it will be good for the player’s soccer career in the US. Parents should contact their local head registrar for more information and supporting documents/forms required.
Contact your local head registrar for forms
Guest Player Form for Out of Association Player
PDFThis form is used when an NCYSA registered player in one NCYSA association wishes to guest play in a tournament/friendlies/training with a team in a different NCYSA association during the seasonal year. Guest players are not allowed for league play. This is also not used when the player or team is out of NC — Interstate Permission is then used.
Interstate Permission Form
PDFThis form is used for the following situations:
- Players who reside in NC:
- Want to play their league season for a team in another state
- Want to play with an out of state team in a tournament
- Will be relocating (e.g. family moving) to another state
- Players who reside outside of NC:
- Want to play their league season with an NCYSA team
- Want to guest play with an NCYSA team for a tournament
- Have moved or will move to NC and currently registered to another state
- Want to tryout/participate in ODP in NC
Eligibility Clearance, Youth/Senior
PDFTo be completed if a youth player wishes to play an unlimited number of adult games and still retain his/her youth eligibility. For players who have not reached their 19th birthday before Dec. 31 of the current seasonal year.
College-Student Athlete
PDFIn our awareness of the NCAA rules relating to Outside Competition and how this could affect the student-athlete’s eligibility, every player currently playing for or has been recruited by a college to play in the fall of the seasonal year is REQUIRED to complete a Student-Athlete Eligibility Form and have it signed by the authorized official from their institution (head coach or NCAA Compliance Officer). This does not apply to college club teams, intramurals — teams not covered under NCAA rules.
Student-Athlete Eligibility Form | Student-Athlete Eligibility Letter
Additional Resources
Other registration-related pages and information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about player registration, passes, transfers, and more.
How is my son/daughter registered as a part of NCYSA?
Each local association registers its players with NCYSA. NCYSA produces the player passes and rosters and sends them to the local association. As part of a player’s registration, supplemental insurance is provided should a player incur an injury in a NCYSA/USYS sanctioned event.
What is the validation of a pass?
NCYSA issues new player passes to the association registrar each seasonal year. The manager will confirm with the registrar that the player’s name, photo, date of birth, and jersey number are accurate on the pass. Once that process is completed, the player is bound to that team for the seasonal year.
How can a player leave a team? We are moving across the state.
Any time a player needs to leave a team during the seasonal year, the parent needs to contact the coach first and then contact the registrar to obtain a release form. The release form must be signed by the parent and returned to the registrar. The registrar then sends the release to NCYSA for processing.
Once processed, the parents will receive a copy of the release and cover letter. The player and parent may not talk with or participate with a new NCYSA association until parents receive a copy of the processed release. The player may be subject to a 2-game sit out and additional fees if the player was a classic player moving to a classic team in another association. Parents should contact the local registrar for information.
Can a player play on more than one team?
Yes, but there are restrictions as to the gender, age group, and level of play, and it is dependent on the local association’s rules for dual rostering. A player may play with two teams in the same day but may not play more than two games a day.
My son/daughter was born outside of the US and I have been asked to complete additional paperwork. Why?
FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, requires that any foreign-born player must complete paperwork. This paperwork is sent only to US Soccer Federation and FIFA. Contact your local registrar for the proper forms to complete.
We live on the border of NC and another state. My son/daughter wishes to play in the other state for league play.
Players who wish to play league play in another state must complete an Interstate Permission Form and pay the fee of $10. The form may be obtained on the NCYSA website. Once the parent completes the form and makes the payment, NCYSA will then send the form to the other state for its approval.
Beginning with the 2020-21 season, payment may be made by credit card — parents will need to contact NCYSA for the payment link.
Note: Players wishing to play in another state for the fall but who wish to return to NC in the spring must complete the Interstate Permission form to return to NC. If the player was a rostered player on an NCS Cup team in the other state, the player may not participate in NCYSA NCS State Cup.
My son/daughter wants to guest play for a team from another NCYSA association in a tournament.
The guest coach should contact the player’s regular coach first to ensure that the player’s team does not have a prior commitment. The guest team will use the NCYSA Guest Player Form for Out of Association Players and have both coaches sign and the home association registrar stamp and sign the form. The team on which the player will play must be a registered team with a USYS member.
My son/daughter on an NCYSA team has been asked to guest play for a team outside of NC in a tournament.
The parent must complete the Interstate Permission Form and submit it to NCYSA. NCYSA will send the form to the guest team’s state association for its approval.
Note: Parents must make sure that the guest team is a US Youth Soccer team and not registered through another youth organization.
Questions About Registration?
Contact Lisa Nellis or Wendy Burns with questions. Remember to check with your local registrar first!