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.
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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
A Guest Player 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.
Contact your club registrar for the Guest Player Form
Interstate Permission Form
PDFThis form is used in the following situations:
- Players who reside in NC who want to play with an out of state team in a tournament
- Players who reside outside of NC who want to guest play with an NCYSA team for a tournament
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about player registration, passes, transfers, and more.
Each local association registers its players with NCYSA. Passes and rosters are now created electronically. As part of a player’s registration, supplemental insurance is provided should a player incur an injury in a NCYSA/USYS sanctioned event.
NCYSA issues new electronic 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.
Any time a player needs to leave a team during the seasonal year, the parent needs to contact the coach first and then log in to PlayMetrics to obtain a release form.
Once processed, the parents will receive a confirmation email. The player and parent may not talk with or participate with a new NCYSA association until parents receive this email. The player may be subject to additional fees if the player was a classic player moving to a classic team in another association. Contact the local registrar for information.
Yes, but there are restrictions as to the gender, age group, and level of play. Communicate with your club registrar for NCYSA eligibility guidelines.
A player may play with two NCYSA teams in the same day but may not play more than two games a day. Teams registered with non-NCYSA organizations are not included under this rule.
This includes US citizens born on foreign soil.
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.
Once an approval has been received from US Soccer Federation and FIFA, the player is NOT required to refile, unless they play outside the US.
Players are no longer required to complete an Interstate Permission form for league play.
However, if a player was a rostered player on an NCS Cup team in another state in the fall, the player may not participate in NCYSA’s NCS Cup in the spring.
It is important to communicate with your club registrar when registering from out-of-state.
The guest coach should contact the player’s regular coach first to ensure that the player’s team does not have a prior commitment. Some clubs may not allow their players to guest play for another club.
The registrar for the guest team will fill out a guest player request and send it to the other club. The team on which the player will play must be a registered team with a USYS member.
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, such as US Club Soccer, AYSO, GA, etc.
Questions About Registration?
Contact Lisa Nellis or Wendy Burns with questions. Remember to check with your club registrar first!