Team Roster (please review our roster guidelines before submitting):
You will now manage the following tasks from the roster menu:
Tournament Roster
Online Balance Due Payment Option
Required Hotel Lodging Information, if applicable
Dormitory Housing List
Transportation Request (Dorm teams only)
NSC Liability Parents Waiver:
Before you pick up that phone, check here for important roster and general tournament information. Many of your questions will be answered immediately…no matter what time of day or night!
Preliminary roster is due June 1, 2008. Roster changes may continue until 1400 on Wednesday, July 9 for the Weekend tournament and Sunday, July 13 for the Week-long tournament.
Addresses required. Player addresses are directly linked to the NSC Liability Waiver as required by the State of Minnesota. Final rosters are printed prior to Final Team Check-in as noted above and will NOT reflect addresses.
A unique jersey number is required for each player; no jersey sharing permitted.
Provide each player’s primary position on final roster.
ALL guest players must be identified on the roster.
Provide parents with the tournament ID number for this task. Players are not permitted to participate in the tournament without a completed NSC Waiver on file.
You may monitor the progress of your parents by selecting View Roster from the online roster menu. The WV column stands for Waiver. Each time a parent completes the online waiver, an ‘X’ is displayed in this column to the left of the player’s name.
Waivers are tracked to each player’s address, not the parent’s email address. Therefore, a parent may complete the online waiver from any computer!
3. Provide a copy of your team’s official state roster as verification of rostered players, birth dates and registration with your state association. Fax: 763.785.3660
4. Obtain guest player loan form for any guest player that is not on your official state team roster.
If you have secured a player from the Schwan’s USA CUP Guest Player Program, add this player to your roster. The payment, liability waiver and permission-to-travel will be collected by the tournament for you.
If you have secured a guest player from Minnesota, simply add this player to your roster.
If you have secured a guest player that is not on your official state team roster, direct the player to contact his/her state association or province for obtaining permission-to-travel to this tournament. Once permission-to-travel has been received, forward the document to the tournament and add this player to your roster. Players will not be permitted to play without permission-to-travel on file prior to final team check-in.Fax:763.785.3660
All players must be currently registered with a USSF or FIFA-affiliated association and possess a current youth player pass.
Guest Player Limit: 6 guest players may be rostered per team. For a complete explanation regarding guest players, see Rules.
5. Provide a copy of your team’s approved Permission-to-Travel. Fax: 763.785.3660
Contact your state association for the permission-to-travel form.
6. Player fees are payable by Visa, MasterCard, check, money order or cash. Team payment only; no individual payments.
To pay by Visa or MasterCard, use the online Balance Due Payment option (available in the Roster menu).
If you are paying by check or money order:
Make payment payable to either Schwan’s USA CUP Weekend or Schwan’s USA CUP.
Record your tournament ID number on check or money order.
If you are paying by cash, office hours are Monday-Friday, 0900-1700. The main office is located in the Administration Building on the NSC campus; enter the building from parking lot B off Davenport Street and proceed to level 2.
No invoice will be sent to your team.
For player fee breakdown, visit our fees section. Player fees are determined by the number of players on your roster.
Provide the name, city and phone number of the hotel (use the Roster menu to submit this information). Update as needed.
Hotel contact information is used in an emergency. In the event that we are not able to contact you using your cell phone, we will contact you at the hotel.
The National Sports Center is also required by the State of Minnesota to track for economic impact. Did you know that the National Sports Center is second only to the Mall of America for economic impact and the number of annual visitors?
Complete the online dormitory housing list (use the Roster menu to submit this information).
Preliminary dormitory housing lists are due June 1. Final dormitory housing lists must be received no later than June 13. Any additions to the housing list are not guaranteed after June 13.
Individuals dropping from the dormitory housing list July 1 will not be refunded the housing fee; player fees will be refunded.
Dormitory assignments will be posted online June 23.
Special requests are not guaranteed and will be fulfilled if possible based on date of application.
9. Transportation Request - Dormitory Teams Only
If your team requires complimentary transportation between point of arrival and dormitory at the beginning and end of the tournament, complete the online transportation request (use the Roster menu to submit this information).
Update the transportation request as changes occur in your travel schedule.
10. Player passes are required for play.
Youth player passes are required at Final Team Check-in and at the start of each game.
MYSA player passes, AYSO, SAY, USYS, US Club Soccer player passes or Canadian booklets/province player cards are accepted for your guest players.
Copies of player passes are not accepted.
11. Print the rules. Coaches are responsible for knowing the rules in advance. Express concerns prior to the start of each game.
12. Print the Activities Packet. Check out all that USA CUP has to offer!
Taking place during the tournament, The NSC Sports Event Symposium will show you how to map your event's future by learning from the experts at the largest amateur sports and meeting facility in the world.
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