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Team Manager Handbook

Team managers should be familiar with MYSA's Team Manager Handbook:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. My Account Navigation
2. Completing Team Set-Up
3. Team Roster Management
4. Scheduling
5. Game Scoring
6. Travel Requests/Rosters
7. Apply to Tournaments 
8. Background Check Instructions

Reschedules

Coaches and managers are reminded to be familiar with their club’s rescheduling policies prior to any rescheduling.

Incorrect scores can be reported to ashleysicheneder@mnyouthsoccer.org.

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Game Days

MYSA League Team requirements for check-in:

  • Teams MUST have jersey numbers and pictures entered in Affinity prior to the game or could risk forfeiting the game.
  • Teams should be checked in using their digital player passes. Teams CANNOT use physical printed passes to check-in for MYSA League games and referees should not demand these nor a printed photo roster.
  • Teams should have a mobile device on hand to show digital player passes if the referee crew cannot provide one.

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Checklist

  1. Know all your club contacts: President, Registrar, Field Coordinator, Referee Assignor/Coordinator.
  2. Always call your opponent a few days prior to the scheduled date to confirm game time, location, etc. Constant communication is key. If weather creates a question of whether the game is going to be played or not, this could save a lot of unnecessary drive time.
  3. Make yourself easily available (cell phone, email) especially important on game day.
  4. Always have a copy of a list of team members, parents, and other managers in your league including their phone numbers and email addresses.
  5. List of important dates (i.e. registration, tournaments, travel permits).
  6. Directions to fields. If any of the information is incomplete, then contact the manager from the team you are going to play.
  7. Bring your official photo roster to each and every game.
  8. Know the MYSA Weather Policy for heat, cold and lightning, the referee has the final decision on the field. 

Club Pass

The objective of a Club Pass is to provide more flexibility to move players among teams based on individual player development and team needs.

  • The Club Pass offers clubs the opportunity to tailor a player's experience based on who they are, not just to which team they’ve been assigned.
  • Player development can be improved by varying the challenges players encounter at any given time, as opposed to locking a player onto one team for an entire season or year with limited play up opportunities.
  • Players are still registered to teams, but the rule allows for up to 5 players to be “club passed” in any game for which they are age-eligible.

Travel Notification

Out-of-State Travel Notification

Team managers obtain out-of-state travel documents by completing or editing the Travel Notification in their teams current US Soccer Connect access. Instructions can be found in the Team Manager Handbook.

International Travel Instructions

  1. Team managers complete a Travel Notification in their teams current MYSA Affinity access. Please note the Travel Notification should include any guest players that will be rostered.

  2. Email the PDF of the Travel Notification to ashleysicheneder@mnyouthsoccer.org who will review, and if approved, will return the PDF for presentation to U.S. Soccer.

  3. Used the approved form and submit within the required U.S. Soccer Procedure and Application to Travel to an International Youth Match or Tournament.

Questions? Contact Ashley Sicheneder at ashleysicheneder@mnyouthsoccer.org.