Tournament Team Insurance
MEMBERS:
You are free to travel to any USSF member-sanctioned tournament that is unrestricted (open to all USSF member teams). Most tournaments are unrestricted. Your US Club Soccer insurance coverage applies in all cases.
If you need a letter to take to a USYS-sanctioned tournament confirming you are a US Club Soccer member and have insurance coverage, download a copy of form #C011 from the Members’ Only Web site.
NON-MEMBERS:
If you are not a member of US Club Soccer, but have been invited to attend a US Club Soccer-sanctioned tournament, and either cannot obtain insurance coverage or travel permission from your state association to attend, or have been denied use of your player cards, here are your options to attend:
**Note however, that under USSF Policy 601-7, your state association cannot interfere with or deny you the right to attend another USSF member-sanctioned competition (other than for legitimate disciplinary reasons). They may refuse to cover you with insurance, or may deny you the use of your USYS player cards. You should clarify what they will do well in advance of the event. Each state has different rules, and you may or may not still need to complete a travel request, or give them travel notice.
1. Tournament-wide Insurance. First, you should see if the US Club Soccer-sanctioned tournament has obtained tournament-wide insurance coverage for all teams.
2. Join US Club Soccer. If the tournament has not obtained tournament-wide insurance, as long as you have been accepted to a US Club Soccer-sanctioned tournament, you may join as a US Club Soccer team. You will receive player cards and insurance that are good for the entire registration year. [Online Application] Note: If attending US Club Soccer National or State Cup you should NOT apply for Tournament Team Membership.
3. Obtain optional tournament team insurance [see below]. You may obtain optional tournament insurance through US Club Soccer. In this case, you are not a US Club Soccer member, but instead are receiving insurance just for this tournament. [Online Application]
Note, under the first and third options, if your state association has denied you the use of your player cards, contact the tournament to see what form of player identification is accepted.
OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT TEAM INSURANCE:
If you are having a problem getting insurance coverage from your state association to attend a US Club Soccer-sanctioned tournament, you may obtain insurance from US Club Soccer for $50/team. This provides additional insurance only, and you are still attending as a USYS member. Note also, the tournament insurance roster you will complete should suffice if your state association will not let you use your player cards, but check with the tournament first to see what they require.
OTTI Procedure: There is a limit of 26 players per team. Under this program, the team still gets travel permission, if required, from its state association, uses its own USYS player cards if permitted, but is covered by the US Club Soccer insurance policy. In most cases, this should be all that is needed. Please note that once your request has been submitted, refunds will not be issued.
Once you complete the registration, you will go to the next screen and pay the $50 insurance fee via credit card. You will then have access to the team roster. Complete this roster with all required information, save it to your hard drive, and e-mail it to us. We will send you back an approved roster in a .pdf format. Take this approved .pdf roster to the tournament. Also, make sure to check whether or not the tournament will also require you to submit proof of birth for the players at check-in if you cannot use your player cards.