US Soccer Registration Workshop

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US SoccerRegistration Workshop

• January 24, 2009

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FIFA World Governing Body of Soccer

• US Soccer is bound by the rules regulations
  found in FIFAs Regulations for the Status and
  Transfer of Players. These Regulations establish
  global and binding rules concerning the status of
  players, their eligibility to participate in
  Organized Football, and their transfer between
  clubs belonging to different Associations.

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Leagues/Associations Serviced

• MLS
• WPS
• USL 1st Division
• USL 2nd Division
• PDL
• W-League
• EXL

• NISL
• 56 State Amateur Associations
• 56 State Youth Association
• 144 Academy Clubs
• NPSL
• WPSL

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REGISTRATION DEPARTMENTTypes of Registrations

• Professional Players
• Registration both professional leagues and
  amateur leagues
• Loans both domestic and international
• ITC requests both incoming and outgoing
• Amateur Reinstatement
• Verification of Cup Rosters (65)

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REGISTRATION DEPARTMENTTypes of Registrations

• Amateur Players
• Registration on professional team
• ITC requests both incoming and outgoing
• Verification of Cup Rosters (159)
• Youth Players
• ITC requests both incoming and outgoing
• Waivers Proof of Entry prior to 12
• Development Academy Players
• 72 Clubs, 144 teams
• Registration verification of complete rosters
• ITC requests both incoming and outgoing
• Waivers proof of entry prior to 12

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REGISTRATION DEPARTMENTTypes of Registrations

• Foreign Travel and Hosting Foreign Teams
• Professional, amateur, and youth
• Referee Registration
• License over 140,000 Referees, Assignors,
  Instructors and Assessors Annually
• Hosting International Games

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PLAYER REGISTRATION PROCESS

• PROFESSIONAL PLAYER
• Completed US Soccer registration form signed by
  club official, player, and league registrar
• Duly executed USSF Standard Contract
• Appropriate registration fee (30 per year of the
  contract)
• ITC form (if necessary)
• Upon receipt of all required documentation, US
  Soccer will approve the registration and notify
  the league via email

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• UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION, INC.
• STANDARD PROFESSIONAL PLAYER CONTRACT
• The parties to this Agreement dated . . . . . . .
  . . . 20 . . . . . are
• (Club) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . (the Club) and (Player) . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . (the Player).
• In consideration of the mutual agreements set
  forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows
• 1. This Agreement covers . . . . . year(s) and
  will begin on the . . . . . . . . . . day of . .
  . . . . . . . .20 . . . . . and will end on the
  . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . .
  20. . . . . unless otherwise terminated,
  extended or renewed as specified below.
• 2. The Club hereby engages the professional
  services of the Player, as a skilled soccer
  player for the Club, from . . . . . . . . . . .
  20 . . . . . to . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . .
  The Player shall attend all training sessions,
  play the games scheduled for the Clubs team
  during the season, play all exhibition games
  scheduled by the Club during and prior to the
  schedule season, play (if invited to participate)
  in any National or Select Team Game (National,
  Regional, State or League), attend every related
  event (including, but not limited to, luncheons
  and/or banquets) conducted in association with
  the above events and play in any play-off games
  subsequent to the season.
• 3. The Club agrees to pay the player for
  services rendered hereunder per
• (Amount)
• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . on a basis.
• (game, week, month, or year) (game,
  weekly, biweekly, monthly or yearly)
• 4. The club agrees to pay all proper and
  necessary expenses of the Player, including
  reasonable room and board expenses of the Player
  while playing for the Club on the road.
• 5. The Player agrees to comply with the
  reasonable rules and regulations of the Club
  which he signs in writing at the time of the
  execution of this Agreement or at any time during
  the term of this Agreement. These Club rules
  and regulations must not only be signed by the
  players but must also be dated.
• 6. The Player agrees (a) to report, at the time
  and place fixed by the Club, in good physical
  condition (b) to keep himself, throughout the
  entire season, in good physical condition (c) to
  give his best services, as well as his loyalty to
  the Club, and to play only for the Club and its
  assignees (d) to be neatly and fully attired in
  public and always to conduct himself on and off
  the field according to the highest standard of
  honest, morality, fair play and sportsmanship
  and (e) not to do anything which would be
  detrimental to the best interests of the Club,
  League and/or the United States Soccer
  Federation, Inc. (USSF).
• 7. Pursuant to USSF Bylaw 602, any United States
  citizen registered with USSF shall be made
  available at the request of USSF for
  international games, FIFA and CONCACAF
  tournaments and Olympic Games competition,
  including preparation, qualification and final
  tournament matches.
• 8.The Player hereby agrees to allow the Club,
  Team or USSF, as the case maybe, to take photos,
  or allow others to take photos, and to use the
  image and likeness of Player in identifying
  Player, in his Team uniform, and for purposes of
  presenting or promoting the Player, the Club or
  its Team(s), during the game or other events to
  which Player has contracted for hereunder.
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Player understands
  and agrees not to allow his photo or his image,
  likeness or other rights of publicity to be used
  for commercial purposes without the express
  permission of the Club, Team and/or USSF.
• 9. The Player may not participate in any outside
  activity that may impair or destroy his ability
  and skill as a soccer player without the written
  consent of the Club.

• 10. A Player must report all serious or
  disabling injuries sustained in scheduled games
  or practices as a soccer player to the Club as
  soon as he is reasonably able to report them.
  The Player will submit to a physical examination
  by a physician designated by the Club. The Club
  will provide medical care for such injury which
  is necessary in the opinion of the Club
  physician. The Club shall continue to pay the
  Player so long as, in the opinion of the Club
  physician, the Player is unable to perform due to
  such injury or until the end of the contract
  period, whichever is sooner.11. A Player may
  terminate this Agreement if he notifies the Club
  in writing of any alleged material default and/or
  material breach, and the Club fails within ten
  (10) business days to remedy such default and/or
  breach. The
• Club may terminate this Agreement if the Player
  shall at any time default and/or breach a
  material provision of this Agreement and the
  Player fails within ten (10) days to remedy such
  default and/or breach upon written notice to such
  player.
• 12. This Agreement is the entire understanding
  of the parties superseding all prior and
  contemporary oral or written statements made by
  the parties and can be modified, amended, or
  otherwise changed in writing only by the Player
  and duly authorized representative of the Club.
• 13. This Agreement shall be governed by and
  construed in accordance with the laws of the
  State in which the Club plays its home games
  without regard to its conflict of interest laws.
• 14. This Agreement shall be valid and binding
  upon Player and Club immediately upon execution
  and upon the receipt of the acknowledgment from
  the USSF office of the Secretary General of the
  Professional Player Registration Form. Player
  shall not be a member of Club and may not play
  for Club until Player is fully registered with
  USSF. A copy of this Agreement and the
  Professional Player Registration Form must be
  filed with the USSF office of the Secretary
  General. The Club is responsible for the payment
  to USSF of the required Professional Player
  Registration Fee as set from time to time by the
  USSF National Council.
• 15. Other Provisions
• SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES
• EXAMINE THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING
  IT
• Date of execution 20 . . . . .
• IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Player has hereunto
  signed his name, and the Club has caused this
  Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized
  officer.
• PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . CLUB
• By
• Witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . Title
• Address
• Witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . .
• (This Agreement must also be signed by one of the
  Players parents if the Player is under the age
  of 21).

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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER LOAN PROCEDURE

• Professional/Domestic Amateur
• Completed US Soccer registration form signed by
  the contractual club and professional league
  registrar
• Completed professional loan agreement on club
  letterhead (if needed)
• The completed registration form, loan agreement,
  and appropriate fee (20) MUST BE submitted to
  WPSL league office. The league office will
  submit the form to US Soccer for final approval.
• Upon receipt of all required documentation, US
  Soccer will approve loan and notify the league
  via email

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PROCESS FOR TRANSFERS/RELEASES

• TRANSFERS
• Completed US Soccer registration form signed by
  club official and professional league registrar.
• New contract (if necessary)
• Upon receipt of all required documentation, US
  Soccer will approve new registration and notify
  team and league via email

• RELEASES
• Official release submitted to the professional
  league office. League office will notify US
  Soccer of said release.
• US Soccer updates players file with release
  information

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AMATEUR REINSTATEMENT PROCESS

• Completed US Soccer amateur reinstatement form
• Date of last game played and signature of club
  official verifying date
• Signature of Amateur State Association or
  Professional League where the players last club
  was registered
• 50 application fee
• Upon receipt, US Soccer will issue approval
  letter to player and fax copy to WPSL

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INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCES

• Who needs an International Transfer Certificate
  (ITC)?
• Any player who entered the United States after
  the age of 12
• Any player who listed that the last club they
  participated with belonged to a foreign national
  association
• Any player who has had their ITC issued by US
  Soccer to a foreign association and has not had
  it returned to US Soccer upon their return

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INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURE

• ITC application must be completed by player
• Fax ITC application to US Soccer
• US Soccer will process application and fax
  request to foreign national association
• Foreign association has up to 30 days to respond
• US Soccer will notify team and league when ITC is
  received
• If after 30 days US Soccer does not receive a
  reply, on day 31 US Soccer will issue a
  provisional certificate and notify the league
• Provisional clearance is good for up to 1 year.
  During the one year period, should the foreign
  association contact US Soccer with a valid reason
  as to why the certificate was not issued, the
  provisional certificate will be withdrawn. US
  Soccer will notify the league.
• After the one year period, US Soccer does not
  receive any further communication from the
  foreign association, the provisional certificate
  will be permanent.

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USSF CONTACT INFORMATION
Adrian Garibay Office of the CEO/Director of
Registration agaribay_at_ussoccer.org Phone (312)
528-1275 Fax [phone] or 808-9593
Elena Doria Petrey Professional Player
Registrar epetrey_at_ussoccer.org Phone (312)
528-1213 Fax [phone] or 808-9593

• Steven Murry
• Manager of Registration
• smurry_at_ussoccer.org
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone] or 808-9593

Blake Ewing Registration Coordinator bewing_at_ussocc
er.org Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
or 808-9593