REQUIRED FORMS
DUE JUNE 14, 2025
In The Team Manager Account, you will enter the team roster, make payments, and view waiver completion.
You can create your Team Manager account at the following links:
- You will need the Team ID number that you received after being accepted into the tournament
- You must check the box indicating concussion training has been completed. This is a requirement of the state of Minnesota Statute 121A.37. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has a free, online course entitled “HEADS UP” is accessible by the link here.
- If you are planning to use our loan player program or are in need of them, please review our Target USA CUP Loan Player Program page.
- Please note that the roster must be entered before players can use the online waiver
- Player fees payment options: Team Pay or Parent Pay
If using NSC Club account, please contact your local Club administrator/registrar for options.
This event is sanctioned as a YOUTH event. The NSC Event HQ account must be set up with the parent or legal guardian as the account holder then the player is added as the participant.
Please note that the roster must be entered before parents can complete the online waiver.
All waivers must be completed by the parent or legal guardian for each player even if they are 18 or older
Once the roster has been entered, direct parents to complete their player’s waiver using the process outlined below in the NSC Event HQ.
Under the Customer tools tab is the Complete Waiver option
This is for Loan Players, Volunteer applications, and paying player fees.
The account holder must be the parent or legal guardian. (Only need one account per family).
If you already have an existing NSC Event HQ account then log-in here
Waiver instructions:
English Click here
Spanish Click here
Somali Click here
Need further assistance contact the Registrar
*Guest Player forms are required if applicable
** see file upload instructions tab below
US Club Soccer Teams (USC)
- All non-Minnesota teams must provide a copy of their official US Club Soccer roster.
US Youth Soccer Teams (USYS)
- Request Official State Roster and Travel Documentation (Not required for Minnesota MYSA teams)
- Contact your USYS state association for an official state roster and Notification-to-Travel to a USYS sanctioned tournament.
- Copy of approved travel permit and state roster must be on file by the required forms deadline June 14, 2024
United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA)
- Contact your Association for an official state roster
- Certificate of Insurance, must be on file by the required forms deadline June 14, 2024
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
- Contact your organization for an official state roster
- Application/Permission to Travel, must be by the required forms deadline June 14, 2024
Canadian Teams
- Request Team Notification-to-Travel and Official Province/Club Roster
- Contact your province/club for official state roster and Notification-to-Travel to a USYS sanctioned tournament.
Copy of approved travel permit and state roster must be on file before Final Team Check-in.
Certificate of Insurance, must be on file before Final Team Check-in.
Application/Permission to Travel, must be on file before Final Team Check-in. Copy of approved travel permit and province/club roster must be on file before Final Team Check-in.
- Contact your province/club for official state roster and Notification-to-Travel to a USYS sanctioned tournament.
The Application to Host Tournament form provides information necessary to complete your province or state association’s notification-to-travel application.
- Teams may roster up to 6 guest players. Double rostered players are limited to two per team.
- Players may only guest play or double roster on one team in addition to their primary team, providing they are not playing on a team in the same age bracket and flight.
- Guest players may come from any FIFA or USSF affiliated association/team. If a team is playing as a US Club team, they are allowed to have registered US Club players or international players as guests. If a team is playing as a USYS team, they are allowed to have registered USYS players or international players as guests.
- A jersey must be provided to the guest player by the host team.
- If age eligible, players may play up or down.
- Players may not play on two teams in the same age and flight.
- Players that are age eligible but registered with an adult player pass are not eligible to play.
- Non-MYSA players must provide a loan form to participate as part of the required forms.
Team Managers
• Double-rostered players must be identified on each tournament roster and will count as a double rostered player on BOTH teams’ rosters
• Double -rostered player must complete the online NSC waiver for BOTH teams
• Limit of two double -rostered players per team
• Player must be tagged as a guest player on the secondary team
• The player fee for the double rostered player on the secondary team will be waived after sending requested information. Must be received in this format.
In your Team Manager Account, you will see a Double Rostered player(s) button. Please select this and complete the information.
Players may only guest play or double roster on one team in addition to their primary team, providing they are not playing
on a team in the same age bracket and flight.
Premier players may not double roster in a lower flight for USA CUP Weeklong.
ALL DOUBLE ROSTERED PLAYERS MUST BE LISTED ON BOTH ROSTERS WITH WAIVER COMPLETED BY.
Weekend July 8 Week July 10
No DRP will be allowed after deadline.
Current Physical Laminated Player/Coach Passes are required
- All Team passes must be from the same governing body. EX: All must be USYS or US Club. You cannot have some from each.
- Passes can be uploaded using the File Upload System on NSC Event HQ (See tab below for more information).
- Contact Registrar for more information
Canada Team Player Passes
Canadian booklets/provincial player cards and FIFA affiliate player passes are accepted
Team managers and/or parents can securely submit all required documentation (required “forms”) by using the new “File Upload” feature in the NSC Event HQ portal. Follow these steps:
- Log into your NSC Event HQ account
- Click customer tools in the menu and select file upload
- Search USA CUP & enter team ID
- Upload file (png, pdf, gif and img accepted)
The file name should be 50 characters or less.
If the file is too large you can try using a free online compressed pdf file site. Like https://www.ilovepdf.com/compress_pdf
Please email the Registrar if you have questions.
Please go to the Target USA CUP Sanctioning page here.
Team Representatives MUST check-in teams at the designated times. NO EXCEPTIONS OR SPECIAL REQUESTS ALLOWED.
Weekend Tournament | Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 3:00-9:00 PM (CST)
All Canadian, Minnesota, United States and Jamboree Teams
Week Tournament | Monday, July 14, 2025 | 3:00-9:00 PM (CST)
All Canadian, Minnesota, United States and Jamboree Teams
International Teams | By appointment only
Contact [email protected] or your tournament representative to schedule. All teams must be checked in
*Balances Paid, Passports and International player passes required
- Verify Tournament Roster
- All waivers completed
- POA Proof of age submitted
- Physical laminated player/coach passes – arranged in roster order
- Travel Documents (If Applicable)
- Official State Roster
- Permission to Travel or Liability Waiver
- Team Representative will sign off, freezing roster – no adjustments allowed after roster has been frozen
- Team Representative will receive the following items:
- Official Tournament Roster Copies
- Player Wristbands – 1 per rostered player
- Official USA CUP game ball
- Tournament Gifts
- ALL Fees paid in full
TOURNAMENT TIMELINE
FRIDAY
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APPLICATION OPENS FOR 2025
SUNDAY
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APPLICATIONS DUE
Friday
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REQUIRED FORMS DUE
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PLAYER FEES DUE
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DORM HOUSEING LIST DUE
monday
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WEEKEND SCHEDULES POSTED BY 5:00 PM CST
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ROSTERS FROZEN AND DOUBLE ROSTERED PLAYERS IDENTIFIED FOR WEEKEND
WEDNESDAY
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WEEKLONG SCHEDULES POSTED BY 5:00 PM CST
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ROSTERS FROZEN AND DOUBLE ROSTERED PLAYERS IDENTIFIED FOR WEEK LONG
Thursday
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FINAL TEAM CHECK-IN FOR WEEKEND
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INTERNATIONAL CHECK-IN BY APPT. ONLY
Friday-Sunday
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USA CUP WEEKEND GAMES
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GAMES FOR ALL LEVELS BEGIN BY 7 AM ON FRIDA. ALL TEAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PLAY AT THAT TIME
Sunday
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JAMBOREE AWARDS - CAN BE PICKED UP AT AWARDS CEREMONY LOCATION
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11U-19U AWARDS FOLLOWING CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
MONDAY
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FINAL TEAM CHECK-IN FOR WEEK
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INTERNATIONAL CHECK-IN BY APPT. ONLY
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USA CUP PREMIER ID COLLEGE COMBINE
tUESDAY-SATURDAY
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OPENING CEREMONIES
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GAMES FOR ALL LEVELS BEGIN BY 7 AM ON TUESDAY ALL TEAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PLAY AT THAT TIME
tUESDAY-SATURDAY
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USA CUP WEEK GAMES
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GAMES FOR ALL LEVELS BEGIN BY 7 AM ON FRIDA. ALL TEAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PLAY AT THAT TIME
SATURDAY
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JAMBOREE AWARDS - CAN BE PICKED UP AT AWARDS CEREMONY LOCATION
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11U-19U AWARDS FOLLOWING CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
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