National Sports Center | Blaine, Minnesota

• Application due April 2, 2021 or when bracket fills

• All required forms due April 16, 2021

REQUIRED FORMS

Everything you need to manage your team's trip to NSC Spring Cup is right here!

Mailing Address: 1700 105th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449
Phone: 763.785.5678 
Email: Lhalvorson@nscsports.org

• NSC Spring Cup Team Manager Account

Manage your team's roster online making it easy to drop and add players and edit player information.

• You will need your team ID number you received after registering
• Non-MN teams only: Permission to Travel and Official Rosters can be emailed or faxed to the event registrar
• Review tournament rules for guest players and maximum roster size per age group.
• If you are considering guest players, please review our guest player/player pool page.
• Please note that roster must be completed before players can use online waiver
• The player’s date of birth (DOB) is entered by the parent on the NSC Liability Waiver
• A player’s DOB is electronically monitored for age eligibility. If a player’s DOB continues not to be numerically displayed, the player may be too old for the age bracket. Ask parent to review the DOB for accuracy. All players must be age eligible for the assigned age bracket; DOB on roster must match DOB on proof of age.
• Monitor parent progress by selecting ‘View Roster’ from the Roster Menu. An ‘X’ displayed in the WV (waiver) column indicates a completed waiver.
• Team will receive refund for players dropped before or at Final Team Check-in following the tournament.

We are excited to offer you a new waiver experience, NSC Event HQ!  As a new user you will need to set up a household account in an adult's name. Click HERE to set up an account. 

• Once you create your account and verify your email address, you can add "participants" to your account (children, spouses, etc.) for which you can then complete waivers. 
• You will need to provide your name, birth date, gender, address, email and phone number
• Once you add participants, future events are smooth and easy. You simply click and add, and you’re done!
• You only need to set up a household account once – quickly sign in with your new username and password for future events
• We will ask you to confirm your email to keep your account secure
• You may now find your event/participant and complete the waiver

US Club Soccer Teams

• All non-Minnesota teams must provide a copy of their official US Club Soccer roster by the deadline listed above. View the US Club Soccer Tournament Hosting Application below.
• 2021 US Club Soccer Hosting Application (coming soon)

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 province/club roster must be on file before Final Team Check-in.
  • 2021 Application to Host Tournament (coming soon) provides information necessary to complete your province’s notification-to-travel application.

US Youth Soccer Teams

• Request Team Notification-to-Travel and Official State Roster (Not required for Minnesota Youth Soccer Association teams)

  • Contact your USYS state association 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.
  • 2021 Application to Host Tournament (coming soon) provides information necessary to complete your state association’s notification-to-travel application.

US Club Soccer Teams

• Current laminated US Club player passes are required for participation

  • Player passes must be presented at Final Team Check-in and to the referee at the start of each game. No copies.

Canadian Teams

• Current youth player passes are required for participation

  • Canadian booklets/provincial player cards and FIFA affiliate player passes are accepted.
  • Player passes must be presented at Final Team Check-in and to the referee at the start of each game. No copies.

Minnesota Teams

• Current laminated MYSA youth player passes are required for participation

  • Player passes must be presented at Final Team Check-in and to the referee at the start of each game. No copies.

US Youth Soccer Teams

• Current laminated USYS youth player passes are required for participation

  • Player passes must be presented at Final Team Check-in and to the referee at the start of each game. No copies.

Player fees are payable by Visa, MasterCard, check, money order or cash

• Player fees are determined by the number of players on the tournament roster. 
• Use the Team Manager Account (at top of page) to view your Team Statement.
• Use the Payment/Balance Due option to make a Visa or MasterCard payment.
• If paying by check or money order:
  • Make check payable to NSC Spring Cup.
  • Record the tournament ID number on check or money order.
  • Mail payment to 1700 105th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449.
  • If paying by cash, office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. The main office is located in the Welcome Center.

All coaches involved in a National Sports Center YOUTH event are required to take concussion training as dictated by 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.

A copy of the Minnesota statute is available as a PDF download here.

• Teams may NOT over roster, not exceeding the six guest player limit. If your roster exceeds the six guest player limit, contact your state association for information regarding reclassification as a tournament team. The six guest player limit is not negotiable; it is part of the tournament sanctioning. If your team is reclassified as a tournament team, forward the documentation to the tournament. Guest players may play at the same level or a higher level of competition offered by the tournament.
• Roster sizes:
  • U9-10 playing 7v7 may roster and dress up to 14 players.
  • U11-U12 playing 9v9 may roster and dress up to 16 players.
  • U13-U15 playing 11v11 may roster and dress 18 players for games.
  • U16-U19 playing 11v11 may roster 22 and dress 18 players for games.
• If you do not have all the player passes for Final Team Check-in, arrange for your players/guest players to either check in as individuals at Final Team Check-in or report to Tournament Headquarters at least 90 minutes before the team’s first game.
• Players on the roster at Final Team Check-in but who arrive late are legitimate players. These players must report to Tournament Headquarters at least 90 minutes prior to their first game time for approval to play. Remember: Players may not be added to the roster once the game has started.
• All players must meet the age requirements and be listed on the team roster.
• Players may play up or down, if age eligible.
• Youth players currently registered with both a sanctioned youth and adult league may be eligible to play. Player pass will reflect proper documentation.
• Females may play on male teams; males may not play on female teams.
• A jersey must be provided to the guest player by the host team.

Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2021

• Location: Welcome Center

Guidelines

• Team representative must check-in at least 90 minutes before the team’s first game.
• In the event of an emergency en route, contact Logan at 763.785.5678
• Physical laminated player passes are required. Copies are not accepted.
• Arrange player passes in the same order as your roster for faster check-in.
• Rosters will be frozen at this time and player passes credentialed.