Interstate Travel Agreement Approved
On May 20th, 2009 Washington Youth Soccer, Idaho Youth Soccer and Oregon Youth Soccer entered into an interstate travel agreement for team travel. This agreement grants permission to our member teams to travel between and among Washington, Idaho and Oregon, without having to submit travel papers for "friendly matches," or competitions that are sanctioned and/or approved by the hosting state youth soccer association provided that every member of the teams involved is a member in good standing with their respective association. A team traveling for such competition must however, notify its home state association's office of their intention to travel at least one business day prior to the beginning date of out of state travel. In addition, all adults traveling with the team must have successfully completed their state-association approved risk management review/criminal background check prior to traveling with the team.
How does a team submit a notice of intent to travel out of state?
Washington teams traveling to Oregon or Idaho will continue to use the e-travel program to submit their intent to travel notice.
Within 24 hours of your travel date, the team will create a member login to e-travel if they do not already have one. If the tournament you are participating in is not listed on the e-travel list of available tournaments you will send a copy of the tournament host agreement to Jillian@wsysa.com for uploading into the e-travel program. Once your tournament is listed on the e-travel list you will submit your team e-travel roster by following the posted e-travel instructions.
Once your e-travel roster is complete you must email your association registrar of your submitted intent to travel. Your registrar will login to the e-travel program and review your pending travel roster to ensure that all players are registered members of Washington Youth Soccer and that all adults are Risk Management Accepted.
Once your registrar has verified the team’s registration and risk management acceptance, they will sign the roster to indicate the team’s compliance to the interstate travel agreement terms. When the registrar electronically signs the travel roster the e-travel program will automatically e-mail the team with the message that your travel papers were approved and ready to print. However, under the new interstate travel agreement you do not have to print your travel papers and take them with you if you do not wish to. This is now optional for travel within these two states.
Under the new interstate agreement there will also no longer be late fees assessed for submitting your intent to travel roster 24 hours prior to travel. Later this year, the e-travel program will be undergoing an upgrade. During this upgrade the fee assignment process will be revised to remove the late fees. Until this upgrade takes place teams may receive a notice of late fees due. Any team assessed a fee upon submitting their intent to travel to Oregon or Idaho, must notify Washington Youth Soccer at Jillian@wsysa.com to have the fee waived.
Is Your Team Traveling out of Washington State?
Per US Youth Soccer and Washington Youth Soccer travel policy any team wishing to travel outside the state of Washington must submit a properly completed Travel Application Packet to their Member Association and Washington Youth Soccer prior to the date of travel. With the exception of Idaho and Oregon, Washington teams may not travel out of Washington State without permission from their Member Association and Washington Youth Soccer.
Travel applications are proof that the team, players and adults are registered with Washington Youth Soccer. Players listed on the travel roster must be currently registered with Washington Youth Soccer and all adults must have a current Risk Management Acceptance (RMA) by Washington Youth Soccer.
Travel within the USA is considered DOMESTIC travel and may be applied for using the Washington Youth Soccer E-travel online program. Travel outside the USA is considered INTERNATIONAL travel and requires additional US Soccer Federation approval so paper applications are still required. You must complete the international travel application and submit it to your Member Association for first level approval. After your Member Association approves your application forward it to Washington Youth Soccer for second level approval. Washington Youth Soccer will then forward your international travel application to the US Soccer Federation for final approval. Once the US Soccer Federation approves your travel application they will mail you a signed copy of your travel application approximately one week prior to your date of travel. If you do not receive your international travel approval from the US Soccer Federation within 4 days of travel contact the Washington Youth Soccer State Office for assistance or Jillian@wsysa.com or 1-(877) 424-4318.
2009 International Travel Application Packet
Interstate Travel Agreement Approved
On May 20th, 2009 Washington Youth Soccer, Idaho Youth Soccer and Oregon Youth Soccer entered into an interstate travel agreement for team travel. This agreement grants permission to our member teams to travel between and among Washington, Idaho and Oregon, without having to submit travel papers for "friendly matches," or competitions that are sanctioned and/or approved by the hosting state youth soccer association provided that every member of the teams involved is a member in good standing with their respective association. A team traveling for such competition must however, notify its home state association's office of their intention to travel at least one business day prior to the beginning date of out of state travel. In addition, all adults traveling with the team must have successfully completed their state-association approved risk management review/criminal background check prior to traveling with the team.
How does a team submit a notice of intent to travel out of state?
Washington teams traveling to Oregon or Idaho will continue to use the e-travel program to submit their intent to travel notice.
Within 24 hours of your travel date, the team will create a member login to e-travel if they do not already have one. If the tournament you are participating in is not listed on the e-travel list of available tournaments you will send a copy of the tournament host agreement to Jillian@wsysa.com for uploading into the e-travel program. Once your tournament is listed on the e-travel list you will submit your team e-travel roster by following the posted e-travel instructions.
Once your e-travel roster is complete you must email your association registrar of your submitted intent to travel. Your registrar will login to the e-travel program and review your pending travel roster to ensure that all players are registered members of Washington Youth Soccer and that all adults are Risk Management Accepted.
Once your registrar has verified the team’s registration and risk management acceptance, they will sign the roster to indicate the team’s compliance to the interstate travel agreement terms. When the registrar electronically signs the travel roster the e-travel program will automatically e-mail the team with the message that your travel papers were approved and ready to print. However, under the new interstate travel agreement you do not have to print your travel papers and take them with you if you do not wish to. This is now optional for travel within these two states.
Under the new interstate agreement there will also no longer be late fees assessed for submitting your intent to travel roster 24 hours prior to travel. Later this year, the e-travel program will be undergoing an upgrade. During this upgrade the fee assignment process will be revised to remove the late fees. Until this upgrade takes place teams may receive a notice of late fees due. Any team assessed a fee upon submitting their intent to travel to Oregon or Idaho, must notify Washington Youth Soccer at Jillian@wsysa.com to have the fee waived.
Is Your Team Traveling out of Washington State?
Per US Youth Soccer and Washington Youth Soccer travel policy any team wishing to travel outside the state of Washington must submit a properly completed Travel Application Packet to their Member Association and Washington Youth Soccer prior to the date of travel. With the exception of Idaho and Oregon, Washington teams may not travel out of Washington State without permission from their Member Association and Washington Youth Soccer.
Travel applications are proof that the team, players and adults are registered with Washington Youth Soccer. Players listed on the travel roster must be currently registered with Washington Youth Soccer and all adults must have a current Risk Management Acceptance (RMA) by Washington Youth Soccer.
Travel within the USA is considered DOMESTIC travel and may be applied for using the Washington Youth Soccer E-travel online program. Travel outside the USA is considered INTERNATIONAL travel and requires additional US Soccer Federation approval so paper applications are still required. You must complete the international travel application and submit it to your Member Association for first level approval. After your Member Association approves your application forward it to Washington Youth Soccer for second level approval. Washington Youth Soccer will then forward your international travel application to the US Soccer Federation for final approval. Once the US Soccer Federation approves your travel application they will mail you a signed copy of your travel application approximately one week prior to your date of travel. If you do not receive your international travel approval from the US Soccer Federation within 4 days of travel contact the Washington Youth Soccer State Office for assistance or Jillian@wsysa.com or 1-(877) 424-4318.
2009 International Travel Application Packet