3. Club Affiliation

 

3.1 Requirements for New Clubs Joining MNJYSA

 

Any Club that wants to join the Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Association must meet the following requirements.

 

1.       A club must be a club.  That is, a formal organization with at least two officers and a written constitution and/or bylaws.  Incorporation of the organization is not required, but is highly recommended.

 

2.    To join MNJYSA a club must consist of a minimum of two teams.

 

3.       A club must have a bank account in the name of the club.

 

4.      A club must have use of soccer fields to play its home games on.  If the club does not own fields, the club must have the necessary field use permits.  These fields must meet the requirements for a soccer field as specified in the "FIFA Laws of the Game."

 

5.      All players of the club must affiliate with the New Jersey State Youth Soccer Association (NJYSA).  See Section 3.2.

 

6.      The club must carry both medical and liability insurance as required by the NJYSA and as outlined in Section 3.4.

 

7.      A prospective club must complete an MNJYSA Club Affiliation Form and submit it to MNJYSA.  The form may be obtained from the Corresponding Secretary or online.  Completed forms should be sent to the Corresponding Secretary.

 

Upon completion of the acceptance requirements to join MNJYSA and acceptance of the membership application by MNJYSA, a new club shall serve a probation period of two consecutive seasonal years to ensure the willingness and desire of the club to fulfill all requirements of the league.

 

 

Any affiliated club not entering teams in MNJYSA for one seasonal year shall forfeit their active affiliation with MNJYSA.  Such clubs will be required to reapply and fulfill all requirements for new clubs according to this handbook before entering teams in the league in subsequent seasons.