1. Any team playing in a USSSA sanctioned tournament must be properly registered with the State Youth Office (SYO). The annual team registration fee is $30 when paid by credit card online at www.usssa.com or $25 when paid by check and is effective from August 1 to July 31 of the following year.
2. Team rosters must be entered online. Once that’s completed, the manager should print off the roster, get all the player and parents signatures and then submit it to the SYO at least two weeks prior to the team participating in its first USSSA sanctioned tournament. Teams should keep a signed copy for themselves and send the one with the original signatures to the SYO. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THE ROSTER TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE IN FLORIDA.
3. Birth Certificates do not need to be filed with the SYO, but legible copies must be kept with the team at all times. Failure to show a birth certificate on a player when that player’s eligibility is questioned, or showing one that is determined by the tournament director or SYO to be fraudulent, will result in that player being ruled ineligible, and further sanctions may be levied against the team, the manager and/or player(s).
4. Proof of adequate insurance must be filed with the SYO two weeks prior to the team’s first tournament. The insurance need not be issued through USSSA, but must provide at least $1 million in liability coverage. Every year there are teams that think they’re adequately covered when in fact they either have no liability insurance at all (only accident coverage) or have very low liability limits.
5. When participating in any USSSA sanctioned tournament all teams must carry with them copies of their signed roster, birth certificates and proof of adequate insurance. Any or all of these items must be available for immediate inspection upon request of the tournament director. Failure to do so could result in loss of game, ejection from tournament, suspension for season, expulsion from USSSA, etc., with no refund of monies previously paid.
6. Any team that holds a USSSA sanction in a state outside of Maryland or Delaware must send copies of their roster and proof of insurance to the SYO of MD & DE two weeks prior to participating in their first USSSA event in Maryland or Delaware. Once a non-MD or non-DE teams does this, those documents will remain on file with the SYO and as long as the team’s roster doesn’t change they will not have to submit it to the SYO for any subsequent tournaments they may play in Maryland or Delaware.