Youth Player Pathway

When your child is registered with a CSA-sanctioned club, you become part of the larger soccer world. Registration with your sanctioned club means you are affiliated with Colorado Soccer Association. CSA is affiliated and sanctioned by US Youth Soccer, which operates as the largest branch of the US Soccer Federation. The US Soccer Federation oversees youth, adult, amateur and professional soccer players in the United States and is sanctioned by FIFA, the world governing body of soccer.

Click on “Find A Club Near You” in the above menu to view sanctioned youth clubs in Colorado.

Club Locator

To enable the search function, please click the full screen button in the top-right corner of the map. From there, you can click the search button and type in your address, zip code, or landmark to see clubs in your area.

Birthdate Verification

Requirements

As a member of US Youth Soccer, it is a requirement that all players playing in CSA leagues have a verified date of birth. This means that a member of our staff must view a government-issued document with the player’s name and date of birth. Through this process, we can also verify if the player in question has to go through the International Clearance process. Scroll further down to read more on International Clearance.

The birthdate verification process is required by US Youth Soccer and enforced by Colorado Soccer Association. This is done to ensure that all players are age-eligible and are not illegally playing in a younger age group.

Documents

The following documents are accepted for birthdate verification:

• State-issued birth certificate
• Driver’s license or state ID card
• US Passport
• Green Card or Permanent Resident Card

The following documents are NOT accepted, with reason listed in parenthesis:

• Hospital-issued birth certificate (not government issued)
• Social Security Card (no date of birth is listed)
• School ID card (not government issued)
• Vaccination records (not government issued)
• Foreign birth certificates and passports (International Clearance is required for players with foreign documents)
• Translated birth certificates and passports (International Clearance is required for players with foreign documents)

Process for Getting Verified

There are two options available for parents to get their youth player verified:

Option 1: Upload a scanned copy or picture of the document into Play Metrics.

• This is the most secure method outside of visiting our office and having the document verified in person. Once the document is uploaded into Sports Connect, it is encrypted and no one outside of CSA staff members have the ability to view the document. Once uploaded, the document can only be deleted from the system, never viewed. Once the document is verified, the document can be deleted at any time.

Option 2: Bring the document to the CSA office in person.

• Bring your approved document to the CSA office and have the document and birthdate verified by a member of our staff. A copy is never held at the office. Once it is verified, you are able to leave the office with the document still in hand.
  
  Please see our office hours and location to make sure you arrive when staff are in office.

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International Clearance

If a player only has a foreign document, be it a passport or birth certificate issued by a governmental agency outside of the United States of America, International Clearance is required before the player is eligible to play in any CSA-sanctioned leagues, tournaments, or other events.

This is a policy enforced by FIFA, the world governing body of soccer, and is required of all member organizations under the FIFA umbrella, which CSA is through our affiliation with US Youth Soccer and US Soccer.

Below is a window displaying the International Clearance webpage on US Soccer’s website. This contains all steps in the process, required forms, and how to submit. Click here to be transferred to the US Soccer site and view the page in your browser.

Club Releases

Being released from a club or transferring between clubs at anytime is dependent on the signed registration that is on file with your current club. Each club runs differently and the registration agreement you completed upon registration may vary. The commitment made during the registration process may be for a season (Fall OR Spring) or the entire seasonal year (both Fall AND Spring). Please check with your club for any questions regarding your registration form and agreement.

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Transfers

There is a one-week window at the beginning of December in which a player can transfer clubs per criteria outlined in the open transfer window rule, copied below.

The Open Transfer Window period will be from 9:00am Monday December 2nd to 5:00pm Friday December 5th. Any release request submitted through PlayMetrics before or after these posted times will not meet the criteria for player release exceptions per the Open Transfer Window rule.

3.7.a.i.3. Open Transfer Window- A player may request a transfer between one CSA club to another CSA club between the fall and spring season. Requests for transfers during the Open Transfer Window, available the first Monday-Friday in December, shall be initiated by the receiving club via the software registration platform or by other means established by CSA. If no receiving club has been decided upon, email Katie Shaffer at kshaffer@coloradosoccer.org to initiate the release request on the player’s behalf. Request notifications are reviewed by the player’s current club (CC), the receiving club (RC), and CSA. The transfer request shall be promptly granted if the following conditions have been met:

• All Fall team fees have been paid to the CC.
• All Fall club registration fees have been paid to the CC.
• All Spring club and team fees have been paid to the CC. Spring fees shall not include any CSA fees but are fees that are solely paid to the CC.
• The CC shall have three (3) business days from the date of the request to dispute the transfer based only on the conditions above. Disputes must be sent via email and all parties to the transfer request must be copied.
• The player will automatically be released by CSA if the CC does not deny the request within three (3) business days of form submission.

Insurance Claim

All registered playing members of Colorado Soccer Association (CSA) are provided with a secondary medical insurance coverage. Payment will not be made for any expenses incurred after 52 weeks of the accident date. If you need to submit a claim for an injury, please click the appropriate link below.

Click here to submit a claim to Colorado Soccer Association

Once the claim is submitted using the above link, CSA reviews the completed form to verify that the player is registered by the club in our system and confirm that the injury occurred during a sanctioned activity. Once signed off, CSA sends it to the insurance carrier.

College Soccer in Colorado

Below is a map of the NCAA soccer programs available in the state of Colorado. You can click the grey soccer player icon to view the college’s information. Not all colleges offer both men’s and women’s soccer programs, so please visit their athletics site for more information, including the NCAA Division they compete in.

To enable the search function, please click the full screen button in the top-right corner of the map. From there, you can click the search button and type in your address, zip code, or landmark to see colleges in your area.

Division	College Name & Website	Loctation	Available Programs
NCAA Div I	Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Women's
NCAA Div I	United States Air Force Academy	Air Force Academy	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div I	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	Women's
NCAA Div I	University of Denver	Denver	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div I	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Women's
NCAA Div II	Adams State University	Alamosa	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Colorado School of Mines	Golden	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Colorado State University–Pueblo	Pueblo	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Fort Lewis College	Durango	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Regis University	Denver	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	University of Colorado–Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div II	Western Colorado University	Gunnison	Men's & Women's
NCAA Div III	Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Men's & Women's
NJCAA	Colorado Northwestern Community College	Rangely	Men's & Women's
NJCAA	Lamar Community College	Lamar	Men's & Women's
NJCAA	Northeastern Junior College	Sterling	Men's & Women's
NJCAA	Otero College	La Junta	Men's & Women's
NJCAA	Trinidad State College	Trinidad	Men's & Women's