1. Tournament Fees.  NKSA Club teams receive one, two or three tournament entries per season included in their club fees based upon their their program and fees. Teams can add additional tournaments by paying the additional tournament entry fees.  

   
   
2. Tournament Selections.  Research your tournament selections to look for good dates and a good fit for your level of play.  Tournaments generally describe the levels of play for their event.  Check the prior year results if available to see how many divisions to expect and what teams played in prior events. Larger tournaments will offer multiple levels of play (e.g., gold, silver, bronze). As a general rule, younger teams should try to minimize travel and play in more local events unless all the parents agree otherwise. 
   
   
3.  Observe tournament registration deadlines and rules.  Some events have deadlines 60 days or more prior to the event.  NKSA needs an additional week to process the payment for your tournament entry (see below).  Please apply to tournaments and send registration confirmation to NKSA within 1 week BEFORE the tournament registration deadline.  If you wait until the last week to apply, you run the risk of being rejected by the tournament and your payment from NKSA not reaching the tournament director in time.  Most tournaments give priority to early registrations and you will be rejected if their brackets are already full even if you applied by their deadline. If you apply to a tournament, you must follow the tournament's rules and procedures and play all matches. Teams will be responsible for any fines assessed by tournament officials for forfeits or bad conduct.  
   
   
4.  Guest Players.  Most tournaments will allow 2-4 or more guest players.  These are players that are not currently on the team's roster.  This helps for teams missing players due to conflicts or injuries.  Some of your opponents will use guest players to improve their chances of winning.  With the exception of some high level tournaments at older ages, NKSA does not approve of using guest players in this manner and guest players should be limited to filling in for missing players or key positions (e.g., goalkeeper) or if a team has a short roster and needs a player or two to play 3-4 games in a weekend event, especially in warmer weather.  It is not acceptable to sit regular players to allow guest players to play.  We also do not want to invite guest players and not let them play a fair share of the game.  Find the right balance for your team with younger age groups focused more on player development than wins and losses.  If you have any questions, please contact your Age Group Director of Coaching.   

Please follow the NKSA Tournament Application Procedures on this page for each tournament entry.