Team and Player Registration Policy

A. TEAM REGISTRATION

1. Notice

Notice of registration for respectively the Fall, Spring and Summer Rounds shall be published and shared approximately nine (9) weeks prior to the first match of each Round.

2. Deadlines

a. Team registration shall be due five (5) weeks prior to the first match.
b. Late team registration shall be allowed until four (4) weeks prior to the first match, subject to a penalty of $50.
c. Thereafter, late team registration shall be allowed until three (3) weeks prior to the first match only as follows, and subject to an additional penalty of $50 (total late fee of $100).

3. Exceptions

The Competition Committee shall have the authority to extend any of the foregoing deadlines for good cause shown. In the case of late payment of team registration fees, a deadline may be extended only where the team submits in writing a reasonable proposal for payment.

4. Fees

a. Team registration fees shall be $600 per Round. If a division schedule does not provide nine (9) games per round, each remaining team shall be entitled to a pro-rated refund of their team registration fee.
b. Team registration fees shall be payable at the time of registration.
c. If a team fails to pay its team registration fee and penalties in full by at least three (3) weeks prior to the first match-date of a Round, it shall not be allowed to play in that Round, and their place in the schedule shall be treated as a “bye.”
d. Teams shall have the option of paying their team registration fees on an annual basis before the start of the Fall Round. If paid annually at least five (5) weeks prior to the first match of the Fall Round, the annual amount shall be discounted five percent (5%).
e. New teams are required to pay a $200 team bond (security deposit), which shall be refundable less fees owed should the team be expelled from or voluntarily leave the League.
f. Newly-registering teams shall not be subject to monetary penalties for late registration, but shall be subject to monetary penalties for late payment of team registration fees.  (A team which has an existing AMSA ID number or which has more than 10 players who played on the same team in the previous Round does not qualify as a “newly-registering team.”)
g. Team fees must be paid in full.

B. PLAYER REGISTRATION

1. Procedure 

In order to register with a team, a player must do the following:
a. Complete a registration form, including signing a waiver of liability in favor of the Association;
b. Submit a photograph of himself; and
c. Pay a registration fee.

2. Fees

Player fees shall be $60 per player per team each season.  A player registering for more than one team shall pay $40 per team.

C. NON-REFUNDABILITY

a. Team registration fees are not refundable after the final day of the registration period.
b. Player registration fees are non-refundable after the first match played by any team for which the player is registered, regardless of whether the player plays in the match.

D. DECLINED PAYMENTS.

Payment of any fee or fine due to AMSA which is declined by any financial institution for any reason, shall be replaced by credit card, cashier’s check or money order in an amount which includes: 

a. the original declined amount;
b. any bank charges incurred by AMSA; and
c. a $10.00 penalty.

As amended by the AMSA Board of Captains January, 2025