Tournament guesting requirements?

Can someone refresh me on the rules for guesting? I know you have to get a release signed from your club coach. How is practice handled with the team you are guesting with? Is there a limit on number or time before tournament w/ regards to practicing with the guest club?

From the NTSSA rules-

4.7 GUEST PLAYERS
4.7.1
When traveling out of NTSSA for friendly or tournament games, NTSSA shall allow the use of
the number of guest players that is allowed by the tournament or hosting organization, providing
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the tournament or hosting organization allows their use. The use of guest players shall be in
accordance with the following procedures:
1. NTSSA Guest Player form must be filled out in triplicate and a copy sent to the NTSSA State
Office, one copy to the coach releasing the player, and one copy to the coach requesting the
loan of the player.
2. The recreational guest player may not be transferred or added to the hosting team’s
recreational roster for the remainder of the current soccer year, and all of the following soccer
year, unless the player transfer is approved by the player’s home Member Association.
3. A guest player’s current team’s membership pass signed by the Youth Commissioner will be
used in activities necessitating the use of USYS travel I.D. cards.
4. Guest players may practice with the team on which they are guests only if the dates for the
practices are included on the guest player release signed by the guest player’s registered
coach. Violators of this rule are subject to discipline under the rules governing use of
ineligible players.
5. If a coach refuses to sign a guest player release for tournament play occurring during the
month of June (or a tournament that includes any part of June), the guest player release may
be presented to North Texas Soccer for approval by the Youth Commissioner. If the player’s
current team is not playing in any US Youth Soccer sanctioned tournament or other US Youth
Soccer sanctioned event during the time specified on the guest player release, permission to
guest play will be granted. (The above does not include indoor soccer.)
6. Academy players who are not rostered to a recreational team are not eligible to participate
as a guest player on any other recreational team.
4.7.2
For all tournament games held within NTSSA, recreational teams will be allowed up to three (3)
guest players, providing the hosting organization allows guest players. Competitive teams will be
allowed up to five (5) guest players, providing the hosting organization allows guest players.
These guest players and guest players on teams traveling out of NTSSA may participate in any or
all of the tournaments that the team may enter. The use of guest players shall be in accordance
with the above Paragraphs 4.7.1-1, 4.7.1-2 and 4.7.1-3, when applicable.
EXCEPTION: At any time, a team which loses a player(s) to participate in a USSF, USASA, USYSA National
Team Activity (including the U. S. National Team, Regional Teams or Olympic Development Program Teams) may
replace that player(s) with guest player(s) for competition in sanctioned tournaments if the tournament and National
Team activity occur at the same time. The use of guest players shall be in accordance with the above Paragraphs
4.7.11, 4.7.12 and 4.7.13 when applicable.
4.7.3
If a team uses guest players in a tournament sponsored by NTSSA, the Coach must file Guest
Player Release forms with the NTSSA Cup and Games Chairman for his approval prior to the
tournament. If a Recreational team is using Guest Players in any other tournament sanctioned by
NTSSA, the coach must have the player’s Home Association signature before turning into
tournament director for his approval prior to the tournament. If a Competitive team is using Guest
Players in any other tournament sanctioned by NTSSA, the Coach must have the appropriate
signatures before turning into the tournament director for his approval prior to the tournament.
Coach of the team who fails to submit the Guest Player Release forms shall receive a six (6)
month suspension from all soccer activities.
4.7.4
On a team traveling outside of NTSSA and using guest players, the coach must file guest
player release forms with the NTSSA Youth Commissioner for his approval. These forms
should be filed with the NTSSA office fourteen (14) days prior to the tournament. Coach of
the team that fails to submit guest player release forms shall receive a six (6) month suspension
from all soccer activities.
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4.7.5
Under no conditions can a player on a select/competitive team participate as a guest player for a
recreational team unless that team is playing in an open or competitive tournament.

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