Summer 2025 Match Day Guide

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ABOUT TCSL

RAISE THE LEVEL

OUR MISSION

Twin Cities Soccer Leagues (TCSL) sets the standard for youth soccer, on and off the field, creating an exceptional league experience for all.

OUR VISION

To collaborate with our members and partners to raise the level of every facet of the game.

OUR VALUES

Collaboration

Listening first, we make shared decisions based on trust and transparency. We are as strong as the relationships among our staff, member clubs and partners.

Sportsmanship

We encourage and celebrate respect among clubs, players, parents, coaches, and referees.

Competition

We believe that appropriate competition is a cornerstone of player development and a sound soccer environment.

Excellence

We evolve and grow, on and off the field, to raise the level of the game for all.

Stay in the game. Follow TCSL on social media.

BE READY TO PLAY

WHAT TO WEAR

HOME KITS

For each of your HOME matches, your team must wear the following kit colors. The AWAY team should plan to wear a contrasting color.

BE READY TO PLAY

WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR MATCH

Each team must bring to each match:

• GotSport match card with player photos and jersey numbers

• Physical pass for each adult in the bench area (coach, assistant coach, manager, etc.)

Physical player passes do not need to be brought to the match

TCSL Game Day procedures

TCSL HELP CENTER

Have a question?

We’re here to help. Visit the digital TCSL Help Center for information and support to help you have a successful summer season.

PLAYER HEALTH & SAFETY

OUR #1 PRIORITY ON AND OFF THE FIELD

All coaches and managers must complete the US Club Soccer adult registration. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Requirements include:

• Background screening

• Disqualification review

• SafeSport training

All coaches and managers must have a printed US Club Soccer pass, issued by your Club.

Registration information

THE CLUB PASS

SUPPORTING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

In past seasons, we were seeing too many situations where CLUB PASS (CP) players competed in matches in which they were not a suitable fit and these players could adversely affect a match outcome.

TCSL, with club director support, made changes to the CP rule in the Fall of 2023. Previously the CP rule allowed clubs to openly move players across rosters. We have seen a need to regulate and restrict its use to best serve the overall player experience.

Applicable to 11U-19U age groups only:

• Within their age group, players are permitted to “play down” one competitive level below their primary roster competitive level, where they are listed as a Primary (“P”) player.

• Players are permitted to play up an age group without restriction.

TCSL believes this change still allows for appropriate player movement and supports clubs being able to be flexible in their approach to building match day rosters. At the same time, the CP rule also protects the integrity of scheduled games being played between teams of a like level.

Club Pass information

REPORTING SCORES

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

Referees are told to report scores within 24 hours. If they do not, we ask managers to assist us with keeping scores and standings up to date.

TCSL - Summer 2025 system.gotsport.com/scoring

Event Code: e530cc

Event PIN: 0118

Summer league schedule & results

Score reporting

Minnesota NPL - 2024-25 system.gotsport.com/scoring

Event Code: c8fa05

Event PIN: 0118

Minnesota NPL schedule & results

Scoring Tip

Use a mechanism to keep score during the match (i.e. TeamSnap app, or another method) and monitor whether the score has been reported. If it has not, help us out by reporting the score.

Missing a referee?

It is likely that some matches are played without a full complement of referees.

Age group

If missing referees Min. referees Max. referees

9U/10U 1 1 Match should be played, facilitated by coaches

11U/12U 1 3

13U/14U 1 3

15U/19U 1* 3

If one (1) referee, each team provides a “Club Linesman” to assist center referee

If one (1) referee, each team provides a “Club Linesman” to assist center referee

If one (1) referee, each team provides a “Club Linesman” to assist center referee

*It is TCSL’s strong preference to prioritize 15U-19U matches be played with three (3) certified referees. Visit our website for more league rules information.

coaches’ voice

EXPANDED RESOURCES FOR OUR MEMBERS

Twin Cities Soccer Leagues is pleased to announce a partnership with Coaches’ Voice, a leading learning management platform that allowS TCSL to engage with the Twin Cities’ soccer community by providing relevant content in our mission to “Raise the Level” of the sport.

All pre-season team rep webinars, parent engagement (including the Sideline Project), referee education and more are hosted on this easy-to-use platform.

Our members access the platform free of charge. Over time, TCSL will provide avenues for member clubs to host a similar education center for their members to engage in coach education and club-specific initiatives in their own portal.

All TCSL stakeholders are invited to join Coaches’ Voice platform today.

Join Coaches’ Voice

SIDELINE CULTURE

SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR PLAYERS

The SIDELINE PROJECT is back. Take the course in Coaches’ Voice

We believe that a positive gameday experience is critical to the health of youth soccer.

• A positive sideline culture will keep more players playing.

• A positive sideline culture will keep more referees refereeing.

• A positive sideline culture will keep more coaches coaching. Most importantly, it creates an enviroment most beneficial to the players.

SHARING FEEDBACK FROM THE PITCH

Players/Parents/Spectators

Bring feedback about game day experiences to their coach(es)

Coaches

Responsible for collecting/reporting issues to their Club leadership

Responsible for evaluating issues and bringing concerns to TCSL

Responsible for listening and collaborating with Club to address feedback

RESPECT THE REF HELP US BUILD

Coaches should GREET the referee at EVERY match. Thank them for coming. Set the tone for the culture of the match

• There is a referee shortage. We need to encourage our referees to stay part of the game, instead of giving them reasons to leave.

• Referees will make mistakes. They are learning, just like our players.

• Decisions are made in the moment and are final. Please understand that angles are critical to decision making, and your angle might have differed from the angle of the referee.

• Be empathetic. The referee is a son, daughter, mother, father or grandparent. What if they were yours?

• Perspective is important. Ten years from now, your child will remember the friendships they made and their love for the game. They won’t remember a call in a specific match.

A POSITIVE CULTURE

Please help us be a part of the solution by creating a match day experience that is supporting of EVERYONE.

Respect the Ref initiative

ALL-TCSL GAMES

SHINE LIKE ALL-STARS

All-TCSL Games offer an additional, no cost, opportunity to top players from within the TCSL league structure!

• Invitation-only “All-Star” matches, held in June 2025, for 2012 and 2011 birth year players.

• Players are nominated by their club; TCSL will select and invite players from the pool of nominees. Not all players nominated will be invited.

• There is no cost to participate. All players receive a playing kit courtesy of Nike.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

13U/14U Girls Cities

June 13 | 5:30 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

13U/14U Girls State

June 13 | 7:00 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

13U/14U Girls Regional

June 13 | 8:30 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

13U/14U Boys Cities

June 20 | 5:30 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

13U/14U Boys Cities

June 20 | 8:30 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

13U/14U Boys Cities

June 20 | 8:30 PM | Maple Grove HS Stadium

More information

THE POSTSEASON

FINISH YOUR SEASON IN STYLE

SUMMER FESTIVAL

9U/10U

• BOYS - June 28

• GIRLS - June 29

All teams play 3 MATCHES

8U-TCSL Fives

• ALL GAMES - June 28

All teams play 2 MATCHES

Information and registration

SUMMER FINAL 4

11U/14U TSCL SUMMER League Teams

JULY 11-13

All teams play 2 matches Semi-finals, Finals, Third place

HOW IT WORKS

Top 4 teams in each age/gender/ division automatically qualify

information & resources

• Summer TCSL schedules & results

• TCSL Help Center

• Respect the Ref initiative

• Team of the Week nomination

• Events

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