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Useful Team Resources

Useful Team Resources

Team Manager Resources

Team Manager Resources

ALBUQUERQUE SOCCER LEAGUE

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Before Sunday’s game

Game-day resources →

01

Request guest players

Submit by Saturday, 10:00 AM.
Registration and approval required.

02

Check player eligibility

Confirm roster, waivers, training and any suspensions with ASL.

03

Print a fresh game card

Use your latest roster, including approved guest players.

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Game day

Schedules, game cards, guest players and cancellations.

Game cards & rosters

Print a fresh game card for every game, after roster changes are complete.

Read the instructions
  1. If players are added after you print, including approved guest players, print another copy so your game card reflects the updated roster.
Weekly deadline

Guest-player requests

For Sunday games, submit requests by Saturday at 10:00 AM.

Read the instructions
  1. All guest players must complete the required registration and receive approval before playing.
  2. The request sheet opens in Google Sheets. Submitting a request does not itself establish approval.
Registration & team setup

Register players, sign waivers and manage team changes.

Safety & player eligibility

SafeSport, concussion resources, suspensions and appeals.

Teams with players under 18

SafeSport for teams with minors

If your roster includes a player under 18, review the ASL requirements for adult team members.

Read the instructions
  1. Sign in or create your U.S. Soccer account with your own email address.
  2. Complete the free SafeSport course (approximately 90 minutes) or the assigned annual refresher if you completed the initial course.
  3. Download the actual completion certificate as a PDF. Email it to abqsoccerleague@gmail.com so ASL can verify completion and update your roster.
  4. Make sure all required certificates are submitted. Adults removed for incomplete training may return after ASL receives and verifies the certificate.

Suspensions, fines & eligibility

Check player eligibility before every game.

Read the instructions
  1. Contact ASL to confirm outstanding suspensions or fines. Past-season misconduct reports are in Help & archive; they are not a current eligibility check.
Fields & practices

Field maps, venue expectations, permits and shared space.

Keep the complex ready for play

Leave your team and spectator areas clean and keep access routes clear.

Read the instructions
  1. Collect trash and place it in designated bins before you leave. A $25 cleanup fee applies when trash is left behind.
  2. Use designated parking and keep entrances and access routes clear. Share these expectations with players and spectators.
  3. At Santa Ana Soccer Complex, leave pets and alcohol at home. Bring drinking water and use the restroom facilities. At other venues, follow the posted rules for pets, alcohol, glass containers and facility use.

Arrange a team practice

Teams choose their practice location. Contact ASL before starting at a City park or eligible APS field.

Read the instructions
  1. For weekday practices at City of Albuquerque parks or eligible APS elementary or middle school fields, email your team name, proposed field, practice days and times. ASL will confirm permit and insurance requirements.
  2. For high schools, private schools, UNM, county facilities or locations outside Albuquerque, arrange permission with the property owner and tell ASL your practice details. ASL does not assign practice fields, and its City permit does not cover every location.

Share practice space

Use a limited area for drills and small-sided activities with cones.

Read the instructions
  1. Public spaces are shared. A practice arrangement does not reserve the whole field for a full-field scrimmage. Use approved locations and times and have your team name available for park staff.
  2. Leave the area clean and follow parking and venue rules. Report damaged turf, holes, sprinklers or other City park maintenance concerns through 311. For school or privately managed fields, contact the facility directly. Contact ASL if a field issue affects your plans.
Rules, policies & forms

One organized library of league rules and downloadable forms.

Help & archive

League contacts and clearly labeled past-season reference.

Urgent game-day help

For urgent game-day matters, text or call Maria Adkison.

Read the instructions
  1. Use email for routine matters so urgent game-day questions can receive attention.