Hello GGFSC Parents and Players, 

GGFSC is part of US Club Soccer, which uses GotSport as the national registration system (NRS). To qualify to play, be covered by club insurance, be placed on the roster, and to generate your player card, each player must submit or have submitted on their behalf the following compliance requirements. Non-compliance will result in delays and possible inability to play. Adult volunteers, staff, and coaches must complete different requirements, found here

At this point, you should have already registered your player at ggfsc.com for a current-year program. This page will guide you through the next steps in the GotSport NRS.

These are the current player compliance requirements (as of Spring 2022):

• Medical waiver R002 (all programs - required annually from 8/1 to 7/31)
• Proof of Birth (competitive players only - one-time)
• Headshot Photo (competitive players only - update biennially)

Important Note: GGFSC will create your GotSport account after registration closes. Do not create your own GotSport account, otherwise it will not be attached to any players and will cause confusion. Your GotSport account name will be the email address under which the primary account holder registered players at ggfsc.com. Do the forgot/lost password routine to access your password.
 

Here’s how to complete your registration requirements:

This is best accomplished on a PC - the GotSport mobile site often has formatting issues in which you cannot see certain tabs or menus. Try rotating your phone to landscape mode if this is the case. If you have trouble on a PC, try a different browser.

First, Log in to GotSport Once you're logged in to GotSport, you should see your dashboard. Note that this is your parental dashboard. You will need to go into each individual player in your family to update each of their information. If you don’t do that, you’re only adding this info to your parent information, which doesn’t work. If you do not see any players under your "family" tab, you may be in the wrong account (again, see the important note above). 

ALL PLAYER REQUIREMENTS
(Rec, Academy, Competitive)

Step 1 - Once logged into GotSport, find and select your PLAYER’S profile under the "family" tab. While in your PLAYER’S Profile, select the "forms" tab on the top, then "available forms" on the left (if you stay on "past forms," you'll see the ones that have already been completed. Complete the FORM R002. DO NOT do the top one labeled "medical release."

This form must be completed annually from 8/1 to 7/31
  

If your player is in the recreational or academy program ONLY, then you are finished once you’ve done this for each child.

However, if your player is in the competitive program (including guests), you will need to complete steps two and three. For players who “upgrade” to competitive after you have completed the recreational/academy requirements for that season, you will need to come back and finish steps two and three at that time. 

COMPETITIVE PLAYER ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Step 2 (competitive players only) - While in your PLAYER’S profile, upload a photo of your player’s face. The photo should be recent (within 2 years), the player’s face should be clearly visible (use good light and fairly close-up), and it should be cropped to just show the head area, on center. The file must be a jpg or png format - uploading directly from your iOS photo album won’t work. 

Step 3 (competitive players only) - Upload the proof of birth for each player. The good news is that you should only have to do this once per player and won’t ever need to do it again (unless this is moved to a new system). IMPORTANT: Birth certificates are manually verified by US Club officials and may take up to a week to process. If these are not submitted in a timely manner, we cannot generate your player card, and your player may miss the competition (referees are very strict about this). 

While in your PLAYER's profile, click the documents button on the left (a), then "new document" (b).

Then, from the drop-down menu, select “US Club Soccer - Proof of Birth…”, and press “go”

Lastly, upload the file of the birth certificate (again, do not upload directly from an iOS photo in HEIC format - you must use JPG, PNG, or PDF) using the document label dropdown menu (f) (98% of you should choose Certificate of Birth), and the file selector (g).

Once you’ve submitted the birth certificate, it may take up to a week to be processed. 

Thank you for taking the time to do this. Please contact GGFSC administration if you have any questions.