June 5-7, 2026

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             June 5-7, 2026

TEAM MANAGERS

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The North American Sand Soccer Championships is a first-come, first-served basis, determined by the date of receipt of your online application and entry fee. Initial registration is handled by a Team Manager following the below steps. All teams must have at least one primary manager.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM | RESERVE YOUR HOTEL | INVITE TEAM MEMBERS| CHECK SCHEDULES |
ROSTER LOCK DATE | TEAM CHECK IN| TIME TO PLAY| RESOURCES

STEP 1

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

Registration is open early January – April 15. Late fees apply to all registrations submitted after the deadline. When adding your team names (30 characters max), we encourage creativity! Any found to be inappropriate, too long, or too similar to that of another team may be changed or appended by NASSC.

GET STARTED

RESERVE YOUR HOTEL

NASSC is a stay-to-play event meaning all hotel accommodations (whether your team members are local or visiting) must be made through EventConnect. Visit the Hotels page to learn more.

You can secure individual rooms or group blocks now and finalize reservation details prior to the event. 

STEP 2

STEP 3

INVITE TEAM MEMBERS

Add players, managers, coaches, etc. (such as an additional parent or person whose e-mail is affiliated with a hotel reservation). Each team member, including coaches and managers, must also complete necessary registration materials, including emergency contact and player info. Only registered team members will be allowed on the player-side of the pitch at any time. Team Managers are encouraged to review “Add Team Members” below before inviting team members.

CHECK SCHEDULES

Schedules will be available 2 weeks prior to the event. Please note that fields and times are subject to change. Check the NASSC app for updates and to confirm your schedule prior to your games.

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STEP 4

STEP 5

ROSTER LOCK DATE

All team members must accept a position with the team by completing registration materials (including players, manager, and coaches). Only those who have completed those materials may participate. Rosters will lock on June 1, 2026, at midnight.

No changes are permitted after this date.

TEAM CHECK IN

Submit your team’s final check-in before June 2, 2026. The rosters will be locked after all participants (including players, managers, and coaches) have finalized all registration materials and check-in is complete. 

STEP 6

STEP 7

TIME TO PLAY

The moment we’ve all been waiting for! After completing all the necessary registration requirements mentioned above, it’s finally time to hit the sand for some thrilling sand soccer action. Remember to play hard, have fun, and most importantly, be kind to one another on and off the sandy pitch. Good luck to all teams and players!

STEP 1

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

Registration is open early January – April 15. Late fees apply to all registrations submitted after the deadline. When adding your team names (30 characters max), we encourage creativity! Any found to be inappropriate, too long, or too similar to that of another team may be changed or appended by NASSC.

GET STARTED

STEP 2

RESERVE YOUR HOTEL

NASSC is a stay-to-play event meaning all hotel accommodations (whether your team members are local or visiting) must be made through EventConnect. Visit the Hotels page to learn more.

You can secure individual rooms or group blocks now and finalize reservation details prior to the event. 

STEP 3

INVITE TEAM MEMBERS

Add players, managers, coaches, etc. (such as an additional parent or person whose e-mail is affiliated with a hotel reservation). Each team member, including coaches and managers, must also complete necessary registration materials, including emergency contact and player info. Only registered team members will be allowed on the player-side of the pitch at any time. Team Managers are encouraged to review “Add Team Members” below before inviting team members.

STEP 4

CHECK SCHEDULES

Schedules will be available 2 weeks prior to the event. Please note that fields and times are subject to change.Check the NASSC app for updates and to confirm your schedule prior to your games.

Download app for iOS
Download app for Android

STEP 5

ROSTER LOCK DATE

All team members must accept a position with the team by completing registration materials (including players, manager, and coaches). Only those who have completed those materials may participate. Rosters will lock on June 1, 2026, at midnight.

No changes are permitted after this date.

STEP 6

TEAM CHECK IN

Submit your team’s final check-in before June 2, 2026. The rosters will be locked after all participants (including players, managers, and coaches) have finalized all registration materials and check-in is complete. 

STEP 7

TIME TO PLAY

The moment we’ve all been waiting for! After completing all the necessary registration requirements mentioned above, it’s finally time to hit the sand for some thrilling sand soccer action. Remember to play hard, have fun, and most importantly, be kind to one another on and off the sandy pitch. Good luck to all teams and players!

RESOURCES

COMMUNICATION

The person who registers the team is considered the Team Manager and NASSC’s primary point of contact.
  • All teams must have at least one person identified as Team Manager.
  • The contact information you maintain in your EventConnect profile should be kept current.*
  • Changing the Team Manager: the Team Manager can be removed from the management role, or assigned a new role, once a new team manager is added to the team. See Using EventConnect tab below if you have questions.
  • NASSC will use the NASSC mobile app before and during the event to post important notices included weather & emergency communications.*

*The contact information in your EventConnect profile will be used before as well as during the event to provide important information including weather and emergency updates. Go to Account Settings to verify your contact information. NASSC does not sell or share your information.

Use the NASSC app to stay up-to-date! As the event gets closer, all information will be sent via email or be available in the app. 

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Download app for Android

*Use the mobile app for viewing schedules and event information during the event. To build your roster and other team management functions, log into EventConnect on your desktop. 

USING EVENTCONNECT

  • Keep your Profile up-to-date. 
    • The information you maintain in your Profile is critical to receiving administrative as well as urgent communications from the event. 

Hotel Blocks & Reservations 

Hotel-related questions? Contact EventConnect:

INVITE TEAM MEMBERS

Building your roster starts with inviting coaches & players. 

Once invited, each team member must complete registration materials before being considered for the official roster. 

Adding Friend/Family members to the team: If you would like to add someone who is not a manager, coach or player but wishes to receive communications or has a hotel reservation under a different email, use Method #2 to invite the person to the team. Be sure to use the email address associated with any hotel reservation. There are no additional registration materials for any Friend/Family member who will not be participating on the field or players’ sideline.

 

TEAM MEMBERS' REGISTRATION

Once they are invited to your team by you, all team members – you, assistant managers, coaches, and players alike – must formally accept a position with the team by completing registration materials. 

Below are tips to help you monitor the progress of your roster and the team members invited.

Don’t Be Fooled by green checkmarks !!! 
CHECK ALL TEAM MEMBERS’ REGISTRATION PROGRESS.

Managers monitor the progress of each team members’ registration materials by opening the Manage Roster section of their dashboard.

For each team member, look at the icon(s) to the right of the team member’s name. You’ll see a ‘note’ icon and you may also see a ‘bed’ icon, as well as three vertical dots (opens an edit menu) and, below the icons, a status indicator.

You should be most concerned with the color of the icons to the right of each team member’s name.  You will see a “note” icon and may see a “bed” icon. 

A gray note icon indicates the team member has not accepted a position on the team – no registration materials are completed.

  

• This team member has not completed registration materials.

Team check-in can not be completed when a team members’ materials are not completed.

• This team member has completed materials, as shown by a blue/green “note” icon and has a hotel reservation associated with them.

NASSC will update team member’s status once receipt of materials is confirmed. In this case, a “pending approval” status will not prevent successful team check-in.

• Allow 3 business days for a team member’s status to update once they submit their registration. An approved status indicates NASSC has completed an initial review of the materials.

Registrations will continue to be reviewed up to and during the event. If at any time a player is found to be ineligible, they will be removed from the event. Additional tournament sanctions may be applied.

See “Using EventConnect” for help navigating from your home page to your team page(s).

PENDING APPROVAL

  

Your TEAM will be in a “Pending Approval” until:

1) all team members complete registration materials (see “Team Members’ Registration”)

2) all team fees are paid

3) the team completes team check-in (see “Team Check-In”)

In general, amateur teams that have completed all of the above steps by posted deadlines are accepted unless a division fills prior to the registration deadline.

Each TEAM MEMBER will remain in a “Pending Approval” until they submit registration materials for each role with your team and NASSC completes a preliminary review of their materials. 

  • In rare cases a team member may be required to complete TWO sets of registration materials with your team. See “Add Team Members” for more detail.

TEAM CHECK-IN

Team check-in opens approximately 10 days prior to the event. 

See Event Details – Registration Guide – Deadlines for dates.

Before you begin a team check-in you MUST make sure all team members have  

  1. been invited and
  2. completed registration materials

This applies for every manager, coach and player.

Check the icon(s) to the right of each and every team member including you, your coaches, any assistants and of course, players. See “Team Members’ Registration” above.

Occasionally, a team member filling multiple roles with a team is required to complete TWO sets of registration materials with your team.  See “Add Team Members” for more details.

Do not begin team check-in if: 

  • A coach who is NOT a player has not been invited to your team AND completed their own registration materials.
  • A player is not shown as a “Player” on the team dashboard.
    • Registrations as a manager or coach will not suffice. A player MUST must be invited as a player AND complete Player Registration. 
  • The ‘note’ icon to the right of any team member is gray. 

 ** See “Team Members’ Registration”. **

 
Reminders:  

  • Team members who fail to complete registration materials are not eligible to participate.
  • Coaching substitutions are not allowed unless the substitute or backup coach is added to your roster and completes registration materials before participation.
  • All rosters are considered final upon the roster lock date or submission of this team check-in, whichever comes first.
  • We do not host in-person check-in.
  • Participating with unregistered players, managers, or coaches, or with any  ineligible player(s)  may result in forfeiture and additional tournament sanctions.

Below is a checklist to help you evaluate whether your roster is complete and ready for check-in:

  • Are all coaches and managers listed in the manage team section of your team dashboard? 
    •  Have all coaches and assistant managers completed registration materials? 
  • Are all of your Players listed as PLAYER in the “Manage Roster” section of your team dashboard?
    • Has every PLAYER completed registration materials?
  •  Have you removed any team members who will NOT be participating? 
  • Have you verified the birthdates of all players to insure they are eligible for participation in the division in which this team has registered? 
  •  Have you completed your own  registration materials? 
  •  Is your roster size within limits for the division? 

YOUTH TEAMS (under 19, including high school coed): 

  • Do you have at least one coach/manager registered with the team who is over the age of 25 and who will be on the player sideline during all matches? 

COED TEAMS ONLY: 

  • Do you have at least three (3) female players registered?

 If the answer to any of the above is “No”, your team is not ready for check-in. 

 

Once you submit a team check-in, your roster will be LOCKED.  

Teams who do not check-in may not participate.

Rosters will only include participants who have met all registration deadlines.

Following a preliminary review of your roster, your team status will be updated. Allow 2 business days.

SAND, SURF, SEA, SHELL, SUN, ...

We’ve gone back to old school, bringing the fun back into our division names!

Division age groups are now followed by a beach-themed name; the names are not meant to reflect a skill level. Rest assured divisions are built considering the information provided by teams.

NASSC is all about fun – we figured our division names should be too!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Visit the Registration Guide for more information or the FAQs page.

COMMUNICATIONS

This event will utilize its website (www.sandsoccer.com), social media, and the NASSC mobile app* to notify all event participants of any change in the status of the event due to weather, emergency, etc. Individuals should ensure their EventConnect profile has current contact information.

* The mobile app is for following schedules and communication bulletins during the event. To build and manage your roster log in to your EventConnect team dashboard.

Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Instagram! 

WEATHER & EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Event updates will be communicated via our website, social media and using bulletins within the NASSC Mobile App.

In the event of a major disaster or weather situation where the beach front is to be completely evacuated, each field will be notified through the referee there; teams and spectators must egress away from the oceanfront via the boardwalk steps and street access. The coach and manager of each team is responsible to account for the members of their respective team.

All decisions coming from EMS or the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service will be adhered to by NASSC, including clearing the beach in the event of impending lightning. Managers & Coaches should ensure all team members have the manager’s cell number and stay in contact for updates. Once the lifeguards give the confirmation that it is okay to return to the beach, NASSC will communicate to participants.

Team Members should shelter off the beach but remain nearby and be prepared to resume games when word is given that it is safe to do so. Do not leave the general area. You may not shelter under NASSC or vendor tents.

SAFETY
Come prepared for the weather. All players and spectators should bring sufficient water, sunscreen, clothing, and beach gear. Hydration and sun protection are key!

Water stations will NOT be provided. Individual team members and spectators need to bring plenty of water.

POP-UP TENTS & UMBRELLAS
Pop-up tents are not allowed along the boardwalk / sea wall. No personal items allowed within 10 feet of any field sidelines or within any field goals or end lines. Tents & umbrellas obstructing the view of NASSC Headquarters Tents & Field staff may be asked to move. If left at fields overnight, they will be removed by Security.

SPECTATOR VIEWING AREAS LIMITED  added
Due to beach erosion, some of our site may be altered to accommodate all of our fields.  There may be fields where we will NOT allow spectators between the field and the seawall.  Spectators may be able to watch matches on these fields from the Boardwalk. 

For your safety DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE GOAL LINES and respect any referee or NASSC staff member asking you to move to another location. 

KEEP THE BEACH CLEAN

Teams are responsible for cleaning the player sideline area following their match. Do not leave water bottles and trash behind. We appreciate all participants helping to keep all areas of the beach clean. Trash and recycling receptacles are provided.

LOST & FOUND

  • Lost & found parents report to the nearest headquarter tent on the beach. We will take detailed information about a lost child and relay the information to emergency services/lifeguards. Remain calm while we gather key information from you.
  • Lost and found items should be turned into the nearest headquarter tent on the beach.

TEAM REGISTRATION & HOTELS 

Team registration opens in January for the June event. 

Hotel blocks for our events become available before team registration opens – visit our website when you are ready to reserve rooms or secure blocks of rooms. 

NASSC is a stay-to-play event meaning hotels must be booked through our hotel partner and should be reserved early for best rates and availability. To book hotels for our next event, use the link on our website or contact EventConnect directly 1-888-723-2064. Booking directly through with the hotel or another 3rd-party service does not meet our stay-to-play policy.