As information is finalized for the 2025-2026 season it will be added here. Please ensure your club reviews and if there are questions, please let us know (Key Contacts listed below)

PLAYER REGISTRATION
​The NAL is sanctioned via State Associations (USYS) and all player registration needs to be completed and approved by your state (or in some cases local league) associations
  • State/League Associations usually start the player registration process between July 1 - August 1; please reach out directly to your association if you have questions on this process. 
    • For states/leagues that use Gotsport for Player Registration, clubs will only need to register their players through that Gotsport Event Source.  We will add that Roster Source to your NAL teams, and players will automatically appear on your NAL roster. 
    • If your state doesn't use Gotsport for player registration, in addition to registering your players with your state association, you'll also need to add the players to Gosport (see steps in Match Day Requirements) AND upload certified roster/passes to your team's NAL event.

TEAM REGISTRATION 
The NAL uses Gotsport for its league and event schedule. Team Registration for the 2025-2026 season will open on Monday, June 9th and all teams must register by June 27th. 

AGE GROUPS
  • U19 - 2007/08
  • U17 - 2009
  • U16 - 2010
  • U15 - 2011
  • U14 - 2012
  • U13 - 2013
The NAL does not allow overage players (2006 playing at U19) and there is also no biobanding/late developer option. 

REFEREE ASSIGNING
For the 2025-2026 season, all referee assignments will be directly through US Officials.  Clubs will be shared an invoice for their fall games in early September and for their Spring games in early March.  All fees (referee & assigning) will be split evenly amongst the home and away teams. There will be no assigning of referees by clubs or payments of cash at the field. The referees fees for 2025-2026 are being finalized and will be shared soon. 

SCHEDULE
The NAL will share a draft of the conference schedules between June 1-15 with the goal of all schedules being agreed upon and uploaded into Gotsport between July 1-15. 

EVENTS
  • NAL REGIONAL EVENTS
    • Thank you to all clubs for providing feedback on the NAL Regional Events. We are currently securing dates/facilities for these events and will provide an update on these events by June 15, 2025. ​
 
  • IMGA GIRLS & BOYS CUP | U13-U19 
    • Girls | December 2025 (Exact dates TBD)
    • Boys | December 2025 (Exact dates TBD)​
Both IMG Academy events are open to all clubs, but NAL teams will receive priority acceptance if they apply to the event by agreed-upon dates (first come, first serve).  The NAL will also help IMG with scheduling opponents to help ensure competitive matches for all NAL teams. 

PATCHES
The NAL will share a Patches Request Form with all clubs the week on May 15th, and clubs will be able to request patches and where to mail the patches at that time. The last day to order patches will be be May 23rd. The final cost for each patch along with expected delivery date will be shared in the order form. Patches are optional. ​
NAL CONTACTS
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Girls Contacts
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