Approved Public Benefit Preclearance Independent Teams

Deadlines Vary by Season or League of Play but Must Be Approved
Before You Solicit or Advertise to Players

Who: Independent Teams who intend to participate in a non-SF Based Travel League and want to preclear that they will be eligible for Approved Public Benefit Status

Important: Independent Teams who are playing in SF Local Competitive League do not need to complete this form

Applicablity

Submit this Form ONLY IF

1. You are intending to play in a non SF Local Travel League (a league not scheduled by a SF based league) AND

2. You are seeking preliminary approval of Approved Public Benefit Status so that you can determine your fees to charge team members AND

3. You are not part of a club. If you are part of a club, the club must submit for preliminary approval by going to APBO Club Approval A team will be considered part of a club if:

The team is branded with a club name: OR
The team’s players team fee payments through a centralized organization (as opposed to a family on the team pooling funds for that team only and hiring a coach

Requirements:

Adequacy of Disclosure: The team must provide adequeate disclosure of its fees, playing league and other requireents.
Residency: The team must plan to meet the SF Residency Requirement
Scholarships: The team must meet the SFRPD scholarship requirement
Good Standing: The team and coach must be in good standing.
Independent: The team is not part of a club.
Go to APBO Travel Team Rules for more details.

Note: The team does not need to submit a filing fee at this time. Fees will be submitted by individual teams when team formation is completed and you apply for your fields.

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TEAM INFORMATION

Team Name: *

What season are you applying for APB Status *

Team Age For Season: *

Team Gender: *

Expected Playing League: *

Expected Division in League: *

What League Did You Participate in Your Last Season of Play: *

Division in That League *

When Do You Begin to Register Players *

Address *

City: *

Zip Code *

Primary Contact *

Phone *

E-Mail *

Secondary Contact *

Phone *

E-Mail *

COACH/TRAINER INFORMATION:

Please List Every Expected Coach or Trainer and Identify Head Coach *

	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer
1.	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer
2.	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer
3.	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer
4.	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer
5.	Type of Coach	Last Name	First Name	License	Paid/Volunteer

SF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Is Your Team Committed to The Following Residency Requirements: *

We are a younger than high school age team and will not have more than 2 nonresidents on our team

We are a high school or older age team and will not have more than 3 nonresidents on our team

We will not limit the nonresidents on our team

I understand that once teams are formed and before fields are allocated each team will need to submit complete APBO form with rosters in the excel form required including names and addresses of players on each team and we will need to provide RPD with evidence of residency. *

Yes we will submit required rosters as soon as each team is formed

SCHOLARSHIPS

Please describe your scholarship policy or state that you have no paid coaches or trainers (NOTE: Stating that no one is turned down because they can't pay is not an adequate description): *

Please describe how players can apply for scholarships (it must be discreet and feel open to all): *

Do You Limit the Number of Available Scholarships - if you do, describe policy and how you determine who will get scholarships: *

Please provide a SPECIFIC link to where you scholarship information and application appears on your website: *

ADEQUACY OF DISCLOSURE

Teams must provide transparent, detailed information regarding fees, scholarships, costs, programs, tryouts, playing time rules and guest polices. Such information must be provided to any interested parent, posted on a website if possible and submitted have been submitted to SFRPD prior to tryouts or registration.

Where are your fees described on your website (provide URL if possible): *

Where is your scholarship policy described on your website (provide URL if possible): *

Where is your playing time policy described on your website (provide URL if possible): *

Where is your guest player policy described on your website (provide URL if possible): *

Please upload a document or flyer describing all of the above.

GOOD STANDING

Has your team or any coach affiliated with it been found to violate SFRPD field permits, residency requirements, tryout requirements in the previous 12 months or been found to misrepresent information in prior APBO applications. *

Yes Describe Below:

Description of Violation: *

OTHER INFORMATION

Are You affiliated with any club for any training or other purposes *

Yes- List Name: Yes- List Name:

Travel Teams Are Provided an Allocation of Fields But There is No Guarantee That Your Game Schedule Will Match the Field Allocation (because the schedules are run by a league outside of SF). How Will you play your home games if you do not have a field on the date of a scheduled game and what have you told your families participating? *

VERIFICATION

Name of Person Verifying This Form: *

Position with Team: *

I confirm that this form is complete and accurate: *

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