Stay-to-Play Index

159 of 775 tournaments we checked require booking through the tournament.require their hotel

Updated Oct 18, 2026Read the report

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Some tournaments make families book through their housing partner. We read every rule, quote it, date it and score it, so you know before you register.

77535 statesTournaments checked
15921%Require booking through the tournament
9713%Book Anywhere: no hotel requirement
16121%Suggest hotels without requiring them
35846%Unclear rules, not scored
  • Hotel required
  • Book Anywhere (hotel suggested)
  • Book Anywhere
  • Unclear

Counted from live tournament pages, newest check Oct 18, 2026. How we counted.

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Score starts at 100 and uses only the published rules. Read the formula
Tournaments ranked by Housing Fairness score, lowest first
RankTournamentRuleHousing partnerCheckedScore
T1Las Vegas Qualifier (2026-2027 Team | Western | Nevada)
Nevada softball, Las Vegas
Hotel requiredHBCOct 15, 2026
T1Rivalry Cup Minnesota
Minnesota hockey, Blaine
Hotel requiredTPI HospitalityOct 16, 2026
T12027 USSSA Eastern National Championships
Maryland softball, Salisbury
Hotel requiredHBC Event Services (usssa1hotels.com)Oct 15, 2026
T1Dallas Cup
Texas soccer, Frisco
Hotel requiredTeam Travel Source (TTS)Oct 15, 2026
T1Red Rock Rave 1
Nevada volleyball, Las Vegas
Hotel requiredKC Sports HousingOct 15, 2026
T1Surf College Cup Olders
California soccer, Del Mar
Hotel requiredAthlete Travel (travelsupport@surfsports.com)Oct 15, 2026
T1visitRaleigh.com Boys College Showcase
North Carolina soccer, Raleigh
Hotel requiredTeam Travel SourceOct 15, 2026
T1visitRaleigh.com Girls College Showcase
North Carolina soccer, Raleigh
Hotel requiredTeam Travel SourceOct 15, 2026
T1Westminster Regional
Colorado hockey, Westminster
Hotel requiredSport-StaysOct 18, 2026
T10Big South National Qualifier
Georgia volleyball, Atlanta
Hotel requiredTHS (Tournament Housing Services)Oct 15, 2026

Showing 10 of 417 scored tournaments. 358 more have a housing rule we could not read clearly, so we do not score them. Tied scores share a rank, marked T.

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Editorial policy
Step 1499

We quote the rule

Every score input comes from a housing rule we quote and link from the tournament's own page. We cut quotes, we never reword them.

Step 2Oct 18

We date every check

Every rule shown was checked between Oct 14, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026. Each tournament page shows the date next to the rule.

Step 3727

We link the source

Distinct source links across the tournaments we cover. If we cannot source a fact, it is left out and the field says so.

Step 4775

We score by formula

A second check agreed on 775 pages. The score never uses commission data, and nobody can pay to change it.

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What is stay-to-play?
Stay-to-play is a tournament rule that makes out-of-town teams book rooms through the tournament's hotel block, often through a named housing company, to be accepted or to stay in the event. Some tournaments only suggest their hotels, and some let teams book anywhere. We label each one Hotel required, Book Anywhere (hotel suggested), Book Anywhere or Unclear.
How do you check the rules?
We read the tournament's own published housing rule, then quote the rule and link the source with the date we checked it, for 775 tournaments so far. The Housing Fairness score then comes from a public formula that uses only the published rules.
Is TourneyTrip free?
Yes, TourneyTrip is free to use. We may earn a commission when you book a hotel or rental through some links on a tournament page, and your price is the same. A commission never changes a score, rating or ranking, and we earn nothing if you book through a tournament's required housing portal.
Who runs TourneyTrip?
Hive Asset Group, LLC runs TourneyTrip. We rank hotels by drive time to the venue, not by commission.

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