Everyone Plays: All players on a team will play a minimum of two quarters per game. This boosts a players moral vs. sitting on the bench.

Balanced Teams: Each year, teams are formed with the intention of distributing individual talent among all the teams. This is done in the hope that no single team will dominate the others so the rest of the players stand an even chance of winning games.  

Open Registration: AYSO is open to all children wishing to play youth soccer.

Positive Coaching: Children grow from positive comments and encouragement. They enjoy the sport even more when we're cheering for them. They learn from their mistakes, when mistakes can be forgiven. 

Good Sportsmanship: We encourage sporting behavior from our players, coaches and spectators. Often, sportsmanship awards are given to teams at the end of the season.

To further enhance the fun and family environment

AYSO developed the AYSO Team.

The AYSO team consist of three groups of people: the Parents, the Coaches and the Referees.

Together we form a team whose goals are to support and encourage the players... our children. Our team is analogous to a three-legged stool. Imagine a player resting on this stool and one of the legs becomes weak. Not a desirable situation. The strength of the AYSO team is evident when we work together. 

Parents can encourage and cheer for their players; volunteer to help with concessions; or become a team mom or dad. AYSO is made up strictly of volunteers, and they are ones that make AYSO work.

Coaches teach our players the sport, but also teach "expected" behavior. If a coach is degrading a player, a referee or another parent, the players get the wrong sense of what AYSO is all about. Coaches and parents have the ability to shape the players' opinion of themselves, other players and the referees.

Referees work hard to make soccer an enjoyable sport for the players, coaches and spectators. They do this by learning the Laws of the Game, learning about how teams function on the field, staying fit to keep up with play, and by being fair and unbiased.

You ARE a member of the team whether you are a players' parent, a coach or a referee. What kind of player are you? What kind do you want to be? 

Welcome to the team.