As our normal daily life has been disrupted over the past year and there is not a concrete timeline as to when our regularly scheduled days will return, AYSO has put together a list of activities to help appease the absence of soccer from our lives. Throughout this time, we […]
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Women’s History Month (March 1st-31st) is a time designated to draw attention to the incredible achievements of women throughout history. AYSO wants to celebrate by highlighting AYSO women, past and present, who are empowering and inspiring the next generation of female leaders of the soccer world today. Hear about AYSO […]
The piece below is a farewell letter to Bill Mason written by a dear friend and fellow AYSO Hall of Famer, Joe Eldridge. On December 1, 2019, after 38 years of volunteering invaluable time and talent to AYSO, Bill Mason passed away. Bill loved AYSO and all it aspired to […]
Written by Katie Wright Chet Wright has been an AYSO referee in Madison County, Alabama, for the past 21 years, and he recently refereed his last game, his 925th. He started referring over two decades ago when my sister and I were young players ourselves, as he saw a need […]
By Michael Denison My love for soccer began in 2001 when my twin daughters joined an AYSO U6 team. In the following years, collectively they played in eighteen AYSO seasons, during which I served as an assistant coach, team manager, and referee (which I confess I did not do […]
By: Katie McKee We’ve all heard the expression, “you have to fail to succeed.” Losing a game, getting scored on, not playing one’s best; these are all common occurrences in youth soccer. How can we use those experiences to better our teams? As coaches, how can we create a healthy […]
International Women’s Day marks a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, political and athletic achievements of all women and AYSO is proud to take part. In honor of International Women’s Day, AYSO is highlighting some of the amazing AYSO women that continue to drive a better world for soccer […]
Spring season is here and pre-season training for our coaches from UK International Soccer is well underway. The majority of UKIS coaches are working on their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program with the University of South Wales where their course includes a UEFA coaching certification and practical coaching placement in […]
Our soccer community is left with a huge void as one of the greatest pioneers of soccer in Southern California and a leader in the United States soccer community, Sigi Schmid, has passed away on December 25, 2018. With heavy hearts, the AYSO community mourns his passing and offer our […]
Everyone in AYSO has a story, no matter how big or small they are always special! The following people, coming from different backgrounds all have a story to tell of how AYSO has impacted their life. As the largest, oldest national youth soccer program in the United States, with over […]
