Written by: Carlos Funes Photo by: UCI Yossi Raz has had quite a remarkable soccer career, or football as he sometimes tends to call it. With 13 years of experience in coaching, Raz has an assortment of accolades to his name but it’s the ones you can’t find with a […]
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Photo by: Jane Gershovich Player development is one of the six AYSO Philosophies because AYSO believes that all players should be able to develop their soccer skills and knowledge to the best of their abilities, both individually and as members of a team. This is a philosophy that Seattle Reign […]
AYSO United is redefining club soccer with a program that allows its players to play in a competitive club circuit while still being able to experience the priceless lessons of AYSO’s Six Philosophies. Being the Official Club Program of the American Youth Soccer Organization, AYSO United is designed to complete […]
Injuries can happen at the worst possible times: shortly after the opening whistle of the first game of the season, at practice just before the championship game, or just as a player is hitting his or her stride. To reduce the chance of getting injured, keep the following seven tips […]
Former professional indoor soccer goalkeeper Brent Reis embraces the trials, mentorship and growth of being a goalkeeper from AYSO. The goalkeeper position is one of the most specialized positions in the sport of soccer, requiring the player to hold a big weight of pressure as the last wall of defense […]
TORRANCE, Calif. – December 17, 2018 – The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) and AYSO United are pleased to announce that Firmiano Ribeiro will assume the position of Director of Coaching for AYSO United Santa Clarita. Ribeiro joins AYSO United having previously worked with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Program […]
AYSO National Player Programs Manager Andy Price details the six vital skills youth players gain from playing soccer. Why does playing soccer matter? Is it just to be fit? To try to make it professionally? Ask any tenured coach or player and they’ll tell you that it is much deeper […]
Arima in Trinidad and Tobago, known for the Larry Gomes Stadium that played host stadium to the 2001 FIFA U17 Men World Cup finals, is the second largest area of the three boroughs of Trinidad and Tobago. Now, 17 years later from that U17 World Cup that saw France lift […]
Photo: LAFC & Andrew Quirk During the late 1980’s, a young Jewish boy could be found on local futsal courts in Rio De Janeiro getting his first kicks of a soccer ball. Those kicks would soon become the catalyst to a storied professional soccer career, taking that young kid around […]
Since 1991, the Very Important Player (VIP) program has provided a quality soccer experience for individuals whose physical or mental disabilities make it difficult for them to participate on mainstream soccer teams. AYSO stayed true to the principle of Everyone Plays®, uniting players of all backgrounds with the guarantee that […]