AYSO Region 160

Once again, Region 160 will sponsor teams for an extended play program. This program, called the AYSO Region 160 Select Program is a year round youth soccer talent development program and is offered in addition to the Fall and Spring seasons of our normal Primary Program.

Participation in the Select Program will require current participation in our Primary program along with selection by one of our Select Program Coaches. This Select Program will replace, and is seen as the natural successor to, our previous Summer Program.

Select Program Players must be registered for the Primary Program and must have played in half of the Primary Program Games for their team in the just completed season or must play in half of their team’s games during the current season.

Players are invited to participate in the Program by a Select Program Team’s Coaches based on the following criteria in this order of importance:

• Interest;
• Love for the Game;
• Maturity;
• Ability;
• Teammate Skills and Sportsmanship.

There will be NO Tryouts (No Cuts). Players are invited to participate by Select Program Coaches.

The Select Program Can Include:

• AYSO Section 5 Games : Huntsville, AL (Included in Fees)
• A Team Player Camp run by Rocket City United
• Games and Friendlies with area club teams and other Regions’ AYSO Select Teams
• Other tournaments if available and agreed to by team members.

We hope to have teams in each division – both girls and coed – from U10 to U19.

We already have some coaches who have committed to having a team, but we are looking for more. If we have enough coaches and players, we may have more than one team in a division. Note below the committed teams, where we have open coach positions.

The fees listed above will cover the cost of uniforms (2 complete uniforms) and one tournament entry fee.  Players who played in previous years and have complete uniform kits may be eligible for uniform credits which will significantly reduce these fees.

If the team (the players, parents and coaches) decide to enter more tournaments beyond the AYSO Section 5 Games, then the players who choose to participate will be assessed additional fees to cover the entry fees. Costs for travel for the tournaments will be the responsibility of the players/parents.

Players must register before 1 May. Registration forms are available in Adobe PDF. The forms and registration fee (checks payable to AYSO) should be turned into the coach once you are added to a team.

We need more coaches!

If you are interested in coaching a team, assisting with a team as team manager or assistant coach, or have players that would like to participate, or have other questions, please email us at Select Program Support.

The teams are forming now and can begin practice as soon as formed. We may form more than one team in each age group. Where we have more interested than we have openings on the current teams, we are willing to form another team, given we can find a coach to commit to taking a team.

The AYSO Section 5 Games will be held in June in Huntsville, AL and is open to U10 through U19 division teams.

The AYSO National Games only take place in even numbered years and are in different locations around the country each time. The 2010 National Games will be in Florida. Teams are chosen by lottery. We will know by May how many teams have been chosen from region 160.

AYSO tournaments are played by AYSO rules requiring each player on the team to play at least ½ the game, adhere to all AYSO rules and regulations and policies, and all the teams included are AYSO teams.

The Alabama Sports Festival events are open to U12 to U19 teams and adult teams. These events do not have any playing time rules and many of the teams in the competition are school or club teams. However, AYSO teams that choose to play in these and other non-AYSO tournaments will always insure that each player on the team will play at least ½ of each game, and will adhere to all AYSO rules, regulations and policies.

The AYSO Team Camp is conducted by Rocket City United, our local Pro team. The team camp will be held in June at John Hunt Park. With more than 40 years of youth soccer and educational experience, AYSO is the nation’s leading youth soccer program. AYSO has combined its unique philosophies with the best professional soccer coaching available to create the AYSO Soccer Camps. So now you can get first-rate, professional soccer skills training in the supportive, player-friendly environment AYSO is famous for. The team camps will focus on individual skills and team tactics.

We will also sponsor a Summer Player Camp open to all youth ages 4 through 18 that will be held June & July. Check out the homepage for more information on the Summer Player Camp.

For more information on the select program, contact our Select Programs Coordinator Jeff Skinner at 536-7687 or at Select Program Information.