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The American Youth Soccer Organization ( AYSO) is one of the two main national organizations in youth soccer in the United States for children aged 4 through 19. [ 7] AYSO was established as a non-profit soccer organization in Torrance (a suburb of Los Angeles, California) at Jefferson Elementary School in 1964 [ 8] with nine teams.
Not to be confused with American Youth Soccer Organization. The United States Youth Soccer Association ( US Youth Soccer, abbreviated USYS) is the largest youth affiliate and member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body for soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer includes 54 State Associations, one per state except for ...
The United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) boasts over three million players between the ages of five and 19, while American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) has more than 600,000 [129] players between the ages of four and 19.
History. Soccer prior to 1989 existed in Davis primarily at the recreational level, run by the Davis chapter of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). Teams that wished to compete competitively were required to apply to the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) under the umbrella of nearby Dixon due to a lack of teams in the Davis area.
The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF ), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a full member of FIFA and governs American soccer at the international, professional, and amateur ...
In his youth, Schmid visited Germany every summer, playing soccer with the local children and watching Bundesliga clubs play exhibition matches in neighboring towns. [5] In 1964, Schmid played for one of the inaugural American Youth Soccer Organization teams, and was inducted into the AYSO Hall of Fame in 1996. [6]
Nearly all the players mentioned as alumni left AYSO at an early age to play competitively for youth soccer clubs: Donovan played with Cal Heat; Foudy played for the Mission Viejo Soccerettes; Boxx played for Torrance United Waves Soccer Club; Ching played for the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club; Morgan played for Cypress Elite.
US Club Soccer gained recognized as a national organization by the United States Soccer Federation in 2001. The initial intent of the organization was to be a lobbying organization to effect change in United States Youth Soccer Association , but it had to change to a player-based organization to gain momentum. [3]