About Fall Soccer at Region 94
General Information

Fall is the primary season of soccer.  Fall soccer begins with practices in August, and games start in late August or early September.  The regular season is typically 10 weeks long and ends in November (number of games could be reduced due to weather).  The postseason begins in November and can extend out to February (for highly competitive teams). 

Our home games take place at Imperial Middle School.  All regular season games are initially scheduled on Saturdays, and makeups can be scheduled midweek or on Sundays.  Playoffs and tournaments often include games on both Saturdays and Sundays.  Upper divisions may travel to neighboring regions to compete. 

Your registration payment includes a complete soccer uniform (jersey, shorts, and socks), picture package (you also have the opportunity to purchase additional pictures and other items), yearbook (if available), player insurance, and national membership in AYSO. 

All players in non-competitive divisions (Playground-8U) will also receive a participation trophy or medal at the end of the season. Competitive divisions are awarded medals or trophies based on standings and number of teams.

Volunteer involvement is critical to the success of AYSO soccer.  Region 94 uses a referee points system that affects team standings (see Referee page for volunteer information).  All teams are required to meet the minimum number to points in order to advance to playoffs. 

AYSO Region 94 is a true community organization - we rely on the help of our volunteers to create a strong, competitive, and successful program.  You will be asked to help out each season by coaching, assistant coaching, refereeing, team parenting, working snack shack, painting fields, setting up and taking down goals and nets, and other regional activities.  We provide free training for coaches and referees just before the season starts.  If you are interested in volunteering as a referee or for a team staff position, please sign up to volunteer within your account - best is to do so as you are registering your player (helps guarantee placement on a team).

When can I expect to hear from my child’s coach? Teams are formed around the end of June. Practices can begin as early as August 1st. It is up to the coach to decide when to begin practice and have the first team meeting. You should hear from the coach by mid-July.

Who do I contact if I haven’t heard from my child’s coach? Please be patient, many families are on vacation during the summer months. If you haven’t heard from a coach by the 2nd week of July or if you have changed phone numbers, you can use the "Contact Us" tab to send us an email. The email will be forwarded to the team coach or to the child’s division coordinator.

How are teams created? Teams are created differently depending on age/division.

Playground is played jamboree style. All boys are on one team and all girls are on another team.  There is one trainer and a group of parent volunteers who serve as coaches to help coral the players during training.  Parent volunteers must submit a volunteer application.  There must be parent volunteers to have a successful Playground program.

6U teams are created mostly by school/friendships.  Parents may request players be placed on the same team - the division coordinator will make their best effort to place the kids together.

8U teams are created similarly to 6U except that the division coordinator attempts to balance the teams by having the same number of older and younger players on each team.

U10-U14 teams are created by draft.  All competitive divisions rate players by skill level.  Coaches turn in a player evaluation with player ratings.  If the player is new to Region 94, they perform a skill test at registration.  Before the season, coaches meet at the draft and select players from each skill level bracket to create balanced teams.

U16 & U19 teams typically register under a waitlist until a full team can be rostered.

Is there a more competitive program within AYSO?  Yes, AYSO offers an EXTRA program.  For Region 94, if there are enough players registered in a division requesting an Extra team (from 10U through 14U), tryouts are scheduled that are open to all players in that division.  If player evaluators and board staff determine that a competitive team can be formed without adversely affecting the Core league, an EXTRA team may then be rostered.  There is an additional fee to play EXTRA.  Fees cover tournaments and an additional uniform.  In addition to EXTRA, registered players may try out for AYSO United through Area 11E.  For more information on United, please go to the Area 11 E website at www.area11e.org.