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This months quote (previous ones):
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
Vince Lombardi
News:
- Fall 2009 registration open. Select from the region list below to register.
- UK/MLS Earthquakes Development Camps for Junior and Senior High School players. Evenings in Los Altos (13-17 July) and Mt View (3-7 August).
- Area Rules with new requirements for coach training at U12 and above.
- AYSO Wiki is now available. Register to contribute.
Training:
- Management SuperCamp: 27 June, Muir Elem School, West San Jose. Registrar, Treasurer, CVPA, Safety Director, BASIC, Intro Mgmt for Ref and Coach admins.
- U12 coach training: 27 June, Muir Elem School. Otherwise, area-sponsored Coach training in the Area Calendar. U12 and Intermediate both twice in August.
- Golden Gate Summer Camp for Parents: 17-19 July, Belmont (Notre Dame de Namur). Intermediate, Advanced and National level training for Coaches, Referees, Management and Instructors. Pre-reqs apply.
Board Members and volunteers:
About Us
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is a
nationwide, non-profit all-volunteer organization that develops and delivers quality
youth soccer programs in a character building environment based on
Five Six Tenets:
- Player Development - of soccer and life skills; individually and as a team
- Everyone Plays - 3/4 of every game; no benchwarmers
- Open Registration - All K-12 youth welcome; no exclusions
- Balanced Teams - city-wide private draft; split age/gender divisions w/ all skill levels mixed
- Positive Coaching - occasional, instructional and encouraging
- Good Sportsmanship - by everyone at all times
Where kids get to have fun in a safe and fair environment while making new friends as teams are reformed and rebalanced every year.
AYSO Area 2A serves the youth soccer players of
Silicon Valley, California for the last 40+ years. Find the region closest to you for further information and to register.
If you feel your child cannot participate with kids their age due to physical or mental differences, check out VIP programs in Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino.
For west of 280 (Cupertino, West San Jose, Saratoga, Campbell, etc) and southern Santa Clara County, see Area 2J and its regions 35, 64 and 27 and others.
For rest of San Mateo County (Redwood City, San Mateo, Belmont, etc) see Area 2N and Area 2B.
For Santa Clara, North San Jose, Milpitas, East Bay and other cities not served by AYSO at this time, contact us to start a region. It's easy and we will mentor you.
Regions are roughly defined by the fields they use -- usually either schools and/or cities. To play and practice on local fields, choose the region using your local field. There are no boundaries and you are welcome to register anywhere.
The area staff provides (1) clinics for intermediate and advanced coaches
and referees and
(2) coordinates interlock play between regions; especially for our under-16
and under-19 divisions that include Area 2J as well.
More information
about Area 2A can be
found by clicking on the Information
link in the main menu.
Region 25 Portola Valley / Woodside has the honor of being designated the founding location of AYSO soccer outside of Southern California. AYSO soccer was initiated here in 1968 after starting in Southern California in 1964. Redwood City and Menlo Park were the heart of the initiative as well until subdividing out as Region 1 and 109. As was Palo Alto (region 26) and others. |
