This year, AYSO Region 45 is hoping to field one or more competitive teams for U10, U12 and U14 for both boys and girls and if there is enough player interest, teams in the older U16 and u19 divisions.
To submit your name for consideration as a player and be invited to the tryout(s), please click on the appropriate division:
U10 Boys: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U10 Girls: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U12 Boys: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U12 Girls: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U14 Boys: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U14 Girls: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
U16 Boys: Click Here to Apply
U16 Girls: Click Here to Apply
U19 Boys: No team formed
U19 Girls: Tryouts have completed and the team has been chosen
Our Spring Select program provides an opportunity for our highest skilled players to be on a team together and play the best players and teams from other Regions in Northern California and Nevada. Players must have been registered and played in AYSO Region 45 in the Fall 2009 season and played in 50% of the games and 50% of the practices to be eligible.
AYSO National’s rules and regulations state that a region’s secondary season will be self funding. As such, a non refundable registration fee of $175.00 to $200.00 will be charged by the Region for each player that is selected and accepts a spot on a team. This fee covers the cost of the entry fee for up to 4 tournaments. All other expenses including uniforms, sweatshirts, play in other leagues (indoor soccer, PCSSL, etc); will be paid for by the team. Each player will be asked to contribute a specific amount to the team treasurer before the season starts. This amount will range from an additional $150 to $350 per player depending on what activities the team participates in and the gear the team purchases. Each team is a self run entity with guidance from the Region. Please note the cost of travel and lodging is not included in these figures. Many teams go to 1 to 3 tournaments that require an overnight stay.
There will be 2 open tryouts held for each team starting in late November through mid December. In order to try out, you must register your child (see links above) to join the spring select player pool.
Details for tryout dates, times, locations and expectations will be sent to the pool of interested players. Your player must submit the online form no later than the day before the last tryout session to be eligible to tryout for a team, but please submit earlier as this is the group that will receive the information. Walk-ons will not be accepted at the last tryout.
If you have specific questions not answered below, please send Email to ayso45select@yahoo.com with the word Question or something similar in the subject.
Q – Will the kids who made a spring select team last year be guaranteed a spot this spring?
A – Not necessarily. Tryouts are open to all and all kids who express interest need a fair shot to make the team. In the end the best players will be selected. Players who did play on a select team last spring had a great opportunity to improve their skills and thus they are now a better players.
Q – Does my son/daughter need to attend all of the tryout dates?
A – No, but the more tryouts a player attends the more the prospective coach will get to see them play. For some players this could be the difference between making and not making the team. For others coming to just one tryout might show enough to the coach to make a team.
Q- I have heard there is a U12 Girls National Team being formed, is this the same as spring select?
A – Region 45 received a bid to send a U12 Girls team to the National Games in Palm Beach Florida July 4th through 11th (http://www.ayso.org/events/national_games.aspx). We are gathering data on the interest level from the U12 Girls players on participating. The National Team players will most likely come from one or two of the select teams formed in U12 girls. Details on how to incorporate the National Team bid Region 45 was awarded into our spring select program is still being worked out. If your child is interested in the National Games bound team that will travel to Florida, they need to tryout and make a spring select team.
Q – What if my child does not make a select team but still wants to play soccer in the spring?
A – Teams may also carry a few alternates. Alternates would not pay the registration fee but would practice with the team and possibly attend one event. Each coach will decide how to incorporate alternate or reserve players. We also have two or three coaches that have expressed interest in bringing a player development (not all star) u9/u10 and u12 team to play in a neighboring Region this spring. We first want to hold tryouts for the select teams before the player development teams are added to the mix. Field space is VERY limited in the spring and we will not know our allocation until January. Your player may also sign up as an individual player in any of our neighboring AYSO Regions that offer a full spring season similar to our fall season.
Q – I have a u16 or u19 player that is interested, will there be a team?
A – This is completely dependent on finding coaches and having enough player interest.
Q – What are the game sizes and total number of players for the different divisions?
A – Alternates may be carried by each team, but when final rosters are submitted they can only include the number of players specified as the maximum team size by the tournament.
Q – Where can I find out more information on some of the tournaments? Please note this is a partial list…there are more events to choose from.
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Grape Crush Tournament, Paso Robles CA – mid January, www.pasoroblessoccer.com/
PHMSA SoccerFest, Pleasant Hill/Martinez CA – early April , www.phmsa.org
Comstock Shootout, Carson City NV – mid April (separate boys and girls weekends), www.comstockshootout.org
Pacifica Fog Cup Classic, Pacifica CA – early May, www.ayso157.org
Concord Cup XVI, Concord CA – mid-late May, www.concordcup.com
Davis World Cup, David CA – Memorial Day weekend, www.davisworldcup.org
Thank you for your interest in playing in the spring,
AYSO Region 45 Spring Select Committee
