This is the primary program of AYSO that includes all ages and over 90% of our players.

Fall and Spring Seasons
https://ayso.org/play/core/

AYSO maintains the philosophies of EVERYONE PLAYS and OPEN REGISTRATION, this means that we accept all players regardless of ability and will continue to do so as long as we have space available. There are no address boundaries. We accept all players from all cities.

How to Sign-Up to Play: To join, sign-up online anytime or come to one of our in-person registration events. Please visit our Registration page for details.

How to Coach a Team: During the player registration process, volunteer to coach a team by selecting the appropriate volunteer role. Additionally, contact the division coordinator of the division you'd like to coach. Coaches must complete Safe Haven certification, CDC: Concussion training  and appropriate age-specific training.

*Coaches are solely responsible for setting practice schedules. As a 100% volunteer program, we must work around our volunteers schedules to provide a great soccer experience.  If when and what day your child practices is VERY important to your family, please volunteer to be trained as a head coach! 

Age	Stage	Competition Level	Players	Max Roster	Duration	Field Size (yds)	Goal Size (ft)	GKs	Standings	Playoffs
19U	Adv.	Section	11 v 11	18 (22)	Two 45 min halves	70 x 120	8 x 24	Yes	Yes	(15 Referee Points Required) Area, Section Tournaments
16U	Adv.	Area	11 v 11	18 (22)	Two 40 min halves	70 x 120	8 x 24	Yes	Yes	AYSO 120 Invitational (15 Referee Points Required), Area, Section
14U	Int.	Regional	11 v 11	14	Two 35 min halves	66 x 112	8 x 24	Yes	Yes	AYSO 120 Invitational (15 Referee Points Required), Area, Section, State
12U	Basic	Regional	9 v 9	12	Two 30 min halves	54 x 92	7 x 21	Yes	Yes	AYSO 120 Invitational (15 Referee Points Required), Area, Section, State
10U	Basic	Regional	7 v 7	9	Two 25 min halves	44 x 80	6 x 18	Yes	Yes	AYSO 120 Invitational (15 Referee Points Required), Area, Section, State
8U	Initial	Clinic	4 v 4	5	Four 10 min quarters	30 x 48	5 x 10	No	No	Provide a referee @ Every Game
7U	Initial	Clinic	4 v 4	5	Four 10 min quarters	26 x 44	5 x 8	No	No	Provide a referee @ Every Game
6U	Initial	Clinic	3 v 3	4	Four 8 min quarters	24 x 40	4 x 6	No	No	Provide a referee @ Every Game

Stages as defined by US Soccer's Age Group Organization.
Field Size is a guide and not exact, the actual field you play on may vary in size.
AYSO 120 Invitational is ONLY for teams that reach the required minimum of team referee points prior to the last game of the regular league season. NO EXCEPTIONS will be granted for teams without the required points!

In the standard primary program offering of AYSO 120, we have leagues for 4 to 19 year-old's split into 16 divisions (6U,7U,8U,10U,12U,14U,16U,19U - all ages have a separate boys and girls division). This 13-year program is designed to allow for the development of the player through four stages as defined by the US Soccer Federation:

Initial stage: 4 years of introductory soccer in 6U- U8, also known as 'clinic play'. In this stage, the players play short sided 3v3 to 5v5 games without the distraction of standings or goalkeepers (The English FA is implementing no season standings up through 11U). An age-specific program is provided and taught to the coaches to teach essential technical skills to the players to best introduce them to soccer without complicating the game.

Basic stage: 4 years from 9U - 12U where we begin using the full Laws of the Game, maintain standings and a playoff structure. This is the age where we also introduce goalkeepers and further expand the skills taught to the players with a beginning of tactics, but training continues to be primarily concentrated on techniques. Techniques and other basic movements like balance and coordination have a much greater lasting effect when learned prior to age 12 and so we teach our coaches to concentrate on these aspects.

Intermediate stage: 2 years of transition playing the full-sided game where tactics are increasingly taught and techniques are reinforced.

Advanced stage: 5 years finishing their youth career playing divisions 16U and 19U.