Commissioner's Message
Palos Verdes AYSO
Welcome to the Palos Verdes region (Region 10) of the American Youth Soccer Organization located on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. We offer recreational and competitive soccer programs year-round to boys and girls ages 4 to 19 years old.
Our core philosophies insure Peninsula youth the environment for fun and fair soccer … those philosophies are:
EVERYONE PLAYS
BALANCED TEAMS
OPEN REGISTRATION
POSITIVE COACHING
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Our primary fall season is held on Saturdays from September to December. In 2009, more than 3,000 children played soccer on the finest quality fields located throughout the Peninsula. Palos Verdes AYSO offers single-year age divisions for the Under 5 division through the Under 12 division. This allows children to enjoy soccer with their classmates.
2010 Fall Registrations
Registrations for our primary 2010 fall season will be held on April 17, May 15, and June 5, 2010, at Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes. An early bird discount will be available ONLY at the April 18th registration.
On July 26, 2010, an Under 5 and Under 6 ONLY registration will be held at Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes .
You must pre-register your child online with the AYSO national database located at www.eAYSO.org BEFORE you come to registration.
In April, we mail to families whose children played in our 2009 fall program important registration information. Look for a small packet again this year. All basic information will be posted on this website in order to save resources. In addition, we’ll distribute flyers through PVPUSD schools and we’ll send e-mail messages as a reminder of our registrations. We want to make sure all Peninsula youth have a chance to play soccer!
Year-Round Palos Verdes AYSO Opportunities
We also offer recreational winter and summer soccer programs. The winter season is held on eight consecutive Saturdays in January and February for children between 7 and 12 years old. The summer program is played on eight consecutive Thursday nights in July and August for players between 7 and 14. These are practice-free programs.
Players who wish to participate in competitive play after the fall season ends have the opportunity to play on Palos Verdes AYSO post-season teams starting at the Under 9 division. Coaches designated by our Tournament Committee form select teams that typically play from November through the following May or June. Each age division supports both a boys’ team and a girls’ team; two teams are selected for both the Under 9 and the Under 10 divisions. More than 300 players currently participate in our select program. Once the select teams are formed for each age division, tournament teams may also be formed, providing additional spring and summer tournament opportunities.
Palos Verdes AYSO select teams that stay together through the Under 12 season earn the honor of representing us in Hawaii at annual Rainbow Cup or other Hawaiian tournaments. We subsidize each team’s trip.
As part of our select program, Palos Verdes AYSO hosts a Spring Select League that’s played from early February through May each year. More than 1,000 players representing 70 teams from the greater South Bay area are playing in our 2009 Spring Select League.
Our Community
Each year we honor two worthy AYSO youth volunteers through our Jeff Rickel Memorial Scholarship program. Graduating high school seniors who played in AYSO and who have volunteered in Palos Verdes AYSO activities are eligible to apply. In 2009, two outstanding candidates were awarded Rickel scholarships.
We Need You to Volunteer!
AYSO is an all-volunteer organization. More than 40 dedicated volunteers serve on the Region 10 board of directors and work year-round to organize fair and friendly AYSO soccer for the nearly 4,000 children who play in our program in Palos Verdes at some time during the year. The contact list of our website provides contact information for our board members.
Each year, we rely on more than 700 volunteers to coach and to referee. The next time that you see a coach or referee on the field making this program possible for your child, please take a moment to acknowledge his or her efforts.
We still need more volunteers! Please consider lending your time and effort as a coach or referee, this year.
Our website www.ayso10.com contains additional information about many of these programs. Be sure to check our calendar for registration dates, times and locations for the fall program, as well as many other key dates throughout the year. We are constantly updating materials on our website, so visit often. If you need additional information, do not hesitate to contact the appropriate board member.
See you on the field!
Best wishes,
David G. Behenna
Regional Commissioner
ayso@att.net
March 2010
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