American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is the largest single entity youth soccer organization in the United States and is an affiliate member of US Soccer. It has over 450,000 players nationwide participating in another of youth soccer programs. AYSO is built upon 6 primary philosophies:

Balanced teams, Everybody Plays, Open Registration, Positive Coaching, Good Sportsmanship, and Player Development

AYSO has typically served the recreational player with over 90% of the players coming in the 4-12 age bracket. However, over the last few years AYSO has developed more competitive programs nationwide that compete in both USYS and US Club leagues. These teams enter tournaments and travel distances to expand their soccer experience and compete with other organizations. As a result of the increased demand for a higher level of play within AYSO, we have a new national program called “AYSO United”. The program was launched in January 2017 and currently, nationwide, we have over 26 club programs each run by Club Administrators and a Director of Coaching. AYSO United adheres to its 6 primary philosophies, but there are some differences between AYSO United and your more traditional Spring and Fall recreational programs. These differences include

Players try out for a team and are on the team for 12 months
Travel to games are a little further (depending on the league) from previous recreational programs. Half the games in a season are “away” in other surrounding towns
All United teams wear the same club uniform
Fees are higher to cover, player and team registration costs, AYSO costs, field/equipment costs and some operation costs.