AYSO Online Registration Begins

The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) has been jokingly referred to as ‘All Your Saturdays are Over.’ In the Palisades, however, it is more synonymous with children learning the rules of soccer, having fun with their friends and getting exercise running up and down the field. Returning player packets for fall 2005 will be mailed out this Saturday, April 23, and must be returned postmarked by May 10 or your child may be wait-listed until a spot becomes available. On-line pre-registration for new and returning players begins next Tuesday, April 26, at www.ayso69.org. If you have a problem registering online, AYSO office hours will be held Monday and Tuesday, May 9-10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 150 South Barrington Avenue, Suite #5 in Brentwood. New Players (children born between August 1, 1986, and January 31, 2001) are required to pre-register online as well as registering in person at Paul Revere Middle School on Saturday, May 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. Each player must have two copies of each of both the Player Registration Form and the Region 69 Volunteer Information Sheet, and each parent volunteering must bring two signed copies of the Volunteer Application. AYSO is an all-volunteer program. People registering you are volunteers as well as the coaches, the referees and the commissioners. Every new family is required to volunteer in some capacity. In addition to the six forms, the cost is $165 per player, which covers the cost of field rental and maintenance, pictures, pins or trophies, medals, uniforms, equipment, insurance, supplies, and other administrative costs. A birth certificate or passport is necessary to complete registration. Players who will be six years old by July 31 must also attend for evaluation purposes. Five-year-olds will not be evaluated. Make-up registration will be held at Paul Revere on Sunday, May 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. Players who register on May 22 may possibly be placed on a waiting list due to lack of space.