The goal of AYSO is providing the best possible soccer experience for everyone from Playground to adulthood.  We accomplish this with great training, dedicated volunteers, and a player pathway designed to challenge players at all levels of development.  All too often, when a player “goes to club,” they abandon the Region and often take gifted regional volunteers with them.  

Alliance is a way for these players to “go to club” without leaving the region.  If your region has a talented team winning lots of silverware, they could be promoted to Section 1 Alliance.  Similar to EXTRA, the region would provide practice and home field space for their Alliance teams, in exchange for regional volunteering, like Core refereeing or field maintenance.  Unlike EXTRA, there is no Regional referee burden to cover Alliance matches, because Alliance teams pay for club refs.  

There are some technical details for RC’s regarding the Alliance program, so reach out to your Area Director or Section Alliance President Nick Pisca for more information.