Extra Program

EXTRA PROGRAM

The EXTRA Program offers a more advanced level of competition for players who possess the appropriate skills, commitment, and abilities. The program offers soccer development opportunities similar to club soccer but maintains the core AYSO philosophies – including a guarantee that they will play at least half of every game. Players are selected through a competitive tryout process.

EXTRA GUIDELINES

Guidelines for the 2025-26 Southern California Extra Development Soccer League (SCEDSL) can be found HERE

TRYOUTS

Thank you for your interest in the AYSO Region 56 Extra Program. Tryouts for the Fall 2025 teams completed in April and teams have been formed.

We anticipate that tryouts for the 2026 season teams will take place in December 2025 or January 2026. Additional information will be posted here when it becomes available.

For any questions regarding EXTRA tryouts or the EXTRA program in general, please reach out to our Region 56 EXTRA Coordinator Laila Seitz at [email protected].

COST

EXTRA Players pay the normal fall registration fee, plus additional fees for custom uniforms and specialized training.

There may also be fees for any optional tournaments in which the team participates

COMMITMENT

Players selected for the EXTRA Program will commit to their teams as their priority non-school activity. It is expected that every player attends each practice and game at the agreed-upon times.

In order to satisfy the commitment required by the EXTRA Program, players may not be enrolled and participate in other non-AYSO or Club soccer programs during the EXTRA Program season.

SCHEDULE

EXTRA teams will not play other Region 56 teams during the Fall season or participate in All Stars.

There will be some travel involved.

Games are usually on weekends and there may be games on Sundays.

The season starts at the same time as the Region’s Fall season and usually ends a week after the end of the regular season.

Many teams also participate in tournaments before and after the season.

AGE DIVISION CHART - FALL 2025

Based on year child was born:

U16 - 20011

U14 - 2012

U13 - 2013

U12 - 2014

U11 - 2015

U10 – 2016

U9 - 2017

TEAM FORMATION

SELECTION OF PLAYERS

Teams are selected by a panel of experienced coaches and board members.

All players will be notified if they have made a team or not.

TEAMS

The region will determine the number of EXTRA teams based upon the number of EXTRA caliber players identified during tryouts and the availability of qualified coaches.

We will not form a team if we do not think it will be competitive

We will not form a team if a qualified coach is not available.

Teams will be made of players in a single age brackets

U9/U10 teams: play 7v7

U11/U12 teams: play 9v9

U13/U14 teams: play 11v11

U16 teams: play 11v11

*** IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUNDAY TRYOUT FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR EXTRA COORDINATOR AT [email protected]

*** EXTRA TRYOUTS ARE CLOSED TRYOUTS. NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD.

*** PARTICIPATION IN AT LEAST ONE TRYOUT IS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO MAKE AN EXTRA TEAM.