Extra Teams Information

EXTRA BASICS

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.

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TRYOUTS

See below for Tryout dates and times for Fall 2021 season.
Players must tryout each year.
Players should attend both tryouts but must attend one.

HOW TO REGISTER TO TRYOUT FOR AN EXTRA TEAM

Logon to www.ayso55.org. When registering your player choose the EXTRA program and go thru checkout completely. You will need to complete the e-sign form online. If you are new to our region please be sure to upload a copy of your birth certificate or you will need to attend one of our live registration dates and bring it with you.
When you checkout, since this is a tryout program you will not be charged any registration fee. Once tryouts have concluded if your player makes the team you will be asked to accept the position and logon to pay the early bird registration fee.

COST

EXTRA Players pay the normal fall registration fee.
Teams sometimes elect to buy balls, bags or warm up suits or other items at the players’ expense. There may also be fees for any optional tournaments in which the team participates.

COMMITMENT

Players selected to 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 55 teams during the Fall season or participate in All Stars.
There will be some travel involved, but the games are generally in Orange County and Long Beach.
Games are usually on weekends and there may be games on Sundays.
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.

Team Formation

SELECTION OF PLAYERS

Teams are selected by a panel of experienced coaches.
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

10U team: 9 on roster, play 7v7
11U/12U teams: 12 on roster, play 9v9

13U/14U teams: 14 on roster, play 11v11

16U teams: up to 18 on roster, play 11v11

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