Spring Select Program (including All-Stars)
Spring Select and All Star coaches will select the strongest players from the region who really want to play soccer and will make a commitment to the team for the duration of the spring season. Spring Select and All Star teams will work together and play tournaments from January or February until May or June. Selected players from divisions U10 and above, who have met our attendance standards for the Fall Season and intend to continue with us for the following Fall, are eligible to participate.
(Upper Division Spring teams must wait until the end of the high school season to begin their spring tournaments). We encourage as many teams as there are qualified coaches and committed players.
Spring Select & All-Star Team Selection:
Some All-Star teams may begin practices in mid-December and practice Tuesday & Thursday nights plus one weekend day (also based on field space & coach availability) as they prepare for the Area 1P Tournament.
Both Spring Select & All-Star teams may sometimes add a second weeknight practice in mid-March, when additional field space becomes available.
All-Star teams typically play their first tournament for two weekends in mid-late January, representing our region in the Area 1P All-Star Tournament. The All Star tournament is secondary play in accordance with the AYSO National Rules and Regulations. Depending on the number of wild card slots for an individual division that year, more than 1 winner might then advance to the Sectional & State tournaments in March. These are the only official All-Star tournaments.
All SM AYSO Spring Select & All-Star teams typically play in the Locomotion tournament in Riverside over President's Day Weekend. For many of our Spring Select teams this is their kick-off tournament to the spring season. Some teams also decide to play in a weekly Spring league. It is highly recommended that teams discuss tournament & spring league options at their initial team meeting so families can plan accordingly.
Requirements For Spring Select & All-Star Team Participation:
- Only U10 & above players who are registered and paid up for Fall 2011 are eligible
- Players must have met the region's good attendance standards for the Fall Season
- All-Star players must compete in the division in which they participated during the
regular season. - Players (and Parents) must be available for All-Star & Spring Tournament dates as noted above
- Players must be available for two practices per week (as noted above)
- Players/Parents must complete the Turkey/Spring Interest form by the deadline below.
- Spring Registration Fees must be paid in advance of first practice.
- Spring teams are required to have at least three referees in order to fulfill the team’s referee commitment at tournaments. All things being equal, parents who are certified referees can sometimes make the difference in a child being placed on a spring team.
Fee Requirements:
$40 Uniform fee. Players who retained their Turkey Tournament uniform do NOT need to pay this fee. They can reuse that uniform for Spring.
Spring Select Team Fees:
$295, which includes Registration fees for 3 tournaments, practice field fees, minimal administrative costs and $20 financial assistance fund contribution
All-Star Team Fees:
$355, which includes Registration fees for 4 tournaments in addition to the Area1P Tournament (and if successful, Sectional & State Tournaments), practice field fees, minimal administrative costs and financial assistance fund contribution
Financial Assistance is available.
If your child would like to play on a Turkey and/or Spring Select team, please select the following link and complete the form (deadline is Sunday, Oct 24): https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/ayso20.org/viewform?formkey=dGk0bXFIRDN2dHhCTUpPUFJYREU4a2c6MQ
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