| The American
Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is a national, non-profit
organization which provides soccer development and instruction
for children between the ages of 4 and 19 in all fifty states
and some territories of the United States. AYSO is mostly
run at local levels by teams of volunteers, including administrators,
coaches and referees, many of whom are parents or family of
the youth they coach. The AYSO National office, which consists
of 50 paid employees, is based in Hawthorne, California and
provides programs for instruction of coaches and referees
and child protection education to its volunteers. AYSO is
affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. |