We now have over 900 players from the Romeo School area in our region!
Registration for the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Seasons Has Begun
For players ages 4-18
Registration Events Tuesday May 13th
6:30-8:30pm at Hevel Elementary
12700 29 Mile Rd (East of Van Dyke)
and final day for registration Sat. May 31st at the AYSO Picnic (Simpson)
Returning players from 12-1:30pm
New Players
from 1:30-2:30pm
Standard Registration Fees:
$70 for 1 child
$130 for 2 children in the same family (siblings only)
$170 for 3 children in the same family (siblings only)
Fee includes a full uniform (jersey, shorts & socks),
8-10 games in the fall & 8-10 games in the spring,
fall clinics with a UK soccer coach and an award for participation.
Coaches and Referees get a $10 discount.
Make sure to sign up for AYSO soccer when you register for the fall!
There are other programs that looks like AYSO, but are not!
We will be offering even more soccer this year through our player development programs!
3 different soccer camps
AYSO Tournament June 20-22 (Check with your coach)
Indoor play for the 2008/2008 winter season
All designed to be affordable for AYSO families.
Why spend big money for youth sports when you can save thousands for college?
AYSO Region 880 will be fielding a Over 30 Co-Ed team, email for details.
AYSO Picnic May 31st
Coaches Versus U19 All Stars at 1:15pm
All Coaches/referees and U19 players welcome to participate
We will be hosting 3 options this summer for soccer camps as part of our extended soccer offerings this year. We will be posting details on the Romeo High School Soccer Camp soon. |
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AYSO Soccer Camps
June 23-27
5pm-8pm, Ages 6-18yrs $99.00
From fun introductory sessions for the youngest players, to intensive technical and tactical sessions for advanced players, all players are grouped by age and ability to ensure the optimal balance of fun, challenge and skill development.
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Challenger Soccer Camp
July 7-11
First Kicks 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Ages 3 to 4 $55.00
Mini Soccer 1.5hr 10:10 AM - 11:40 AM Ages 4 to 5 $70.00
Half Day 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ages 6 to 9 $95.00
Half Day 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Ages 6 to 9 $95.00
Half Day 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Ages 10 to 14 $95.00
Receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts. Click here for video. |
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MLS Camps
July 30th- August 3rd
Ages 5-6 (5-6pm) $47.00
Ages 7-11 (6-8pm) $67.00
Ages 12-14 (6-8pm) $67.00
All MLS Camps Coaches are trained with decades of child-centered research and the revolutionary practices of Strengths-Based Coaching. It ensures that each player has a rewarding and fulfilling experience as part of every MLS Camps program. Click here for video. |
AYSO Region 880 Volunteers and families helped raise over $14,000 for St. Baldricks Childhood Cancer Research funding (and were still counting and taking donations). You can still donate online here.
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Weather cancellation policy
Articles for parents:
Aside from the huge financial cost of travel sports, there are other costs as well. Youth sports should be fun and affordable not life dominating. Studies show that 73% of kids quit their childhood sport by age 13 because it ceases to be fun. AYSO encourages our players to try multiple sports and let soccer be a fun part of their youth sports experience.
Traveling comes at a high price
Playing multiple sports is important for the body development of young kids. Now, some kids focus on one sport too early. You see it a lot in soccer, where you are told supposedly have to play it year-round if you want to be any good, this is a lie.
Parents: Let Up!
Kids are now playing highly organized soccer (and baseball) as early as 4 years old. Why? When are they kids? How do they discover social skills on their own? How do they become self organized? They learn one thing very quickly: they cannot play the game without uniforms and the right shoes. They also learn very young that if their team loses, they have failed.
Youth Soccer "Adults Are Hurting Youth Sports"
Dan Gould, director of Michigan State's Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, said part of the problem is what he calls the "professionalization" of children's athletics. Adults are applying a professional model of training at ever-younger ages
