AYSO EXTRA, a COMPETITIVE PROGRESSIVE PLAYER PROGRAM, is designed for players who have the interest, skills, abilities and commitment to enhance their experience and individual growth through soccer while retaining the spirit of AYSO. EXTRA is not designed to overshadow the standard primary program – rather the goal is to strengthen AYSO by recruiting and retaining players and volunteers through providing more competitive play the AYSO way – all EXTRA programs embrace the Six Philosophies of AYSO. Additional information on the AYSO EXTRA program can be found at AYSO.org.

AYSO EXTRA Side by Side Tryouts* will be offered in Region 98 in the following divisions:
 

* Tryouts in Divisions where there are not enough qualified players or appropriately trained volunteers may be cancelled.
** Referees must be at this level or actively working to obtain this level.

  AYSO Region 98 is offering a Side by Side EXTRA™ Program. Due to the competitive nature of the EXTRA program, a player on the EXTRA™ team will only be registered on the EXTRA™ team which will run from September through February, including a regular season, competitive league playoffs and tournaments.  Side by Side EXTRA™ players are NOT eligible for the regular fall season and All-Stars, but can choose to participate in YDP and/or Tournaments. Players cannot be on an AYSO Region 98 EXTRA roster and a club roster simultaneously.

EXTRA™ Program games will be played on Saturdays and/or Sundays throughout AYSO Section 1, with approximately half of the games on Region 98 fields and the remainder throughout AYSO Section 1 (primarily Los Angeles County). All players are guaranteed to play 3/4 of the game in regular season EXTRA play.

Players will participate in a minimum of two practice sessions a week on Region 98 fields. One will be led by their coach and one by a dedicated EXTRA trainer.

 Player Selection

Players will be selected for Region 98’s EXTRA™ Program team based on evaluations by impartial evaluators at standardized tryouts.  Full participation in at least one tryout session is a requirement for selection. Players must do the following:

·         Register for the Regular AYSO 98 Fall Season through Regular Registration (players who make the EXTRA team are then transferred over to the EXTRA program once their payments are complete)

·         Fill out the AYSO Region 98 EXTRA Player Application

·         Sign up for AYSO EXTRA Tryouts prior to attending the tryout.

Parent Participation
With EXTRA Play comes EXTRA Responsibility. Every EXTRA family is REQUIRED to participate in a significant region wide volunteer opportunity to support the Region and/or the EXTRA Program. The EXTRA responsibility must be approved by the EXTRA Coordinator.

Cost
If selected, players will pay the initial regional registration fee at regular registration.

The additional fee of $500 will be paid completely by July 1st. This will include:

·         Full uniform

·         Backpack

·         Administrative Costs (e.g., yearly tryouts, EXTRA program fees)

An individual team or group of EXTRA teams may choose to pay for more services as a team (e.g, additional technical training, fitness and agility training, tournaments, warm up suits, etc).

AYSO EXTRA Tryout Information

AYSO Extra Tryouts will be held on the dates below. Players must complete the AYSO Region 98 EXTRA Player Application prior to tryouts. Players must also sign up at the following link: AYSO EXTRA Tryouts.
Players MUST attend ONE tryout to be eligible for the team but should attend both.

*Additional tryouts may be held at a later point in time in any division to complete a team.

 Initial EXTRA Roster Selections will be communicated within two weeks.

The EXTRA Program will need its own volunteers, including an EXTRA Program Coordinator, an EXTRA treasurer, and each team will need a coach, an assistant coach, a team manager and a minimum of three referees at the appropriate level.