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AYSO is an organization devoted to child development in a soccer environment that is safe, fair, and fun. The kids are the focus of our program, and the program depends on the efforts of all involved adults for its success. These groups of people, working together, for the AYSO Team, which creates the environment in which our children develop. Here’s a way to look at it:

THE COACHES are the foundation of the AYSO Team. They spend hours with the players every week, at practices and at the game, teaching them how to win, how to handle a lose, how to work for an objective, how to cooperate, how to be a team, all through the vehicle of the game of soccer. In this way, they become role models for the players, and so influence the players’ values and behaviors.

THE REFEREES watch over the game, helping younger children with the rules and making sure that the game is safe and fair for all. The referees set the tone of the competition, protest the players throughout the match, and provide the necessary authority on game day.

THE SPECTATORS support the players’ activities in a positive and encouraging way. They create the environment in which the players, coaches and referees work. They also help to interpret the lessons of the game for the players after the match.

When these three groups work together, they create the necessary environment for our children to develop through Soccer. The TRIANGLE above represents that environment. It protect the PLAYERS only as long as its three sides are firmly linked. If it comes apart at any corner, the triangle collapses, and it is the PLAYERS inside who get hurt. What ever role you play, keep the AYSO Team in mind. Remember, IT’S FOR THE KIDS.