American Youth Soccer Organization
Clovis AYSO

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AYSO's Mission & Vision

To Be The Nationally Recognized Youth Soccer Program Of Choice!

AYSO's Vision is to provide world class youth soccer programs that enrich children’s lives.

AYSO's Mission is to develop and deliver quality youth soccer programs which promote a fun, family environment based on AYSO's Six Philosophies:

  • Everyone Plays®
  • Balanced Teams
  • Open Registration
  • Positive Coaching
  • Good Sportsmanship
  • Player Development

 

AYSO Six  Basic Philosophies

  1. Open Registration -- Our program is open to all children who want to register and play soccer. Interest and enthusiasm are the only criteria for playing.

  2. Balanced Teams -- Each year we form new teams as evenly balanced as possible, because it is fair and more fun when teams of equal ability play.

  3. Everyone Plays -- Our program's goal is for kids to play soccer, so we mandate that every player on every team must play at least half of every game.

  4. Positive Coaching -- Encouragement of player effort provides for greater enjoyment by players and ultimately leads to better-skilled and better-motivated players.

  5. Good Sportsmanship -- We strive to create a positive environment based on mutual respect rather than a win-at-all-costs attitude, and our program is designed to instill good sportsmanship in every facet of AYSO.
     
     

    6.     Player Development --  We believe that all players should be able to develop their soccer skills and knowledge to the best of their abilities, both individually and as members of a team, in order to maximize their enjoyment of the game.