AYSO
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| Founded | September 15, 1964 |
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| Founders | Hans Stierle, Bill Hughes |
| Type | 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity |
| Focus | child-first and child-focused youth soccer organization |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′07″N 118°17′26″W / 33.852002°N 118.2904967°W |
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Area served
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United States (primarily) |
| Method | regional youth soccer programs, coaching and referee training programs, administrative training and operating systems to support volunteers. |
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Members
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500,000 children, 150,000 volunteers, 900 leagues (Regions) |
| Owner | American Youth Soccer Organization |
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Key people
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Mark Stewart National President Michael Hoyer National Executive Director, |
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Revenue
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$63,739,989 |
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Employees
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60 |
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Volunteers
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250,000 |
| Slogan | The World's Biggest Soccer Club |
| Website | www |
The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is one of the two main national organizations in youth soccer in the United States for children aged 4 through 19. Over 50 years ago, AYSO was established as a non-profit soccer organization in West Torrance (a suburb of Los Angeles, California) at Jefferson Middle School in 1964 with nine teams. Today the organization claims membership of over 50,000 teams, with over 630,000 participants.
AYSO is Headquartered in Torrance, California and has developed local programs known as "Regions" in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago. The organization is run primarily by volunteers at its constituent local levels, with approximately 60 paid employees at its national headquarters.
Notable players who started their careers in AYSO programs include Landon Donovan, Carlos Bocanegra, Julie Foudy, Eric Wynalda, Shannon Boxx, Brian Ching, Alex Morgan, Kristin Graczyk, Natasha Kai, and Amy Rodriguez.
AYSO is a California non-profit corporation. Local programs, which are called Regions, are not separately incorporated. However, they are given significant autonomy in management of their operations, as long as they are in compliance with AYSO's Bylaws, National Rules and Regulations, and Policy Statements. Each Region is managed by a Regional Commissioner in conjunction with a Regional Board. Groups of Regions in close proximity comprise an Area, which is managed by an Area Director in conjunction with an Area Board. Areas are grouped into 14 Sections, each managed by a Section Director in conjunction with a Section Board. In addition, some Regions administered directly by the National Office, particularly those outside the United States, are part of the so-called "Section 99."
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