What is AYSO? The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) was established in the Los Angeles area in 1964 with nine teams. It was the dream of a group of devoted soccer enthusiasts who started the organization in a garage. Today, AYSO has more than 50,000 teams and more than 650,000 players. It also employs 50 people at its National Support and Training Center in Hawthorne. The AYSO National web
site at www.ayso.org provides a great overview of the program. The Regions are the heart of the program. They are the local community soccer programs where kids, coaches, and parents have the most fun playing AYSO soccer on their neighborhood fields! Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Park is the proud home of Region 58, where over 2,000 kids and hundreds of families and volunteers spend Saturday together at the park cheering, laughing, growing, and learning to develop a life-long passion for sports and the game of soccer. AYSO Region 58 is a youth soccer organization, a community, a lifestyle, a family, an adventure, a learning experience, a place to make memories, and a season of exciting and busy Saturdays, all wrapped up in color-coordinated jerseys and cleats. Give your child the opportunity to play soccer and learn about life, sportsmanship, and the fun of competition and physical activity with a soccer program that has been kicking around since 1964.
