What's happening
Register now for fall soccer.
Pizza fundraiser pick up a Fresh Brothers pizza and support Region 13.
Summer Soccer Launch Party starts July 29, in partnership with the CCLCF and LA Surf. Scroll down for details and more summer camps.
LAFC and the LA Galaxy return to the Rose Bowl on July 4. Region 13 has received an even large allocation of seats than last time. Purchase tickets through Region 13, and they'll be sent to your mobile app a few days before the game. Yes, they're the cheap seats, and you'll be surrounded by AYSO families. The stadium will sell out, so get yours before they're gone.
Region13's B12 All-Star team won the Western States championship in March. It's been a while since that happened. Squeee!
Coach Ben Duran with the 2024 B12 Western States Champions.
Out of frame: coaches Samir Singh and Varun Singh
The AYSO Core program is a soccer league that runs from from Labor Day until Thanksgiving. Players in the 10U, 12U, 14U divisions will be able to try out for an All-Stars team, which offers three levels of competition in the winter. The top level of All-Stars competes for the West San Gabriel Valley championship. Win that, and it's the Section playoffs (most of LA County plus Riverside County). Win that, and it's the Western States Championships (Washington, Oregon, California).
Hungry? Hangry? Order salad, pizza, or chicken bites through ayso13.org/pizza and pick it up at Green St & Madison Ave in Pasadena. A portion of each sale is donated to Region 13. Get a cauliflower crust for $1 more and feel better about it.
See more by subscribing to the Region 13 calendar. The board meeting is usually the first Thursday of each month.
| Now | Register for the fall soccer league. |
|---|---|
| June 6 | Board meeting on Zoom, 7pm |
| June 21-23 | Ken Aston Referee Camp |
| July 1 | Waiting lists turned on for all divisions |
Referees: Ken Aston Referee Camp is June 21-23 2024 at Chapman University in Orange, CA. AYSO will pay for you to attend and level up your referee certification. Ken Aston, MBE, was an English referee, inventor of the red and yellow card system, and longtime Chief Instructor for AYSO.
Coaches: Sign up for the US Soccer Foundation's seminar on developing team culture on May 8 at 7pm. Why? The registration form asks parents about what they want from a team. "Winning" is one of the small slices. This year, a new option was added, "Positive and supportive team culture," which Region 13 members identify as a priority.
Parents value a positive and supportive team culture.
It's time to apply to volunteer and register for soccer in the fall! The younger divisions, 4U, 5U, 6U, 7U, and 8U, will once again be aligned with the California school grades. Older divisions will go by birth year, consistent with FIFA convention. Older 8U players may choose to join 10U, with a larger field, goalkeepers, offside, and referees with flags. See the age chart at ayso13.org/age for an explanation.
The preschool program (4U and 5U ages) are once a week on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks. See ayso13.org/preschool.
Parents often ask, "can our friends play together on a team?" The answer is, "maybe." For 6U, 7U, and 8U, the division coordinators usually try to group players from the same school together. This works best if all the families involved are volunteering, because at these ages, a team ideally has 8 players, plus 2 parent coaches, 2 referees, and a team manger to handle logistics. That's a ratio of greater than 1 volunteer per 2 kids. Since there are usually more kids wanting to play than parents wanting to volunteer, these rosters can grow to 10. But then the pitch feels crowded. It's better to have fewer kids so everyone gets more touches on the ball.
What could go wrong? Imagine there are 10 kids from San Rafael on a team, and then one more wants to play, and she has to be on a different team. It would be safer to allocate the pool of players among two teams, so they all get to play with some friends from school, and also meet some kids from other schools. It's also important to spread out the most skilled players, because a 22-0 game is only fun for the first few minutes.
Team assignments also depends on who volunteers. The more parents who coach and referee from a particular school or friend group, the more flexibility the division coordinators have in allocating players to teams.
For 4U and 5U, everyone plays together at the same place at the same time. There are usually 12 kids in a group, so there's plenty of flexibility for friends to be together.
For the 10U, 12U, and 14U divisions, teams are formed by a blind draw, which coaches will be invited to witness. Siblings are always placed together, and returning All-Star players are spread out. Player assessments from the preceding season are used to give each team a similar level and range of abilities. Of course, kids grow and change in their level of interest, and there is an element of random chance in the allocation.
The 16U and 19U divisions start training in mid-July, and games start in August, so that they're finished before the CIF season starts.
To give kids more authority and agency over the game, Region 13 has offered Sunday afternoon pickup games for the last few years. This way, kids can form their own teams with friends of all ages, and play with whomever they want, in addition to the regular league games.
Ready to give it a try? Check out ayso13.org/volunteer to learn about what's involved, and then you'll be invited to start your background check when you register.
As long as you understand children, AYSO will teach you everything you need to know to get started, and provide all the equipment. AYSO's system has evolved over 60 years, and continues to lead the nation in best practices for sports coaching. The coach and referee classes are in July and August, just before the league starts in September.
The Olympics and Paraolympics come to Los Angeles in only 4 years. For a preview of what's coming, head down to the Venice street basketball courts on May 11-12 for the 3v3 Wheelchair Basketball Experience. You can reserve a spot, or just show up. All day at 1708-1798 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90291
Multiple gold medalist Matt Scott would like you to see the amazing things he can do, May 11-12 in Venice Beach
If you're looking for some more soccer this summer, here are options
Summer Soccer Launch Party kicks off the the 6U-12U divisions, the week of July 29, from 3-5 pm at the FIS field in La Canada. Taught by Coach Andy and professional soccer coaches from LA Surf.
UK International summer camps are in Los Feliz and Burbank, sponsored by AYSO. Register
Challenger Sports will be at Jefferson Park, June 24th - June 28th. Register
Assist Athletics has multi-sport camps at the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge, including the Summer
Launch Sports offers summer soccer camps and multi-sport camps in Pasadena. Half-day and full-day options.
Spartan All-Stars summer camp does every sport, from archery to ultimate frisbee.
Evolve Soccer Summer Camps! Beat the heat with shaded outdoor and ventilated indoor Soccer & Futsal camps. Evolve camps combine skills, technical development, and games with loads of fun! April 3-7 and all summer, just a few minutes from Pasadena www.EvolveSoccerLA.com
Rose Bowl Aquatic Center Swim camp and swimming lessons. It only takes a few weeks of lessons to learn to swim.
You can, of course, always invite some friends to meet you at the park. Or just go to the park, find some kids playing soccer, spikeball, whiffleball, tag, frisbee, or volleyball, and ask to join.
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