Spring and Turkey programs are just around the corner and we will be holding evaluations again this Sunday, November 3rd, at JAMS.

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1. Evaluations are held for U10 and U12 only.  The U14 coaches will be conducting their evaluations entirely during Core games.
2. These are evaluations, NOT tryouts.  They are not the only mode of selection for our Spring program, as our coaches evaluate all players in their Core games.  Further, they are NOT mandatory.  They are, however, very helpful for our coaches.  Evaluations give our coaches an additional chance to see your child’s skills, attitude, and commitment.  As such, they are recommended for all players in U10 and U12.  While our smaller numbers last weekend were incredibly helpful for both the coaches, who got to see players in a different way than the usual evaluations, and for the players who got an additional chance to shine, we’d love to see everyone out this weekend.
3. Your child will be evaluated in his or her Core games by our All Star and Spring coaches.  While our coaches will have the names and numbers of ALL players in the division and are welcome to talk to and select any player based on performance in the Core program, you can ensure that coaches pay attention by registering your interest for Spring.

Even if you have attended or plan to attend an evaluation session, click here to register your interest in our tournament program. You can also indicate which program, Spring, Turkey, or Both, your child is interested in.

We will be holding evaluations according to the following schedule this Sunday:

• B10 – 2 PM (check in at 1:30 PM)

• G10 – 3 PM (check in at 2:30 PM)

• B12 and G12 – 4 PM (check in at 3:15 PM)

We will open check ins a bit earlier for B12 and G12 as we expect larger numbers given the dual time slot.  Please ensure your child has water, shin guards, and a ball.

FOOD • GAMES • TEAM PHOTOS • TOURNAMENT

Did you know that every time your child touches a soccer ball they improve their skills as soccer players?  In AYSO Region 20 we want our children/players to have every opportunity to really develop in the short time we have them in the Fall, so we are providing an additional evening of soccer instruction EVERY MONDAY!

WHERE? JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELDS (16th Street & Ocean Park Blvd.)

WHEN?

U5-U10 Check in 5:15-5:45pm  Training 5:45 – 6:45 pm

U12 – U19 Check in 6:45-7:00pm  Training 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Here is what you need to bring:

1.     A wet signed (not copied) Medical Release form for your child. (you only need to bring this the first time your child attends MOT – after that they will be able to check in on their own).

2.     A soccer ball for your child, marked with his or her name on it in permanent ink.

3.     Water for your child. (Water ONLY is enforced at JAMS)

4.     Shin guards for your child

COACHES – We highly recommend that all coaches attend the trainings to observe.  This is your chance to observe another trainer working with your players’ age group.

PARENTS – We kindly request that you wait for your child off the field.  If you will be dropping your child off, please be on time to pick them up. 25

If your child is interested in becoming a better player AND would like the opportunity to make new friends, we hope you will consider adjusting your busy schedules to allow them to attend.

The 2019 Fall season opens on Saturday, September 7th. Registration for Fall 2019 is now open.

Fall dates

Financial assistance is available

Refs! Earn your FREE stuff!!!

Region 20 wants to thank our hard working referees…..

It’s not going to be a World Cup Medal, but…..

Red Jersey

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Referee Recognition Program

Region 20 is grateful for all of our referees. Without volunteer referees we couldn’t provide an amazing experience for the kids at such a reasonable price point.  We appreciate the time spent taking classes, studying the Laws of the game, dealing with the occasional negative comment from the sidelines, but most of all supporting the Kids of Region 20.

The Big Producers !!!

Region 20 is grateful for the hardworking referee volunteers that go above and beyond the call of duty.  We want to say “thank you” for those over-achievers that make the referee volunteer role look like the coolest job in AYSO!  

For going that extra mile–doing multiple games in a day, week in and week out, keeping the games Safe, Fair, and Fun for the Kids even when the going gets tough–Region 20 would like to say thank you by offering amazing FREE referee gear, accessories, and gifts.

Based on how many games you complete this season, you get to choose an item from the various benchmarks:

·      10 games: Referee socks, Write on cards, Fox 40 Classic whistle, Sonic Blast Cushion Mouth Grip Whistle, Score Accessory Pouch,

·      15 games: OGIO Region 20 Referee” performance t-shirt, Dolfin Whistle, Fox 40 Referee Pouch + Whistle, B+D Flex Hose Ball Pump, Agoura Gear Bag, Score Hoodie

·      20 games: Plastic Rain “Shirt” (clear), Agoura Flag Set, Yellow Referee Jersey, more ideas to come

·      25 games: USSF Folding Chair, Long Sleeved Yellow Jersey, more ideas to come

·      30 games: Fox 40 Whistle & Watch Combo Kit, OSI Flag Set, Windsor 1/4-zip Performance Top, OGIO Backpack, more ideas to come

Youth Referees–Our MVR’s (most valuable referees)

Getting out there and setting a great example for the kids, their peers, upholding the Spirit of the Game (and, oh yes, earning those community service hours)!

·      5 games: Referee socks, Write on cards, Fox Mini whistle

·      10 games: Fox 40 Classic whistle, Sonic Blast Cushion Mouth Grip Whistle, Score Accessory Pouch,

·      15 games: OGIO Region 20 Referee” performance t-shirt, Dolfin Whistle, Fox 40 Referee Pouch + Whistle, B+D Flex Hose Ball Pump, Agoura Gear Bag, Score Hoodie

First Ever “Women’s Only” Referee Class

THANKS to the women who attended the first-ever Women’s Only Referee Class: Sheila Murphy, Katy Henrikson, Charity Burton, Jessica Garcia, Monica Moore, and Sheila Taylor

Referees Taking Upgrade Courses

THANKS to the Referees that signed up for the Advanced Course: Kal Shobaki, Tim Silvestre, Andres Rangel

THANKS to the Referees that signed up for the Intermediate Course: Kapil Kulkarni, Bogdan Chifor, Chris Byrne, Andres Rodriguez, Jeffrey Reyna, Guido Faas, Doug Trussler, Perry Woo, Theodore Chandler, Hoda Khavari, Tim Langmaack

Referee Upgrades !!!

For upgrading from Regional to Intermediate referee (successfully completing the course, passing the test and passing your Intermediate Observation) you’ll get:

·      Personalized monogramed referee gear bag

·      Red referee jersey

·      New pair of fashionable referee socks

·      Upgraded flags or whistle

·      Write-on cards (match report, YC/RC)

For upgrading from Intermediate to Advanced referee (successfully completing the course, passing the test, fitness test, and passing your Advanced Assessments) you’ll get:

·      Referee jersey organizer

·      Green, Blue, and Black jersey

·      Another pair of socks!

·      Upgraded whistle or flags

·      Write-on cards (match report, YC/RC)

For upgrading from Advanced to National you’ll get:

·      Set of long-sleeved jerseys

·      Referee gear organizer (for your gear bag)

·      Upgraded whistle of your choice

·      An opt-out clause from Gray’s emails

• Donation boxes will be available for any family to “shop.”  In other words, they can browse the boxes for items they might need and can take what they want (within reason).
• Remaining donations will be sorted and “passed on” to other communities who are in need (last year we donated items to: LA Scores – an after school program in the Palms area, Watts AYSO, and service trips to Haiti, Guatemala and Nepal.

TESTIMONIALS

“Thank you all so very much for your donations of soccer balls (and jerseys) to the kids of Haiti. We stayed at an elementary school in a classroom. After school, I would bring out the balls, and somehow, every teenage boy in the village would find out and come streaming through the gate to the courtyard to play soccer. They self-organized quickly in small games where winner stays on. I played with them a bit and also invited girls into the game. Even the Haitian workers who had done hard physical labor with us all day would come back to play – our interpreters and the cook too! We left some balls with the school, the church, and the local kids. We also left some in Port-au-Prince for other towns. It truly was a blessing and makes such a difference in the life of the village.”
Sherry Hoffman, former AYSO coach/parent and volunteer in Haiti
 

“Thank you so much for the incredible effort that your AYSO region has made to enhance the experience of the kids in our program. It was such a special day for so many deserving kids, and you made that a reality. I spent some time over the weekend reflecting on watching the kids selecting a pair of cleats and then running onto the field with pride. Their joy was visible, and the impact was palpable and immediate. The impact of those efforts will be felt for a long time to come, and as someone who has poured every ounce I have into this organization, I am very grateful.
Executive Director of America Scores LA, an after-school soccer/writing program for under-served kids in the Palms area
 

Pictured: 12U girls EXTRA team delivering donation-filled suitcases to Equmenia, an organization that builds schools in Congo.

Please contact passiton@ayso20.org with any questions or to volunteer.

Without quality, trained referees, our children cannot play this game they love so much, and what better vantage point to watch a game from than center field! For such a small investment of your time, you can become a great referee, even with no prior soccer knowledge at all! You will be getting great exercise, feel great, and be helping your children and their peers to have a great soccer experience to boot!

First Step: Register as a volunteer with AYSO

If you are interested in volunteering as a referee, you must first be registered as a volunteer with AYSO. To do this you need to go to inLeague and register (or re-register) as a volunteer.  Go to “Player and Volunteer Registration,” and then “User Accounts and Volunteer Registration,” and get your MY2019 up to date! Once this is done a background check will be performed by “Sterling Volunteers.”

Second Step: Sign up for a referee course !!!

“FOR WOMEN ONLY”–We will be having a Regional Referee course for women only (that means YOU, mothers and daughters (12+y/o) of Region 20 !)— taught by the best (female) instructors in Area 1/P!  The class will be held in Beverly Hills, August 18th, from 9:15-4:30 (lunch will be served).   Come out and meet other female referees, share their stories and knowledge, and become certified to referee our kids!   To register and for more information go to www.AYSOU.org

“Regional Referee Course” or “Reg Ref On-Line Companion Course” (the two (2) “basic” referee course options) in Santa Monica are listed at AYSOU;  you can find a  list of local offerings on the “Upcoming Referee Training Schedule”  link.

• “Regional Referee Course”–a full day course(two opportinities so far)
  • Aug 24th, 9am-3pm, at Reed Park Auditorium, Santa Monica (7th and Wilshire). Lunch will be served
  • Aug 31, 9am-3pm, Reed Park Auditorium (just added!)
• “Regional Referee On-Line Companion Course”–A shorter in-class session, but requires mandatory completion of an on-line referee course as a “prerequisite.”
  • September 4th, 6pm-10pm, at Marine Park Auditorium.

To Upgrade: For current referees that want to upgrade to the Intermediate or Advanced certification Area 1/P will be holding classes in Beverly Hills over the weekend of August 24-25.  They are also listed at the above link.

To sign up for either of the classes you will need to go to www.AYSOU.org  In the meantime, here’s a step-by-step guide on how to become a volunteer referee.

This year Region 20 with its partner Coerver Coaching will be hosting several soccer camps throughout the Summer months. The week long summer camps will complete the 3-phase training curriculum for the AYSO calendar year which included Monday Night Open Training (MOT), Spring Skills & Clinics and now our Summer Soccer Camps.

Sign up at www.coerversanfernando.com

Ages Groups U5 to U14
1st   camp  17th – 21st of June
2nd  camp  15th – 19th of July
3rd  camp   12th – 16th of August

Clover Park
2600 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Sign up here

HELP KIDS PLAY SOCCER—GIVE TO FINANCIAL AID

Youth Referee Class: Pacific Palisades
Sunday May, 19th

How to sign up

There are 5 steps that need to happen BEFORE the class on May 19. (It’s not as complicated as you think/it looks with the step-by-step instructions below).

Step 1

Register your youth referee with Region 20 inLeague as an AYSO “youth volunteer” for Region 20 (this is different than registering them as a “player”).

• Go to https://inleague.ayso20.org
• Login using your adult login
• Click on “Player and Volunteer Registration”
• Under “User Accounts and Volunteer Registration” you would click “Add New User”
• Add your youth volunteer (needs their own email address and their own password—these will be used when they are trying to self-schedule for referee slots in the Fall)
• Complete the registration process for them as a volunteer for region 20
• When asked for “Volunteer Role” please click “Youth Referee” (NOT “Referee”)

Step 2

Register your youth referee as a Youth Volunteer with www.eayso.org (National AYSO) for MY2018. (not MY2019)

• Go to www.eayso.org
  Click on “Create an Account”. (Don’t log-in/enter your own email and password if you have one)
  Click “I am new to AYSO and want to volunteer”
  Click “I want to do my part as an AYSO youth volunteer”   Click “Next”
  Next page you will enter the youth’s info as asked (first name, last name, phone)—make sure you are consistent with the names used (careful with spelling, don’t mix in nick names, shortened names, etc.) especially when you go to sign up for classes later on AYSOU—be sure to use the same name(s)
  For instance, don’t mix up “Mike and Michael” or “Bob and Robert” between the websites
  Be consistent with the eAYSO registration and the AYSOU account–which you did in the first step
• Next page you will set up the eAYSO account (again, you will use this same info later for when you go to AYSOU.org to create an account and then sign up for classes)
  • Information: the child’s email, set up a password, confirm it, select a secret question, secret answer
• Next page you choose the Region: state, city
  • Choose “California” and “Santa Monica”
• Next page you will choose/confirm the “Region”
  • Choose “Region 20-Santa Monica”
• Next page you will fill out more personal info about the child
  • Have they played for ayso?
  • First name, last name, street address, phone, gender, birthdate, email
  • Also, here you will fill out Emergency Contact information (you?)
• Next page you will choose Volunteer Job
  • Choose “Youth Referee”
• Next: Parent Info. Fill it out
• Next, a Concussion Info sheet. At the bottom you click “Continue”
• Next, an Agreement. Check a few boxes. At the bottom you click “Continue”
  • You the parent
  • Disclaimer
• Now you are brought to a Personal Info page (the youth’s info), that is filled out form for you to review and electronically sign
  • First you check a box that you agree to use an electronic signature
  • Then you type your name into the yellow box
  • Make sure to then scroll down all the way to the bottom of this page.
  • At bottom click “Continue”
• Another “Please Review” page. Scroll down and at bottom click “Submit”
• Next, you’re brought to a “Region Info” page. At the bottom click “Continue”
• Next you are shown that ‘you have completed the application’ and you are told to print a copie(s) of the application.
• But wait, there’s a couple more things to do:
  • You should click on the name of your child (in blue?) and you’ll be shown a copy of the app to print (and/or save to your desktop)
  • If you are routed away from this page, get back to it and at the bottom see and click the “Completed” button. THIS IS KEY!!!
• Note:  YOU WILL BE BROUGHT TO the eAYSO TITLE PAGE THAT SAYS: “Welcome Jane Doe”
  Do NOT click any buttons here, even though it looks like you should (i.e. the “New Youth Volunteer” button)
  JUST SIGN OUT (upper right corner)

Step 3

Sign up for the Regional Referee class to be held on May 19th:

• Go to www.aysou.org
• Login using your youth referee login that you just created with the email and password used for eayso (NOT your own account)
• Click on “My Courses”
• Click on “Instructor Led Courses”
• Click on “Referee Instructor Led Courses”
• Click on “Regional Referee Course”
• Click on “Register” for “Regional Referee Course – 1/P/0069 Pacific Palisades CA Sunday, May 19, 2019”

Step 4

Do the online training for Safe Haven (do this before May 19th):
You should receive an email from AYSO-U Training confirming registration.

• Login to www.aysou.org using youth referee login email and password (very important to get credit)
  Click on “My Courses”
  Click on “AYSO’s Safe Haven”
  Take the Safe Haven Course (about 20-30 minutes)

Do the online training for CDC Concussion course (do this before May 19th):

• Login to aysou.org using youth referee login email and password (very important to get credit)
  Click on “My Courses”
  Click on “CDC Concussion course”
  Take the CDC Concussion course (about 20-30 minutes)
   

Step 5

Come to class with:

• Having completed the FOUR steps described above
  Comfortable clothing including shoes (some training will be outside)
  Sunscreen/sun protection (some training will be outside)
  Pencil/pen
  Ready to learn