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SOCCERFEST:
Pump It Up and Let
Them Play
All the Nets and Balls
Planning to Wrap-up
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SOCCERFEST
 Opportunity to Showcase AYSO
 Regions, Areas, even Sections
 20 kids, 200 or 2000. ..Your choice!
Current, former and prospective players
 Based on your facilities, enthusiasm &
volunteer engagement
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WHAT IS SOCCERFEST?
• Showcases what is best about AYSO
• Creates AYSO environment for families
• Spotlights a fun, fair and safe format
• Utilizes a relaxed “pick-up” game
atmosphere
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WHAT IS SOCCERFEST?
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One-day fun “tournament”
Individual players, teams or both
Teams created as players arrive
Age ranges from U-8 to U-19 – You choose
Boys, Girls or Co-ed
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WHY HAVE A SOCCERFEST?
1. Players and coaches get acquainted
with others outside their regular teams
2. Lots of publicity
3. Fundraising
opportunities
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GET STARTED
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Start now
Schedule it into your spring soccer
Save as a registration date
Reserve fields or alternate space
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PLANNING
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Save The
Date!
What’s an available
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Who do we invite?
How many possible participants?
Get on the Region/Area/Section calendar
If charging a fee, how much?
How many games should be scheduled?
Are referees going to be available?
Do we have enough volunteers?
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FUNDRAISING
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No pre-set participation fees – up to you
Region keeps ALL monies (except SAI)
Consider sponsors and/or vendors
Sell event t-shirts
Include Soccer Carnival
activities
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Make It a Registration Event!
 Take advantage of the publicity
 Sign up kids & volunteers!
 Reach out to former players;
sign up returning kids
 Invite new kids to AYSO
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SPRING REGISTRATION DAY
Celebrate May as
National Fitness Month Have a Soccerfest/Carnival
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WHO CAN PLAY?
• Choose what works
best for your Region
• U-8 to U-19 – any age
groups, your choice
• Girls, Boys and/or Coed
• Add U-5 & U-6
“Jamboree” style
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CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL
Level 1: Just be part of it
 A casual, fun soccer day
Level 2: Registration event
 Get a head start or a catch up on
late registrations for next season
Level 3: Recruitment Event
 Invite families to sample AYSO
Level 4: Community Happening!
 Put AYSO on your town’s map!
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Level 1: Just Join In!
 Open to registered AYSO players only
 Make it a fun, family day
 ANY Region can participate
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Level 2- Make it a Registration Event
 Same format as Level 1
 Open to AYSO registered players
 Add on-site registration for next season
 Invite former AYSO players (in eAYSO!)
 Invite all kids!
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Level 3 – Recruitment Event
 Same format as Level 1
 Open to AYSO registered & guest players
 Add on-site registration for next season
 Invite former AYSO players (in eAYSO!)
 Invite all kids!
 One day SAI form and $6 fee
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Guests
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players
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• Guest Player SAI program -- $6 per player
• Non-Registered Player Waiver available from
AYSO Supply Center – must be done on-site
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Level 4 – SOCCERFEST/CARNIVAL
 Same format (Level 1 & 2)
 Additional Soccer skills stations
 Include registration for next season
 Make it a media happening!
 Add vendors & sponsors
 Invite local celebs
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ASSIGNING TEAMS
1. Players sign-up as individuals
2. Players assigned to teams as they arrive
3. Players assigned to team by numbering each
player randomly (All players with the same
number are on the same team)
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 SAMPLE Equipment Checklist
1 set pop-up goals per mini-field
4 corner flags or cones per mini-field
Pinnies
Balls
Standard game-day stuff…first aid kits, trash
bins, marking equipment (if used)
 Tables, chairs, supplies for onsite admin
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SOCCERFEST “PICK-UP” FORMAT
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4v4 or 5v5
20 minute games, 10 minutes between games
No goalkeepers
4 “micro fields” on one regular size field
Coaches & refs keep it safe & positive
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Want a More Traditional Format?
 You can simply‘shuffle’your spring teams
 Shorten game times
 Set up a Round Robin schedule
 Choose a format that is simple and easy
for you to administer
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BASIC GAME RULES
KEEP IT SIMPLE
• Shin guards and shoes for all
• Pinnies to differentiate teams
• Coin toss should determine direction and
possession at start of each game
• Pop-up goals for each field
• Cones to mark touchlines & corners
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STILL KEEPING IT SIMPLE
No offside rule
Goal kicks taken from the goal line
Kick-ins instead of throw-ins
Penalty kicks taken from half line
Everybody has fun…players and
volunteers alike! Think‘pick-up’!
• Outside or inside
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Give your Region/Area a Chance to Shine
 A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE
GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DELIVER A
MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
 Parents make the registration decision
 Keep it simple
 Be organized - make it fun - enjoy the day!!!
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SOCCERFEST “CARNIVAL”
Offer challenging, skill-related activities for
players in addition to the Soccerfest games:
•“Skillfest” stations
• Soccer Golf
• Shootout Goal area
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“SKILLFEST” STATIONS
• Throw-ins for accuracy and distance
• Obstacle course dribbling for speed and
control
• Passing for accuracy and distance
• Shooting for speed, upper90 and lower90
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SOCCER GOLF
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9-holes, par 3
Tee-boxes are cones
Hole Distances - 25 to 100 yards
Holes are hula hoops or training circles
May Tee-off with instep kick
Must putt with inside/outside foot pass
Must finish inside the hole
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SHOOTOUT CHALLENGE
• Soccerfest Team Challenge another
Soccerfest Team to a Shootout
(Kicks From The Mark)
• Each Team must both Shoot and
Goalkeep
• Number of players may be limited or whole
team shoots
• Part of entry fee or may charge an
additional fee
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WRAP-UP
• Give out Prizes/Awards
• Clean-up
• Send out Thank-yous to all contributors with
pictures from the Soccerfest
• Pay any Bills
• Turn in any money received with proof of
expenses
• Volunteer Party
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Resources
Section Tournament Administrators
Section 1 – Laura Love
Section 2 – Samantha Richards
Section 3 – Steve Alpert
Section 5 – Jess Sullivan
Section 6 - Teri Frice
Section 7 - Maynard Pang
Section 8 – Ken Smith
Section 9 – Stephen Service
Section 10 – Donna Nelson
Section 11 – Carlos Alcaino
Section 12 – Annette Klein
Dave Ehrhart
Section 13 – Donald Mock
Section 14 – Alan Degan
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NATIONAL TOURNAMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION
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Irwin Kavy
Steve Alpert
Bruce Bricks
David Ehrhart
Bill Hoffmann
John Hadidan
Laura Love
Randy Smith
Dianne Stratton
Donna Nelson
Scott Gimple
National Director of Tournaments
Section 3
Section 11
Section 2,9, & 12
Section 4, 6, & 8
Section 10
Section 1 & 7
Section 5, 13, 14 & 99
NTAC Special Consultant
NBOD Liaison
National Office Liaison
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We are ALL
AYSO Scoccerfest/Carnival
Ambassadors!
Open Discussion
 What other questions do you have?
 How can we help?
 What can we do to assist you?
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