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YOUR DREAM TRIP to the
NATIONAL GAMES
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THE BEGINNING
Mike Michalski is best known as the founder
of the AYSO National Games. After running an
annual tournament in Southern California for
a number of years, he decided to invite AYSO
players from all over the U.S. to one location
to play in a tournament. That tournament has
become the AYSO National Games.
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AYSO MICHALSKI
SPORTSMANSHIP
CUP
The AYSO Michalski Sportsmanship Cup is
an honor dedicated to AYSO Hall of Famer
and founder of the AYSO National Games,
Michael "Mike" Michalski and celebrates
teams that display good sportsmanship,
fairness and respect.
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AYSO Michalski Sportsmanship Cup
2012 Winners
U14 Girls Region 119, Mililani,HI.
Their dream came true at the
2012 National Games in Knoxville, TN.
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2014 NATIONAL GAMES
• July of 2014 will be here soon
• The Core Teams will play at Torrance
• The Extra Teams will play at
Riverside
• There will be VIP teams
• All that is special about AYSO will be
there
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2014 NATIONAL GAMES
WILL YOUR AYSO TEAM BE THERE?
Players
Fans
Coaches
Referees
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LOTTERY INTENT FORM
• An intent form must be filled out for both
programs - Core and/or Extra
• Must submit all programs/ Divisions/Genders
in which Region/Area is interested in
participating
• Lottery Intent Form must be signed and
submitted by RC/AD no later than May 26,
2013 at NAGM
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LOTTERY DRAW
• Lottery draw takes place at the 2013 NAGM in Washington D.C. on
Sunday morning for all programs/divisions/genders. All lottery intents that
were submitted by the deadline are included in the first draw.
• The first 24 teams to receive an invitation comes from a combination of
the draw order and geographical diversity guidelines.
• The list of teams that will receive 1st round invites should be posted by
dinnertime Sunday.
• REMEMBER:
THESE INVITATIONS ARE ONLY THE 1ST ROUND INVITES.
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LOTTERY DRAW
• AYSO wants teams from all over the country in
every division/gender represented at the National
Games.
• The 1st tier invites are not just based on the first
teams out of the “hat”.
• Geographical diversity determines the 1st round
of invitations which are sent out. If you are from
an Area/Section that does not have a lot of teams
in the draw, you have a better chance to receive a
1st round invitation.
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INVITES
There are three tiers of the Lottery Intent Drawing • 1st tier – the 1st 24 slots in each division/gender, based on
geographical diversity, to receive invite. Teams move from
tier 2 to tier 1 as they become eligible to receive an
invitation.
• 2nd tier – Holding tier for all teams awaiting an invitation .
Invitations continue being sent to teams in tier 2 until all
slots filled or January 31, 2014
• 3rd tier –Any teams that failed to enter the lottery on time
or missed the deadline to accept their invitation.
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ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE
You’ve received an invitation and
want to accept …….YES!!!!!!
• Must return Regional Response form
with National Games Fee by due
date
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NATIONAL GAMES FEES
• The registration fee for the National Games is
as follows:
• U-10 - $600 per team
• U-12 - $700 per team
• U-14 - $700 per team
• U-16 - $750 per team
• U-19 - $750 per team
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REFUND POLICY
• In the very unlikely event that the National Games are
cancelled, all registered teams will receive full refunds of their
team registration fee. Memorabilia that is pre-ordered and
paid for by teams will be distributed.
• For any team that withdraws prior to January 31, 2014, a full
refund of the registration fee will be provided. If a team
withdraws after January 31, 2014 and prior to April 1, 2014,
there will be a refund of one-half the registration fee. If a
team withdraws after April 1, 2014, there will be NO
REFUND.
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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to participate in the National Games,
all players must meet a Registration
requirement and a Primary Program
participation requirement.
It is the intent of these rules that participants will
not join the organization for the express or
singular purpose of participating in the National
Games and that teams will not be
formed with any participants thus joining.
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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
Eligible players must be either:
• Registered in eAYSO MY2012-13 BY 3/31/13
• Registered in eAYSO MY2013-14 BY 3/31/14
OR
• Registered in eAYSO MY2013-14 BY 9/30/14
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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
• To be eligible to participate in the National
Games, players meeting the registration
requirements must be certified by the RC as
having actively participated in a primary program.
• Active Participation is defined as having played in
1/2 of the scheduled games.
• Primary Program- includes approved Extra
programs but not other programs
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TEAM FORMATION POLICY
Each Region(Area if Area slot) shall determine the method it
uses for team formation, provided each team member is
eligible according to the rules.
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All rostered team members must be eligible players.
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Extra teams are formed following Extra Guidelines
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Methods of Team Selection:
Try outs
Coaches recommendation
Eligible players wishing to be on the team
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TEAM FORMATION
• Each team should be comprised of players
from the Region(s) that are age- appropriate
• Age-appropriate shall be judged solely by the
player’s birthday
• All eligible players from the host regions
MUST have the first opportunity to
participate.
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TEAM FORMATION
EXCEPTIONS
• If there are not enough willing participants in
the Region, with permission of AD, may seek
eligible players from other regions in the area
• If not enough willing participants in the area,
with permission of the SD, may seek eligible
players from other areas in the Section
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Playing up is permitted under these conditions:
• Played up during the primary season
OR
• With RC permission, assuming that there are
not enough age-eligible players to form a
team.
(One year play-up means that a player who was 9 on August 1,
2013 can play U12 (normally for 10 and 11 year-olds), but a
player who was 8 may not. Primary season U-8 players may
NOT play U-10 at the National Games.)
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COACHING REQUIREMENT
All AYSO coaches (and assistants) who wish to coach in the
AYSO National Games must, at a minimum:
• Be a registered volunteer in eAYSO for 2013-2014
membership year
• Have Safe Haven Coach certification
• Be trained per the National Coaching Program Guidelines at
age/skill level of the team entered
• CAN ONLY BE A COACH OR ASSISTANT FOR ONE
TEAM.
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PLANNING AHEAD
After accepting an invite at any tier, plan
ahead (If you are hoping for a late invite, you
should be planning just in case)
BUDGET
FUNDRAISING IDEAS
PAPER WORK
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
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BUDGET
• Expenses
Necessary
Optional
• Income
Team
Individual
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EXPENSES
• Necessary
Entry Fee, travel, room and board,
equipment, uniforms
• Optional
Team banner, trading items (pins),
sight-seeing trips, souvenirs (t-shirts)
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INCOME
• Team
Fundraising, donations, Grants, Regional funds
• Individual
Fundraising, donations, family contributions
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FUNDRAISING IDEAS
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Car Washes
Bake sales
Bottle drives
Vendors nights
Others?
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PAPER WORK
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National Games Roster
Medical releases
Emergency Authorization
ID cards for Players/Coaches
Game Cards
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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
• Warm-up tournament
• Special get-togethers
• Sight-seeing before/at/after National
Games
• Others?
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BOOKKEEPING
Regional Treasurer
Money raised by the team for the team should be kept
separate from money raised by individual players or
contributed by players’ families
Team expenses should be paid for first, with money
raised by the whole team, then with individuals’
money in an equal share from each player.
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Whew!
• Deep breath!!!!!!
• The “nightmare” is almost over and the true
Dream is just beginning.
• Any questions about your preparation for the
Games?
• Now, for a week of AYSO fun that you and
your team will never forget!
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TEAM CHECK-IN
• All teams must check in at their National
Games headquarters during dates and times
noted in the NG master schedule.
• Bring all paper work to check-in area.
• Plan to arrive at the venue early.
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OPENING CEREMONY
VIP Players
Soccerfest Participants
2016 Host Section
Teams by Sections
2014 Host Section
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Special Meetings
• Soccerfest
• Coaches
• Referees
• Volunteers
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SOCCERFEST
Creates the atmosphere for the games
Fundamental part of the Games
Integral part of the Games experience
Every Coach/Player should participate
Players are enriched by interacting with
players/coaches from across the country
• Players/Coaches make friends, not opponents
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SPECIAL EVENTS
• VIP
• AYSO Camps
• Youth Event
• Volunteer Night
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POOL PLAY
• Two games on Thursday
• Two games on Friday
• One game Saturday morning
• U10 power pooling
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U10 POOL PLAY
• Initial pools based on geographic diversity
• Two games on Thursday
• Regrouped into new pools based on Thursday's
performance (power pooling)
• Two games on Friday
• Regrouped into new pools based on Thursday and
Friday's performance (power pooling)
• Next three(two on Saturday and one Sunday
morning) games will determine team placement for
medals
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QUARTER FINALS
• Saturday afternoon
• Top two teams from the 4 pools are paired 1st
from one pool versus 2nd from another pool
• 1st and 2nd from the same pool are placed in
opposite sides of the bracket
• Winners advance to the semifinals
• Runner-ups advance to the consolation
semifinals
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SEMIFINALS/FINALS
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Semifinals Sunday morning
Winners advance to the Finals
Runner ups to the 3rd Place game
All Finals and 3rd Place game Sunday
afternoon
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AWARDS
• Sportsmanship
Division winners
• Place medals
All divisions
• AYSO Michalski
Sportsmanship Cup
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WRAP-UP
• Pack and leave for home
• Pay all final bills
• Send out Thank-yous to all contributors with
team picture from the Games
• Any excess funds need to be given to the
Region for future National Games trips
• Team Party – share pictures/videos
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Resources
Section Tournament Administrators
Section 1 – Laura Love
Section 8 – Beth Baker
Section 2 – Drew Van Horne Section 9 – Stephen Service
Section 3 – Steve Barth
Section 10 – Graham Rice
Section 4 – Terry Kelley
Section 11 – Carlos Alcaino
Section 5 – Jess Sullivan
Section 12 – Annette Klein
Section 6 - Teri Frice
Dave Ehrhart
Section 7 - Maynard Pang
Section 13 – Donald Mock
Section 14 – Paul Scala
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NATIONAL TOURNAMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION
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Irwin Kavy
Steve Alpert
Bruce Bricks
David Ehrhart
Bill Hoffmann
Laura Love
Randy Smith
Dianne Stratton
Brendan Cravalho
Scott Gimple
National Director of Tournaments
Section 3 & 13
Section 10 & 11
Section 2,9, & 12
Section 4, 6, & 8
Section 1 & 7
Section 5, 13, 14 & 99
NTAC Special Consultant
NBOD Liaison
National Office Liaison
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AYSO MICHALSKI
SPORTSMANSHIP CUP
2014 WINNERS??
WILL A PICTURE OF A TEAM
FROM YOUR REGION BE HERE
AFTER 2014 GAMES?
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Open Discussion
 What other questions do you have?
 How can we help?
 What can we do to assist you?
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