Registration Age Breakdown

AYSO uses a birth year registration in order to align with other youth soccer providers' interpretation of the U.S. Soccer Player Development Initiatives.

Age is determined by the player's age as of December 31 of the Membership Year (MY).

Example: For MY2018 (FAll 2018 and SPRING 2019) the child will be placed determined by their age on December 31, 2018. 

Schoolyard or U5 soccer is a program designed for 4 & 5 year olds that teaches fundamental motor skills and introduces soccer skills. The player must be 4 years old by the first day of the season.

To help in determining the proper age and division for players, the following chart is provided and guidelines and rules are as follows from U.S. Soccer.