We know that some players love AYSO, but also want an opportunity to play in a more competitive environment, so we are piloting a program this 2025 Fall season to create an opportunity for Fall Core players (and coaches) that are interested in supplementing their Fall experience with additional training, games, and tournaments.

** Please note, this is in addition to the existing Core program, and not a replacement. Players should be enrolled/waitlisted in our Fall Core program to be considered eligible. **

At present we are only offering this opportunity in the following divisions, but we are exploring interest among other coaches and will notify parents in other divisions as we have updates.

• BU10 - Coach Ron Matsui

• GU12 - Coach Eric McGimpsey

The Basics

• An extra practice a week (in addition to your 2 Core practices)

  • BU10 practices are expected to be held on Tuesdays (if this conflicts with your regularly scheduled Core practices, we can discuss options)

  • GU12 practices are expected to be held on Sundays

• Opportunity for scrimmages against nearby regional “Extra” teams (e.g. Palo Alto), likely on Sundays.

• Opportunity for participation in 1-2 tournaments (likely in late November, likely the California Cup in Fremont 11/22-11/23)

• This is a tryout based program. We will notify interested players with tryout details, likely the week of September 8th. If you cannot attend tryouts, we can discuss alternative options for assessing your players. After tryouts we will notify players whether they are being invited to participate.

  • BU10 Tryouts will be Tuesday 9/9 at 5-630p at Flood Park

  • GU12 Tryouts will be Sunday 9/14 - time and location TBD

• Registration fee will be minimal, just enough to cover basic costs (probably ~$75). Financial aid is available.

Caveats

• This is a pilot, so we don’t yet know exactly what our schedule will look like. There is interest from some other regions in arranging scrimmages, but we do not have firm commitments yet (if things don’t materialize, we will refund registration fees for anyone invited).

• Players (and parents) should be highly motivated and committed. Players are expected to participate in their normal Core practices and games, as well as an additional weekly practice and some additional games/scrimmages.

• While future participation in Spring Select isn't required (nor is participation in Fall Extra a requirement for Spring Select), this is a great opportunity for players who want to play in the Spring to hone their skills a bit, and get more reps with other players who are similarly looking for additional competition

** If you are interested, please fill out the form below, and we will contact you with details about tryouts. Reminder, we are only currently offering “Extra” in BU10 at this time **