Advanced Youth Soccer Educational System (AYSES) serves boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18. The program offers players a higher level of individual and team soccer skills that will enable them to go as far as they wish with the sport. These skills are taught by imminently qualified coaches who provide an environment conducive to mastery of the skills and pure enjoyment of the game. Equally as important, AYSES teaches the players character-building life lessons.

While the AYSES program in the United States is unique, the methodology is a proven one. Fashioned after the best European soccer programs, management has tailored the program to meet the needs of American youth.

AYSES, like all other clubs, wants its teams to win every single game, but unlike other clubs we will not compromise development in the process.

Unlike most clubs, AYSES policies are applied across all teams. We are a true club. Our style of play is based on possesion soccer regardless of the position of the ball within the field. This requires a high level of technical skill from every player. We challenge ALL our players not to just kick the ball, but to receive it and keep it away from the other team until an opportunity to score is realized. The reason we teach posession soccer is because it is the basis for building technical skills, which in the long run is the basis for creating good soccer teams and players.

Environment is also very important in the development of good soccer players. We encourage players to take risks and be creative without fear of losing. We believe that soccer is a form of entertainment and that creative players are in short supply and in high demand all over the world because they are the ones people want to watch. The great players and the highest paid players in the world are the most entertaining. The growth of the sport lies on its entertainment value. We feel that we have an obligation to produce such players. We need to produce more players like Messi, Ronaldo, Fabregas and Xavis. These players developed their skills away from adult pressures in a way that was fun, turning them into top players.

One of the key factors in the growth of any club is parents. Most parents have a limited knowledge of select soccer, or soccer in general for that matter, the first year in select. The only measure of a club for these parents is the position of the team in the standings. Unfortunately, the position of a team in the standings in the early years of select soccer is very rarely an indication of a team’s ability to develop players. Most teams do well the first year because of the athletic abilities of the players and the talent that they have developed playing recreational soccer. At this age, teams with more athletic players and a direct style of play tend to win more. Education of parents in the AYSES philosophy takes center stage. We make every effort to ensure that we get the right fit and tend to lose some good players whose parents have a short term approach to the development of their children as players. This is important because the parents who stay are those who have a grasp of the big picture and will stay even when their children improve and are recruited by other clubs. We sometimes lose players early on but are still able to grow from there.

• Development predicated on playing posession soccer which requires highly technical skills
• Environment that is fun and encourages risk taking and creativity
• Recruiting families who look at the big picture and will not leave the club as their children improve

Because of its philosophy, AYSES teams tend not to be as good the first year but improve over time. The goal of every AYSES teams is to compete for the top position by the time they are U16.

The future of soccer in America is bright. We believe that our program provides the best possible environment for young soccer players to capitalize on the opportunities that the great game of soccer will offer.