EXTRA TRYOUTS for the 2026/27 Jan 17th and Jan 25th, 2025!

Ready to take your soccer skills to the next level? Join us for tryouts for our EXTRA program! THe EXTRA program offers structured, competitive soccer for players who want to challenge themselves while remaining a part of AYSO. While club soccer is available in many areas, EXTRA is the ideal choice for those who want a higher level of play within AYSO's positive and inclusive environment.

Player selection is determined through competitive tryouts. To be eligible, players must attend at least one tryout, though attending both is strongly encouraged. Please note that returning players are not guaranteed a spot on a team. All players are evaluated and placed according to their performance during tryouts.

We will be forming teams based on the “School Year” matrix rather than birth year—reflecting a nationwide change in youth soccer starting in Fall 2026. Players will participate in their correct age division when available.

IMPORTANT NOTE: With this change to school-year divisions, players may no longer “play up” in a higher division. Anyone registering for an older division will be moved back to their appropriate age group.

Please RSVP in advance if you plan to tryout.

SIGN UP HERE FOR TRYOUTS

We are looking to form the following teams.

U9 Boys & Girls
U10 Boys & Girls
U11 Boys & Girls
U12 Boys & Girls
U13 Boys & Girls
U14 Girls

NOTE: We unfortunately will not be forming a U14 Boys team this upcoming year.

TRYOUT DATES (times are TBD)

Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Sunday, January 25th, 2026

For any questions regarding EXTRA tryouts or the EXTRA program in general, please reach out to our Region 55 EXTRA Coordinator Jake Hudson, [email protected]

LOCATION FOR ALL TRYOUTS:
Glen View Park
6721 Glen Dr.
Huntington Beach, CA

Player and Coach Eligibility

Players are selected through a tryout process over the course of 2-3 days. Team selection must be completed by June for the following Fall season, and submitted to the Section EXTRA Director. The final roster freeze deadline is typically around Halloween.

Not all regions have EXTRA teams. EXTRA is a special program that requires additional resources to manage. AYSO Regions which elect to promote one or more EXTRA teams to the league must provide qualified Intermediate/Advanced referees to officiate home games, and in the event of a team advancing to playoffs, provide a referee crew to travel to the semi- and final match location. Also, Regions must nominate high caliber coaches with soccer or athletic backgrounds, with certifications at or above the standard of the Core of AYSO for their age groups. Lastly, each EXTRA team must have a representative referee or referee crew (depending on the region rules) and contribute to the Core program; Teams lacking sufficient volunteer effort can be excluded from EXTRA playoffs.

How is EXTRA different than Core?

Aside from the travel matches and higher level of competition, EXTRA maintains the AYSO Six Philosophies. Players will get to play a minimum of 50% of the match, and coaches will be required to use positive reinforcement, develop their players, and incubate great sportsmanship. If in the event of a region having two teams from the same age division, teams are balanced.

EXTRA teams get longer practice sessions and special uniforms. The registration cost is slightly higher than Core, but significantly cheaper than Club soccer. Many EXTRA teams require players signing on for a combined Fall + Spring season from the onset, typically doing AYSO Tournaments or leagues to maintain their athleticism for continued seasons.