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Adult Soccer Information

Welcome to AYSO Adult Soccer

It’s your turn to play!

Looking for an alternative to happy hour? Look no further, AYSO Adult Soccer is here.

At AYSO, we are all about providing a safe, positive environment for players to play soccer and stay healthy. Many adult men and women have fond memories of growing up playing AYSO or can be seen at the fields on the weekends for their own child’s soccer games. Well, instead of reminiscing about childhood memories or watching from the sidelines, now is the time to get out on the field.

AYSO Adult Soccer is designed to be flexible. Individual teams and leagues are more than welcome to accommodate the program to suit their needs. If there is a large amount of interested players in one area, than playing 11v11 full-field games makes a great deal of sense. However, if many participants are new to soccer, than the program should reflect that—for instance, many AYSO Adult Soccer leagues have created once a week “boot camp” where members come and work out together.

AYSO Adult Soccer is meant to encourage adults to be more active, both in the physical sense, but also in the community around them.

How It Works

AYSO Adult Soccer encourages everyone, no matter their age or skill level, to get out and play. You may have to get a little creative with how you play—whether it’s a game of 3v3, 7v7, pick up soccer or futsal, the intention is to get everyone out having a good time playing soccer and enjoying the AYSO experience.

Here are some great examples of the type of soccer you can play within your community:

Pick Up Soccer: This is a very organic way to start a new program. Coordinate a time and place for everyone to show up, split the players up into teams and get them playing. It’s as easy as that! Your numbers will determine the format in which you will play.

3v3: A great way to play a fast paced, fun game of soccer. The beauty of this game is that it requires very little space and a minimum number of players to play. Keep games short and rotate teams often. Play within the penalty box of an already marked field. Put up small pop-up goals on either end of the box, throw out a ball and play!

7v7: Playing 7v7 is a great way to play, while maximizing field space by playing across the width of a full sized field. If numbers permit, you can fit three of these width-orientated fields on one full-size field, allowing upwards of 40 people to play at any one time. Play short halves, 2 x 25 minute halves with a quick break for half time. Play using 10U size goals if you have goalkeepers. If not, play with small pop up goals and no goalkeepers. Either one of these variations are great fun and hugely enjoyable for players of all skill levels.

11v11: Play the game in its purest form, full field, 11v11. Make sure though that you have enough players (and subs) to keep the game moving to keep it fun for all. Rotate substitutions often and switch out your player positions. Not everyone dreams of growing up to be a left full back. Let’s face it, everyone wants to score once in a while!

Indoor Soccer or Futsal: If you have access to any indoor space, a high school gymnasium, a basketball court or even a tennis court, then you can play there too. Playing indoors is certainly a great option for those dealing with extremes in weather and temperatures.

These are a few ideas that can help you get started. Something else to consider is splitting up players into age groups. It’s great to have an open age division to encourage players that have recently aged out of their youth AYSO program to play, but let’s be honest, not everyone’s idea of fun is chasing a 20-year-old around a soccer field. Also, think about creating Coed divisions as well as Men’s and Women’s.

Benefits of Adult Soccer

5 Benefits of Playing Soccer as an Adult

As well as being lots of fun, playing soccer can provide a plethora of great health benefits. Here are five of them:

Increases Aerobic Capacity:Running at any intensity for up to 90 minutes at a time requires a high level of stamina. Therefore, soccer players often have a tremendous amount of aerobic capacity, being able to go from walking to sprinting and have a fast recovery to do it again and again for the duration of the game.

Improves Cardiovascular Health:The average player runs 5 to 7 miles in a full game. The constant walking, jogging and running helps keep the players’ heart rate up, providing excellent cardiovascular exercise. This constant movement helps players strengthen their hearts, resist plaque build-up in the coronary arteries, reduce their blood pressure and burn excess calories.

Lowers Body Fat and Improves Muscle Tone:Soccer is a great sport for burning fat because it works the muscles and your heart in different ways. Soccer builds more muscle mass and burns more fat by recruiting both slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers. As a general workout, soccer playing burns more calories than typical workouts because players are forced to switch between using the aerobic and anaerobic energy pathways.

Builds Muscle Strength: Lower body strength is required for kicking, jumping, tackling and twisting and turning. It also forms the foundation for explosive speed. Upper body strength is required for shielding the ball, holding off opponents, throw-ins and also contributes to overall power and explosiveness. Regular soccer playing builds strength by using the whole body.

Increases Bone Strength: In general, bone density decreases as people get older. The intensity and repeated weight-bearing loads on the body during a soccer match are an excellent way to increase the strength of our skeletal frame. Maintaining fitness through soccer throughout a lifetime is a great way to keep bones strong.

5 More Benefits to Playing Soccer as an Adult

We already know that playing soccer can help increase aerobic capacity and improve cardiovascular health, but what else can playing soccer every week do for you? Read below to find out:

Teaches Coordination:Due to shifts between walking, running and sprinting, coordination is key to soccer. Body coordination is improved through the complex movements like dribbling, turning and passing, which are performed at varying rates of speed and direction. Hand-eye coordination is improved when players either kick the ball or receive a pass from someone. The better the coordination in a player, the greater their advantage in a match.

Promotes Teamwork and Sharing:While fitness goals are generally very personal, we can all benefit from sharing common goals with others who push us towards them. The lessons that players learn on the field translate to the rest of their lives and the camaraderie teammates share is unparalleled. The ability to work with others to reach a common goal is powerful when related to everyday life—in other words, join a team!

Increases Cognitive Brain Function: Soccer help sincrease skills in concentration, persistence and self-discipline because it is a fast-paced game that requires quick decisions on the field. Even when the tempo appears to slow down, players are constantly looking for territorial advantages, trying to position themselves to receive a pass or defend an area.

Increases Confidence, Self-esteem and Helps to Reduce Anxiety: Building physical strength and endurance helps build confidence in a player both on and off the field. Confidence and self-esteem not only impact sports performance, but also performance in school, career, family life and friendships. Also, as with all forms of exercise, the feel-good endorphin released into the body after a match is a major stress and anxiety reducer. Several studies point to exercise as being a highly effective treatment for depression and anxiety.

Anyone Can Play, Anywhere: Soccer is not an expensive or prohibitive sport. All you need is space and a ball!

The Advantages of Playing Soccer in AYSO Adult Soccer Program

There are so many great benefits physically, emotionally, and mentally that come with playing soccer in the AYSO Adult Soccer program. You reap the benefits of playing soccer, while also being in a supportive program that allows you to excel and grow as an individual.

The AYSO Adult Soccer program is a program that is designed to allow adults of all ages and skill levels to come together and participate in soccer games in a safe, fun, and positive environment.

The program allows adults to engage in a sport that we all love. It brings people together over their common interests and allows relationships to grow and flourish on and off the field.

Each Region, based on their player pool and various skill levels, creates teams that are equally matched and allows the games to be fair. This allows for a much more positive environment, more competition and a better overall experience. With more players and referees happy, it leads to a more beneficial environment for everyone.

The AYSO Adult program is flexible, affordable and welcoming. The program is meant to be flexible to a participant’s needs. It is also very affordable. Costs will vary from Region to Region due to differences in length of season, field costs, referees, etc. However, there will be a mandatory non-refundable annual membership fee of $30. This membership will last from September 1- August 31. By having this membership, it will cover liability insurance for fields and league officers, secondary insurance up to $25,000, and fees to both U.S.A.S.A. (United States Adult Soccer Association) and to U.S. Soccer.

The AYSO Adult Soccer program has successfully created an environment that allows people to grow on and off of the field, while allowing them to also have fun and forget about some of the everyday stresses that many people have to deal with.

By joining this program, you are improving your overall physical fitness, making lifelong friendships and memories, and getting to get back into the game that we all know and love in a safe and positive way. What could be better than that?