Park & Recreation Department
Ayer Youth Soccer
Ayer Youth Soccer
Mission
Ayer Youth Soccer is an organization run through the Ayer Park Department through a subcommittee, the Ayer Youth Soccer Committee. While receiving support from the Ayer Park Department it is an organization consisting of volunteers interested in helping children to learn how to play the game of soccer and well as enjoying the game of soccer. The Ayer Youth Soccer Committee has the task of overseeing the registrations, scheduling games and practices, formation of teams, selection of coaches, ordering all equipment and organizing the finances. Ayer Youth Soccer is self-funding relying on registration fees and fundraisers for its financial needs.
Contact
Phone: 978-772-8217 (Answering machine available 24 hours a day)
Fax: 978-772-8222
Email
Ayer Town Hall
3rd Floor
1 Main Street
Ayer, MA 01432
or
Ayer Youth Soccer
PO Box 662
Ayer, MA 01432
Meetings
The Ayer Youth Soccer Committee meets throughout the year.
Members
Sarah Gibbons
Scott Wick
Steve Plamondon
Ken Stiles
Andrea Mitchell
Rick Beausoleil
Ayer Youth Soccer is an organization run through the Ayer Park Department through a subcommittee, the Ayer Youth Soccer Committee. While receiving support from the Ayer Park Department it is an organization consisting of volunteers interested in helping children to learn how to play the game of soccer and well as enjoying the game of soccer. The Ayer Youth Soccer Committee has the task of overseeing the registrations, scheduling games and practices, formation of teams, selection of coaches, ordering all equipment and organizing the finances. Ayer Youth Soccer is self-funding relying on registration fees and fundraisers for its financial needs.
Contact
Phone: 978-772-8217 (Answering machine available 24 hours a day)
Fax: 978-772-8222
Ayer Town Hall
3rd Floor
1 Main Street
Ayer, MA 01432
or
Ayer Youth Soccer
PO Box 662
Ayer, MA 01432
Meetings
The Ayer Youth Soccer Committee meets throughout the year.
Members
Sarah Gibbons
Scott Wick
Steve Plamondon
Ken Stiles
Andrea Mitchell
Rick Beausoleil
Announcements
Ayer Youth Soccer hopes to continue to grow in 2009 and beyond. This can only happen with the continued support of our volunteers and townspeople. For more information about this program please contact the Ayer Park Department at (978) 772-8217.
Ayer Youth Soccer hopes to continue to grow in 2009 and beyond. This can only happen with the continued support of our volunteers and townspeople. For more information about this program please contact the Ayer Park Department at (978) 772-8217.
There are three levels of play offered in Ayer Youth Soccer: Under 4, Under 6, and Under 8.
The U4, U6 and U8 Levels of Ayer Youth Soccer are teaching leagues. The goal is to teach the fundamentals of soccer; dribbling, passing and team play. It is a non-competitive league. No score is recorded. The focus is to introduce the kids to the game of soccer.
U4 ~ Any child under the age of 4. They play on Saturday mornings for 45 minutes.
U6 ~ Children age 4-6. They play on Saturday mornings with a short practice and then a short game. The U6 league of Ayer Youth Soccer plays a 5 vs. 5 game with no goalie. U6 does not play positions. No score will be kept. Each game will consist of two 15-minute halves of running time. Half time will be not more than 10 minutes. During this break serving a healthy snack (oranges, grapes) is encouraged. The teams will switch ends at half time.
U8 ~ Children age 6-8. They practice one night at week for 1 hour and then play games on Saturday mornings. The U8 league of Ayer Youth Soccer plays a 6vs. 6 game with a goalie. U8 begins utilizing positions, offense, defense and goalie. No score will be kept. Each game will consist of two 20-minute halves of running time with a five-minute half time. During this break serving a healthy snack (oranges, grapes) is encouraged. The teams will switch ends at half time.
There is two seasons of play for Ayer Youth Soccer, fall and spring.
Ayer Shirley Youth Soccer
Ayer Shirley Youth Soccer (ASYS) is an organization comprised of 3 Ayer Youth Soccer subcommittee members and 3 members of the Shirley Recreation Department. ASYS is a member of the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL). This league ranges from U10 to U18 age levels. ASYS manages the registrations and team creation for submission to the league. ASYS follows the rules and regulations of the NVYSL. While the organization is predominantly self-funded through registrations, there are insufficient fields at this time to support all of the teams, resulting in rental fees for the use of fields at Devens. These costs are split between Ayer and Shirley Recreation departments.
Levels of Play
All of the age groups at this level travel to other towns for games. The U10 age group is considered non-competitive. Scores are kept by the league to ensure that teams are properly place to avoid blowouts for or against teams. All other levels are competitive. Within the age groups of U12 to U18 there are levels for recreation only, Ncup (Nashoba Cup) and Massachusetts Tournament of Champions(MTOC).
There is two seasons of play for Ayer Shirley Youth Soccer, fall and spring.
ASYS has won the Ncup division in U12 boys and girls as well as U14 in the last couple of years. The quality of the players continues to progress as more players join the system and make their way up through the age groups. The coaching has also progressed thanks to time and effort provided by our volunteer coaches.