AYSO Extra and the Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club

Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club (CYSC)will be holding tryouts for players entering 4th grade and up soon. You can click on this link for the announcement. The flyer gives information on the dates, times and locations of each age and gender specific tryout. It also gives a brief description of the CYSC program and contact information. CYSC tryouts are open to all students attending Chappaqua Schools or living in the Town of New Castle. Players are selected for CYSC teams based on "ability" as perceived at the tryouts. The tryouts are open each year, and new players may supplant previous Club players. If you would like additional information on the Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club, it is available on their website www.chappaquasoccer.org.

Chappaqua AYSO also provides a travel soccer experience called AYSO Extra, which is supplemental to the regular or "core" program. All Chappaqua AYSO players in 3rd grade and up are eligible to participate in the Extra program. Extra players participate with their core soccer team in their Saturday practices and Sunday games. Additionally, there is a mid-week practice with their Extra team (usually run by a professional trainer) and a game on Saturday afternoon, usually around 4:00. There are no tryouts for Extra, so everyone “makes the team.” If there is more than one team in an age group, the teams will be balanced, just as we try to do in the core AYSO program. Extra teams play home and away games against AYSO Extra teams from other towns.

As in core games, each player at a game will play at least half a game, and no player will play a full game until all have played at least three quarters of the game. Depending on the number of interested players, the Extra program in each age group may consist of individual teams or large groups. The Extra coaches in each age group, in conjunction with the AYSO Extra coordinator, will be responsible for formulating each age group's program based on the number of players, field availability and level of interest. If there are a large number of players in an age group, the coaches and AYSO Extra coordinator will determine an appropriate number of teams to enter into the Area-wide Extra schedule. If there are more players than can fit on the number of Extra teams in the age group, the coaches will rotate the players through the game schedule so that no child is left out and every child is able to participate in Extra games.

There is a supplemental charge to players in the Extra program to cover the cost of trainers and a separate uniform, if necessary. This typically is about $100-150 per player per season. If you would like additional information on AYSO Extra, contact Tom Pile, AYSO’s Extra Coordinator at tpile@audible.com.

Both Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club and AYSO provide travel soccer experiences for your kids. Both organizations want your child to know that everyone attending the Soccer Club tryouts will be able to play travel soccer. Some will play with CYSC, others with AYSO Extra. Your child does not need to attend the CYSC tryouts to play AYSO Extra. When schedules and field space allow, CYSC and AYSO will try to coordinate mid-week practices, to facilitate carpooling and peer group interaction.

Chappaqua AYSO neither sponsors nor endorses the Chappaqua Youth Soccer club, but is providing this information for those that are interested, and because both AYSO and CYSC are interested in providing the best possible programs in accordance with their respective philosophies.