Registration Options

2025 Spring Season

SPRING 2025 AYSO 574 Youth Soccer Season & Registration Information

Uniform Registration/Order ($25) is separate, and is required ONLY for players who did NOT play Fall 2024 season.

Early Bird Registration (Reduced Price)

November 11, 2024 - January 12, 2025

Regular Registration: January 13, 2025 - March 3, 2025

Late Registration (at additional charge, and is wait list ONLY to fill teams)

March 4 - April 11 (no guarantee that Late Registration Uniforms will be the correct size)

Saturday games begin April 19th, and last games are the week ending May 22nd.

Practices/training will begin the week before.

Players must be born in 2021, or 2022 - turning 3 before season start (first 5U game on April 19, 2025), or earlier to play in Spring 2025. AYSO has partnered with Sports Connect to enhance the registration process. Regular Registration ends March 3, 2025.

Please go to www.ayso574.org and do the following:

How to Register:

~At the top right, choose the “LOGIN” link at if you already have an account, or choose “REGISTER NOW” if you have not yet created an account.

~If a member of the family other than the parent/guardian signing up the player(s) will be Volunteering as a Coach, Board Member or Referee, they will need to create their own account with their own email/login and password.

~When asked where do you want to register, choose “2025 Spring” (please note the VIP division is for players with disabilities that would prevent them from playing in a mainstream program, and may not be available this season)

~Answer all of the questions on the form.

~If you have questions, choose the “Support” button at the bottom left hand corner for more information.

~The ONLY payment accepted at this time is Online payment via credit card. Cash or check can no longer be accepted.

Spring 2025 Season Costs (less processing fees):

Regular Registration is $60 (which DOES NOT include the uniform fee), plus the AYSO national membership fee of $25* (paid once per year which covers both the Fall 2024/Spring 2025 seasons – if you paid in Fall 2024, you will NOT be charged again this season), plus $25 for a Uniform (SEPARATE REGISTRATION beginning Spring 2025) - Jersey, Shorts and Socks. Returning Fall 2024 players do NOT need to order a uniform! U10,U12, U14, and U16/19 will be using the same uniform as the last several seasons, but can order a new uniform if needed, or if the player has not played AYSO recently, worn out, or no longer fits well. Regular Registration ends March 3, 2025. Late Registration (limited spots open only to fill/make even teams) ends April 11.

* Please note: the $25 AYSO National Membership fee is paid once per soccer/school year (ie, Fall 2024/Spring 2025 is one year) and is non-refundable. There is also a $2.75 processing fee per check-out that is non-refundable. *

** U8, U6 and U5 will again have individual team colors (as we did prior to Covid), continuing with the same teams from FALL 2024 Season. Please note that we have about 40% player turnover from Fall to Spring and all teams will lose some players, and get some new players.

*** U10, U12, U14 and U16/19 teams will use Reversible Blue/Light Gray uniforms that can be re-used from season to season moving forward (unless a uniform is lost or outgrown). For Spring 2025, ALL U10 and U12 teams WILL BE REBALANCED.

Equipment Requirements

- Shin guards MUST be worn under socks

- Soccer cleats

- Age-appropriate soccer ball (U5-U8 size 3; U10 & U12 size 4; U14+ size 5)

- NO Jewelry whatsoever, including earrings – they MUST be removed. Do not get a new piercing anytime close to the beginning of the season.

- NO hair beads, or hard barrettes

- NO watches, chains, friendship bracelets or similar

Spring 2025 tentative Season Layout:

** Pre-Season – Week of April 7th – 11th – U12, U14 and U16/19 Teams begin practice; U10 will have training session(s) – Saturday, April 12^th and probably one other day offered, and team practices; a Keeper clinic is also being planned and available to all Keepers in U10 and U12 (and older if desired)

** Week 1 of the season – April 14th - 17th (M-Th) for U5, U6 and U8 will be focused on "train the trainer for coaches” combined with the mandatory coach’s meeting for all U8 and under coaches. Uniforms will be given to coaches at the training/meeting, and we are recommending that coaches of U8 and under meet with their teams/parents and distribute uniforms and have a team meeting AFTER the training/meeting.

** Week 1 of the season – April 14th - 17th (M-Th) for U10 and older – each division will have their first workouts with the Challenger Professional Trainer – this is in addition to any practices with coaches.

** Week 2 - 7 of the season – April 19 (Saturday) – May 22 (Thursday) will be regular season play (10 games). This will normally consist of 1 weekday game and 1 game on Saturday each week. Team practices are at the discretion of the coach (U10 and up usually have at least one practice with their coach per week. This is usually in ADDITION to the Challenger Trainer practice).

** Final weeknight games of the season (May 19-22) will be the FINAL regular season game for the younger age groups (ie, U5, U6 and U8); and final Tournament games for the U10 and U12 teams (and consolation games for teams eliminated from the respective Tournaments); and regular games for 14U and 16/19U teams, depending on what can be scheduled...

SPRING 2025 Game Schedule:

Mondays: U6 Boys and U10 Girls – Game start times staggered at 5:45/6:00 and 7:00

Tuesdays: U8 Boys, (and U14, if two teams), and potentially U12 Coed - Game start times staggered at 5:45/6:00 and 7:00

Wednesdays: U6 Girls and U10 Boys - Game start times staggered at 5:45/6:00 and 7:00

Thursdays: U5 Boys, U5 Girls, U8 Girls; U12 Co-ed, U14 Coed - Game start times staggered at 5:45/6:00 and 7:00

Saturdays: ALL Divisions, U5 thru U16/19U

TRAINING SESSIONS:

5U Girls and Boys, 6U Boys and 6U Girls – each will all have about 20-25 minutes of trainer prior to their games on Saturdays, beginning the 1st^st Saturday of the season (April 19).

8U Girls and 8U Boys – each team will most likely have 2-3 total sessions with the trainer on a Monday or a Wednesday night. NO training on Saturdays.

10U Girls and 10U Boys – each will have a trainer session about every other week (on Tuesdays or Thursdays), for a total of 3 sessions per team. 10U will have a Division wide training (1.5-2hr) prior to the start of the season to go over all of the changes from 8U to 10U (Goal Keeper, Build out line, off sides, how offensive and defensive players work with the Keeper, direct/indirect kicks, Referees and their calls, etc.)

12U Coed – each will have about 3 sessions total on Mondays or Wednesdays, probably beginning before the 1^st games.

14U and 16/19U – Probably 2-3 sessions total, on Mondays or Wednesdays, probably beginning before the 1^st games.

10U Girls and 10U Boys – U10 will have a Division wide training (1.5-2hr) prior to the start of the season to go over all of the changes from 8U to 10U (Goal Keeper, Build out line, off sides, how offensive and defensive players work with the Keeper, direct/indirect kicks, Referees and their calls, etc.) This training will most likely be offered on two different dates - TBD.

* U16/19 Co-ed weekday games depend on getting enough players for 2 teams

** U12 and U14 Saturday games will be a minimum of 50% Home games at Maiden Lane Soccer Complex. Away games will be at other AYSO fields in Southwest Michigan, or at SWM/Lakeshore on Rockey Weed.

*** U12 and U14 Weekday games will be a minimum of 50% Home games at Maiden Lane Soccer Complex. Away games will be at other AYSO fields in Southwest Michigan, or at SWM/Lakeshore on Rockey Weed.

The division your child is in is based on birth year. This is the same for most soccer leagues in Southwest MI.

Below is a chart for your reference:

Division Birth Year

U5 2021 & 2020 (2022 if player turns 3 by April 19, 2025)

U6 2019

U8 2018 & 2017

U10 2016 & 2015

U12 2014 & 2013 (Co-ed)

U14 2012 & 2011 (Co-ed)

U16/19 2010 + (Co-ed)

For registration questions please contact our Registrar:

[email protected]