This is the primary program of AYSO that includes all ages and over 90% of our players.
Summer, Fall and Spring Seasons
AYSO maintains the philosophies of EVERYONE PLAYS and OPEN REGISTRATION, this means that we accept all players regardless of ability and will continue to do so as long as we have space available. There are no address boundaries. We accept all players from all cities.

How to Sign-Up to Play: To join, sign-up online anytime or come to one of our in-person registration events. Please visit our Registration page for details.

How to Coach a Team: During the player registration process, volunteer to coach a team by selecting the appropriate volunteer role. Additionally, contact the division coordinator of the division you'd like to coach. Coaches must complete Safe Haven certification and appropriate age-specific training.

In the standard primary program offering of Tustin AYSO, we have leagues for 4 to 19 year-old's split into 18 divisions (U5,U6,U7,U8,U10,U12,U14,U16,U19 - all ages have a separate boys and girls division). This 15-year program is designed to allow for the development of the player through four stages as defined by the US Soccer Federation:

Initial stage: 4 years of introductory soccer in U5 - U8, also known as 'clinic play'. In this stage, the players play short sided 3v3 to 5v5 games without the distraction of standings or goalkeepers (The English FA is implementing no season standings up through U11). An age-specific program is provided and taught to the coaches to teach essential technical skills to the players to best introduce them to soccer without complicating the game.

Basic stage: 4 years from U9 - U12 where we begin using the full Laws of the Game, maintain standings and a playoff structure. This is the age where we also introduce goalkeepers and further expand the skills taught to the players with a beginning of tactics, but training continues to be primarily concentrated on techniques. Techniques and other basic movements like balance and coordination have a much greater lasting effect when learned prior to age 12 and so we teach our coaches to concentrate on these aspects.

Intermediate stage: 2 years of transition playing the full-sided game where tactics are increasingly taught and techniques are reinforced.

Advanced stage: 5 years finishing their youth career playing divisions U16 and U19.

Age	Stage	Competition Level	Players	Max Roster	Duration	Field Size	Goal Size	GKs	Standings	Playoffs
18U	Adv.	Section	11 v 11	18 (22)	Two45min halves	70 x 120 (yds)	8 x 24 (ft)	Yes	Yes	Area Section
16U	Adv.	Area	11 v 11	18 (22)	Two40min halves	70 x 120	8 x 24	Yes	Yes	Area Section
14U	Int.	Regional	11 v 11	14	Two35min halves	66 x 112	8 x 24	Yes	Yes	Mayor's Cup Area Section State
12U	Basic	Regional	9 v 9	12	Two30min halves	54 x 92	7 x 21	Yes	Yes	Mayor's Cup Area Section State
10U	Basic	Regional	7 v 7	9	Two25min halves	44 x 80	6 x 18	Yes	Yes	Mayor's Cup Area Section State
8U	Initial	Clinic	5 v 5	13 split field	Four 10 min quarters	30 x 48	5 x 10	No	No	None
7U	Initial	Clinic	5 v 5	13 split field	Four 10 min quarters	26 x 44	5 x 8	No	No	None
6U	Initial	Clinic	4 v 4	10 split field	Four 8 min quarters	24 x 40	4 x 6	No	No	None
5U	Initial	Clinic	3 v 3	8 split field	Four 8 min quarters	15 x 30	Cones	No	No	None

Stages as defined by US Soccer's Age Group Organization.
Field Size is a guide and not exact, the actual field you play on may vary in size.
Under Max Roster Size, 'split field' means that the teams will split their team in two and play on two side-by-side fields.