AYSO teams practice for and play in travel tournaments?
Local AYSO tournaments generally are scheduled for the spring, after the spring season has finished, and are optional (their cost is not included in your seasonal registration fee). Region 390 coaches may work with their teams to go to an AYSO tournament, and they are supported by the Region, but the decision to play is often theirs (as volunteers, they have limits on their time). Region 390 does not focus on getting players ready for or playing in tournaments. There are other soccer clubs in the Oak Ridge and Knoxville area that do focus more on tournaments, and often require tryouts to make the teams, but AYSO is more concerned with regular-season games and general player development. Make no mistake; AYSO, like all soccer clubs, is competitive. It’s just that we believe competition ought to be healthy, based on balanced teams, open registration (no one is ever turned awayeveryone who wants to play can play), positive coaching, giving everyone equal playing time in games, and good sp
