AMESBURY SOCCER ASSOCIATION
OPERATING PROCEDURES
Amesbury Soccer Association (ASA) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to providing a fun, safe, and healthy environment for boys and girls to enjoy recreational soccer. Currently, we offer a “development program in the fall and spring for 4-8 year olds – this program is informal and low-key, and its purpose is simply to introduce soccer to young children, teach some basic skills, and let the kids have fun. We also offer an in-town Summer Soccer program, held at Woodsom Farm, for ages 4-14 (depending on registration). The Summer Soccer program is intended to be low-key, recreational, and fun – teams practice one time a week and play one game per week. In Summer Soccer, scores and standings are not kept, and the emphasis is on sportsmanship and kids having a good time. We reserve the right to alter teams to maintain a competitive balance. Finally, ASA offers Spring and Fall Travel Soccer programs as part of the Essex County Youth Soccer Association (ECYSA). Travel Soccer is still recreational in nature, but requires more of a commitment than our other programs. Travel teams may have games anywhere in Essex County (or, in some instances, just beyond Essex County), and most teams will practice two times per week. The ECYSA Spring Travel Season includes the possibility of playoffs at the County and State level. Players seeking levels of competition beyond those offered by ASA may wish to consider various club soccer teams, premier leagues, or the Olympic Development Program for Massachusetts.
