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Northside Chicago AYSO Soccer Programs offers youth soccer, competitive travel soccer, goalkeeper clinics, striker clinics, advanced training camps, and team camps. The program includes a Core Program, AYSO EXTRA competitive travel soccer, a SELECT program for older players, and AYSO Soccer Camps with different training options.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Core Program runs in a Fall Season from September to mid November and a Spring Season from mid April to mid June, with most games on Sunday afternoons
The Core Program runs during the Fall and Spring seasons for ages 3–18 years old. AYSO EXTRA is competitive travel soccer within AYSO, and EXTRA program players are on both a regular “house” AYSO team and an EXTRA team, giving them two games each week and 2–3 total practices. The SELECT program currently serves older players who are boys born in 2012–2013 and compete against club teams across the Chicagoland area in the Young Sportsmen's Soccer League (YSSL), following AYSO's philosophies of good sportsmanship and positive coaching. AYSO Soccer Camps offer full-day, half-day, and mini camps, broader game play programs, specific goalkeeper and striker clinics, advanced training camps, and team camps.
EXTRA and SELECT teams have well-trained, experienced volunteer coaches, and their practices are led by paid professional trainers. The stated mission of Northside Chicago AYSO is “Providing world class youth soccer programs that enrich children's lives.” Michael Karon, President of AYSO, was recognized by Stack Sports for his impact in the world of sports volunteering. The broader American Youth Soccer Organization is involved in partnerships with Chicago Public Schools, the US Center for Mental Health & Sport, and the Northland Sports Alliance to enhance and expand youth sports and soccer programming.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Core Program runs in a Fall Season from September to mid November and a Spring Season from mid April to mid June, with most games on Sunday afternoons
The Core Program runs during the Fall and Spring seasons for ages 3–18 years old. AYSO EXTRA is competitive travel soccer within AYSO, and EXTRA program players are on both a regular “house” AYSO team and an EXTRA team, giving them two games each week and 2–3 total practices. The SELECT program currently serves older players who are boys born in 2012–2013 and compete against club teams across the Chicagoland area in the Young Sportsmen's Soccer League (YSSL), following AYSO's philosophies of good sportsmanship and positive coaching. AYSO Soccer Camps offer full-day, half-day, and mini camps, broader game play programs, specific goalkeeper and striker clinics, advanced training camps, and team camps.
EXTRA and SELECT teams have well-trained, experienced volunteer coaches, and their practices are led by paid professional trainers. The stated mission of Northside Chicago AYSO is “Providing world class youth soccer programs that enrich children's lives.” Michael Karon, President of AYSO, was recognized by Stack Sports for his impact in the world of sports volunteering. The broader American Youth Soccer Organization is involved in partnerships with Chicago Public Schools, the US Center for Mental Health & Sport, and the Northland Sports Alliance to enhance and expand youth sports and soccer programming.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
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