Atlanta Youth Sports

FAQ’s

Leagues

Practices are one hour with a goal of 50 minutes of content. Games are also scheduled in hour blocks.

Practices are predominantly on weeknights and games are predominantly on weekends

Rainouts will be communicated by staff to all players and coaches in a timely manner.

Rainouts for practices will not be made up. If there is a rainout on a game day, the next scheduled practice day maybe used to make up the game if necessary

Yes! A 10% discount will be automatically applied at checkout if you are registering multiple children

Yes! A 5% discount will be automatically applied at checkout if you are registering multiple children

Leagues will have a 10 week schedule built, with 8 weeks of programming to be intended.  If there are no rainouts, children will get to play all 10 weeks

AYSA is a great place to introduce your child to a new sport! AYSA focuses on levels of play and will ensure each player grows and develops as player all while having fun and leading a healthier life style!

Once registration closes we will communicate with parents on team placement. Please note that for age groups with evaluations we will host evaluations and place players after evaluations and drafts are completed to ensure parody amongst the teams.

Schedule will be release 1 week prior to the start of the season

Yes, all coaches will be automatically paired with their child unless specifically requested

You have two options: Upon registration you will be prompted a question on your intent to be a volunteer coach or not.  or Please click this link (Coaches Registration) to register to be a volunteer coach

No experience is necessary, just a passion to teach our children. All coaches will attend a mandatory training where we will provide all the tools and information you would need to coach your sport.

Yes when registering there is a section where you can specifically request for a coach or player, although we cannot guarantee a spot with them we will do our very best to keep friends together.

Equipment needs for each program will be listed in the program listing and coaches will be provided additional equipment as well for their team.

You will receive uniforms at the beginning of your first team practice

Teams for non- evaluation age groups will be formed based upon teammate requests and schedule availability. Evaluation based age groups will have players attend evaluations and the players

Each team will have a max capacity of double the playing capacity for that specific sport (e.g. 5v5 soccer will have a max team capacity of 10)

clinics

Clinics will be one hour long

Yes, you can register for all 4 weeks at $75 or individual sessions at $25

We will keep our clinics close to a 12:1 Player:Coach ratio. Amount of coaches per clinic will be dependent on registrants and age group. We will also have assistant coaches as needed to ensure productive sessions.

Inclement weather will be handled on a day by day basis. Should the weather dictate that it is unsafe for players to attend the clinic, we will either be moved inside or schedule a make-up. All weather updates will be communicated via email, posted on our website as well as texting for those families that have opted in.

Basketball: Please bring a water bottle, athletic clothing and shoes. It is encouraged to bring your own ball if you own one, but coaches will have spares for those who can not provide their own. Age appropriate sized basketball (K-1 Juniors/27.5, 2-5th Grade Womens/28.5, 6-8th Grade Mens/29.5)


Soccer: Please bring a water bottle, athletic clothing and shoes. It is encouraged to bring your own ball if you own one, but coaches will have spares for those who can not provide their own. Age appropriate sized soccer ball (K-1 size 3, 2-5th Grade Size 4, 6-8th Grade Size 5),


Flag: Please bring a water bottle, athletic clothing and shoes.

Your Athlete will get wonderful dedicated coaching in a fun and positive atmosphere, that will allow them to grow their skills and understanding of the game. All players will receive an AYSA shirt and each week we will do a surprise and delight item for the athletes.

For kindergarten through 1st grade we ask that parents stay on property for the duration of the clinic. For 2nd grade and older we ask that the parents come to the field/gym for check-in and drop-off.

AYSA clinics are gender inclusive and we encourage all to attend.

camps

Yes, When you register you will be registering per week.  Each summer camp week is scheduled to run Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm unless stated otherwise

Camp will still proceed rain or shine.  The facilities we are using will have ample space to move activities indoors if needed due to inclement weather

For K-1 camper to counselor ratio will be 10:1 and for all other age groups it will be 12:1

Lunch will not be provided, please ensure all campers are bringing a lunch, a snack and a water bottle for each day

Unfortunately there will be no field trips this summer for AYSA summer camps

Here is a mock daily schedule for our camps:
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We will only have a late pickup program this summer only.  It will run 4:00pm-5:30pm and the cost will be $50 for the week or $15 per day

All campers should bring athletic shoes and clothing, a water bottle, sunscreen, lunch and a snack

During the week campers will focus primarily on soccer, flag football and basketball but will also have to opportunity to experience other sports such as kickball, volleyball, and more