• Extended thru Apri
• Email [email protected].  Your name, email address, Region #, Team Division
• Registration Your Team: Google Form : https://forms.gle/vpRvuTshu1Bmsjnh7 
• Form to be filled out by Coordinator such as Coach Admin / Registrar and Regional Commissioner
• Email sent to Section 6 Games Registration
• Tournament Staff will contact RC and assigned coordinator to follow up and verification.
• Understand that the Coach, Referee and Team Parent volunteer assignments are required for application acceptance.
• Birth Year (BY) Division Assignment System (AYSO National Standard)
  

Important Dates
By April 15 - All Player must be registered for the Spring Core Season and play 1/2 of the season. (Google Form)
      Google Form : https://forms.gle/vpRvuTshu1Bmsjnh7

By May 1 - Configure your Sports Connect site to have a Tournament Program for team assignment.

By May 1 - May 9:  Early Bird Payment Due on May 9

By May 15 - Use Sports Connect - Affinity Platform to submit your team and provide payment online.
      - https://eayso.affinitysoccer.com

By May 31 - All Teams are to be registered.

By June 1 - Notification to your team coach and RC regarding Team Acceptance and Schedule TBD

Before May 15 - Register a Tournament Team
We recommend that you create a tournament team in your Sports Connect or Affinity area since players are already assigned to your region's core team.  
1. Work with your Registrar to create a "season/program' for tournament play.
2. Create a tournament core team.   Name your team with a region code.   See code below.
3. Submit Your Team to Association Platform
    https://wiki.ayso.org/wiki/Submit_Teams_to_Association_Platform
4. Registrar or RC must go to the Affinity Platform to make payment for team.


Max. Number of Players Per Team! and All Players Assigned by Birth Year Registration!
10U is 10 Players Per Team that is 7 v 7 including GK and Build-Out Line (BOL)
12U is 12 Players Per Team that is 9 v 9 including GK
14U is 15 Players Per Team that is 11 v 11 including GK
16U-19U is 18 Players Per Team that is 11 11 including GK


Early Bird Price - Now to May 9 2025
10U $375
12U $400
14U $425
16U-19U $450

Normal Price May 10 2025 - June 15 2025
10U $425
12U $450
14U $475
16U-19U $500


Format
- Pool Play in the morning (3 short games where game is half of normal game)
- Last Round - Based on Pool Play results - 1 full game to be played
- Min. 4 Teams per division.

Divisions
EPIC
10U Boys
10U Girls
12U Boys
12U Girls
14U Boys
14U Girls
16U-19U Boys
16U-19U Girls

Volunteer Requirements
Coach
- must be AYSO Coach certified at the division level coaching.
- 2 coaches per team. (head coach and assistant coach)  no more than 2.
- AYSO Safe Haven and US Safe Sport

Referee
- must be AYSO Referee certified
- assigned with the team application
- AYSO Safe Haven and US Safe Sport

Team Parent Volunteer
- assigned with team to help during the day with tournament staff
- AYSO Safe Haven Online

Standard Example Naming Convention for Teams:
We will be using a standard naming convention for all teams for Section 6 Games.
Please see the example below and region codes.

Example

       PP1-14UB
       Peterson Park 14U Boys Team #1

       CR1-12UG
       Cedar Rapids 12U Girls Team #1
       

Known Region Participants with Section 6 Games (2020 and earlier)

Area D
PP - Peterson Park
GV - Glenview
EV - Evanston
SK - Skokie
MG - Morton Grove
HP - Highland Park
DF - Deerfield
WG - Winnetka-Glencoe
CN - Chicago Northside
CL - Chicago Lakefront

Area A
RL - Round Lake
MD - Mundelein
ZN - Zion
GL - Grayslake
LF - Lake Forest

Area C
WS - Western Springs
HD - Hinsdale
RV - Romeoville

Area F
EM - Elmhurst
HY - Hyde Park
OP - Oak Park
WC - Westchester

Area E
CR - Cedar Rapids
DQ - Dubuque
HN - Harlan
AM - Amana
CP - Center Point / Urbana

2025 Participation List

The purpose of this page is to give you an idea as to the number of regions and teams participating in the AYSO Section 6 Games in 2025.

June 2025

Check Back every few days - Last Update Tue 6/11 11:00am
The following is a projected team list that are planning to participate in the games.    

All teams must complete the Google Form Team Application Form and also submit the team Sports Connect.   

Status Column

-      Pending = Region has notified Directors interest in participation via email only.
-      Submitted = Region has submitted a team.
-      Committed = Region has committed a team.

Application Status for Google Form and Sports Connect
The Google Form Team Application is ensure that volunteer requirements and certifications are met for coach, referee and team parent volunteer.     Each team must have a coach, referee and team parent assigned from your region.    This has been an consistent requirement for every year in Section 6 Games in AYSO.    

-    In Review = Your Google Form Team Application is In Review.
-    Submit Roster = Region will need to submit rosters via Sports Connect or thru Affinity.    We will use the online Sports Connect Tournament System.
-    Team Submitted  = Region has submitted team thru Sports Connect.
-    Accepted = Team has been accepted to Section 6 Games.
-    Rejected = Team has been rejected to Section 6 Games and has delcared to work on volunteer coach certifications, referee certifications, and team parent manager certifications.     Please note:  AYSO is an all volunteer organization and in order to make your regional season work - all volunteers must be certified.


2025 10U Boys - Open - Max 8 Teams

2025 10U Girls - Open - Max 8 Teams