• EXTRA program registration is a flat fee (there is no discounted, or early bird, pricing), which includes custom home/away jerseys, a practice jersey, special training opportunities, and the EXTRA Program participation fee.
• ALL players participating in any AYSO program must also pay the AYSO Annual Membership Fee ($20), which covers insurance and other resources provided by the national AYSO office. It goes directly to AYSO and is non-refundable, even in the event of a player dropping due to injury. This membership fee applies for ANY/ALL AYSO programs during the membership year, which runs 8/1 - 7/31.
  
• Teams sometimes elect to buy balls, bags or warm up suits or other items at the players’ expense. There may also be fees for any optional tournaments in which the team participates.
• Many teams also choose to participate in local tournaments before and after the season. All fees associated with these optional tournaments are paid for by the team.

• EXTRA teams will not play other Region 143 teams during the Fall season or participate in All Stars.
• There will be some travel involved, but the games are generally in Orange County and Long Beach.
• Games are usually on weekends and there may be games on Sundays.
• The EXTRA season generally begins at the same time as the Region’s Core Fall season and usually ends a week after the end of the regular season.
• Teams will only be eligible for official post-season play if they meet the minimum number of volunteer/referee points during the regular season. 
  

Coaches in the EXTRA program must meet all the same requirements as all other volunteer Coaches

• Annual background check
• Live Scan fingerprinting (one time only)
• Safe Haven, CDC Concussion Awareness, Sudden Cardiac Arrest online training (one time)
• SafeSport training - full 90 min course every three years, with an annual refresher course on the in between years
• Coach certification in the division they are coaching (9U/10U - 10U Coach Cert, 11U/12U - 12U Coach Cert, 13U/14U - Intermediate Coach Cert)
  
• Additionally, ALL EXTRA coaches are REQUIRED to hold an AYSO Regional Referee certification

EXTRA PROGRAM COMMITMENT

• Every EXTRA team shall provide a minimum of three (3) unique certified referees that are active in any of the Region’s AYSO primary programs
• Player Commitment: Players selected to the EXTRA Program will commit to their teams as their priority non-school activity. It is expected that every player attends each practice and game at the agreed upon times.
• To satisfy the commitment required by the EXTRA Program, players may not be enrolled and participate in other Club or non-AYSO soccer programs during the EXTRA Program primary season (Aug 1 – Dec 31).