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In October 1911, the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA) was founded. The association quickly spread beyond the Northeast, and created the short-lived (two years) American Amateur Football Association Cup in 1912. The AFA and AAFA applied for membership in FIFA, soccer's international governing body, in 1912. Drawing on its position as ...
The United States Youth Soccer Association (USYS) was founded in 1974 with a modest base of 100,000 registered players. The organization's primary goal was to create a structured environment for youth soccer in the United States, promoting the sport at the grassroots level and providing opportunities for young athletes to grow and compete in a supportive, organized system.
The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is one of the two main national organizations in youth soccer in the United States for children aged 4 through 19. [7] AYSO was established as a non-profit soccer organization in Torrance (a suburb of Los Angeles, California) at Jefferson Elementary School in 1964 [8] with nine teams.
Internationally, association football is governed by FIFA. Under FIFA, there are six continental confederations: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA. Of these confederations, CONMEBOL is the oldest one, being founded in 1916. National associations (e.g.
From the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses established in 1908 to the more recent Black ... a Black youth or older professional aiming for a new start may be hesitant about taking on ...
The ECNL was founded as a girls' soccer league in March 2009 during a meeting of 40 founding clubs. [1] Its founding was inspired in part by frustrations experienced by clubs and coaches with older volunteer-driven organizations, such US Youth Soccer and the American Youth Soccer Organization, in favor of a more professionalized approach. [12]
US Club Soccer gained recognized as a national organization by the United States Soccer Federation in 2001. [2] The initial intent of the organization was to be a lobbying organization to effect change in United States Youth Soccer Association, but it had to change to a player-based organization to gain momentum. [3]
[citation needed] Though organized locally by organizations all over the United States, there are two main youth soccer organizations working nationwide through affiliated local associations. The United States Youth Soccer Association boasts over three million players between the ages of five and 19, while American Youth Soccer Organization has ...