VIP DIVISION
We are trying to offer a VIP Division for children and adults whose physical or mental disablilities make it difficult to successfully participate on mainstream teams. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please contact us.
Registration for VIP Players will be ongoing throughout the season.    
Contact VIP Coordinator for more information.
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. Welcome to AYSO Region 515 serving the youth of Northern Valencia County, New Mexico. The Los Lunas AYSO Region is growing steadily and we expect continued growth as our community develops. We are not only growing in numbers, but in the level of soccer. We hope to be able to promote a better program for all the kids. As you may or may not know, AYSO is completely powered by VOLUNTEERS. . AYSO cannot operate in our community without us as volunteers to help put it all together. So many kids depend on us. It takes just a little of your time to make a big impact in their lives.
Contact the Regional Commissioner to find out about open volunteer positions.
For Fall of 2008, we had 68 Volunteer Coaches and 68 teams filled with 565 kids from ages 4 to 16. We played 409 games. 309 of those were refereed by Volunteer Referees. 110 U-6 games were officiated by U-6 coaches. We expanded our Coach Training and began to expand our Referee Corps with more U-8 Referee Training.

The American Youth Soccer Organization set out in 1964 to accomplish two goals. First, to promote soccer to American youth. Second, to improve the way youth sports are conducted. AYSO wants to change the traditional youth sports paradigm where some kids never get to play and the only communication between coach and players involves the command "Drop and give me 20." How does AYSO accomplish that? Everything we do is based on these Five Philosophies:

• Everyone Plays - Our program's goal is for kids to play soccer-so we mandate that every player on every team must play at least half of every game.
• Balanced Teams - Each year we form new teams as evenly balanced as possible-because it is fair and more fun when teams of equal ability play.
• Open Registration - Our program is open to all children between 4 and 16 years of age who want to register and play soccer. Interest and enthusiasm are the only criteria for playing.
• Positive Coaching - Encouragement of player effort provides for greater enjoyment by the players and ultimately leads to better-skilled and better-motivated players.
• Good Sportsmanship - We strive to create a positive environment based on mutual respect rather than a win-at-all-costs attitude, and our program is designed to instill good sportsmanship in every facet of AYSO.
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Los Lunas Parks and Recreation Department has enacted a mandatory program for all Youth Sports Programs. As per the policy, a child may not use Parks and Recreation Facilities as part of an organized Sports Program until a parent has been certified through the Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS) Program. You will need to show your child’s coach proof of certification.

Certification is available online HERE.