Balanced Teams is One of our Six AYSO Philosophies

In order for the players to have the best experience on the field, and in accordance with AYSO philosophies, we do our best to balance teams.
In order to maintain team balance, we are unable to accommodate requests for placement on teams, or placement with friends in these divisions. The only guarantee we offer is that a Head coach can request one assistant coach (and the coaches children) to be placed on the same team. Players may or may not be on teams with children that they already know. This is an opportunity for players to form new friendships and learn new skills.

For 5u-8u, our Registrar and Teams Formation Coordinator put the teams together based on age and rating from the previous season to maintain player balance from team to team.

For 9u and above, our RCA and Division Coordinators hold a player draft to fairly balance teams, which is based on ratings of the players from the past season.