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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. 〔 〕 Over 50 years ago, AYSO was established as a non-profit soccer organization in West Torrance (a suburb of Los Angeles, California) at Jefferson Middle School in 1964〔 〕 with nine teams. Today the organization claims membership of over 50,000 teams, with over 630,000 participants. 〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ayso.org/AboutAYSO/history.aspx )〕 AYSO is Headquartered in Torrance, California and has developed local programs known as "Regions" in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago. The organization is run primarily by volunteers at its constituent local levels, with approximately 60 paid employees at its national headquarters. Notable players who started their careers in AYSO programs include Landon Donovan, Carlos Bocanegra, Julie Foudy, Eric Wynalda, Shannon Boxx, Brian Ching, Alex Morgan, Kristin Graczyk, Natasha Kai, and Amy Rodriguez,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ayso.org/aboutayso/alumni/ayso_famous_alumni.htm )〕 though all would eventually leave AYSO to play for competitive clubs. == Structure== AYSO is a California non-profit corporation. Local programs, which are called Regions, are not separately incorporated. However, they are given significant autonomy in management of their operations, as long as they are in compliance with AYSO's Bylaws, National Rules and Regulations, and Policy Statements. Each Region is managed by a Regional Commissioner in conjunction with a Regional Board. Groups of Regions in close proximity comprise an ''Area'', which is managed by an Area Director in conjunction with an Area Board. Areas are grouped into 14 ''Sections'', each managed by a Section Director in conjunction with a Section Board. In addition, some Regions administered directly by the National Office, particularly those outside the United States, are part of the so-called "Section 99." The governing body of AYSO is its National Board of Directors (NBOD), which operates similarly to other boards of directors. Additionally, AYSO also has a number of National Commissions, and their respective Chairpersons, provide the National President and National Board of Directors with advice and recommendations on coaching, refereeing, management, tournaments, marketing, eAYSO and development. The advice includes analysis of the impact of proposed or actual program changes including cost and financial impact at the national and local levels; on the specific discipline and community of practice; on other disciplines and national programs; on the standing and perception of AYSO as a national organization within the greater soccer and sports communities and on other potential or actual partners and like-minded organizations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ayso.org/aboutayso/AYSO_Leadership/commissions.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Youth Soccer Organization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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