Hollywood Wilshire AYSO grows in popularity as fall season kicks off
BLUE AND PURPLE shirts adorn local U8 AYSO soccer players on a Sunday morning at Pan Pacific Recreation Center.
The fall soccer season is well underway for Hollywood Wilshire AYSO Region 78, a nonprofit, all-volunteer youth soccer organization. Region 78 covers Mid-City, Hancock Park, Wilshire, Koreatown, Park La Brea, Fairfax, West Adams, Pico Union, Hollywood, West Hollywood, East Hollywood, Los Feliz and Silver Lake.
The fall season began in September and runs through mid-December.
Currently there are 691 boys and 479 girls registered in this region. There are so many teams (104 for the fall season) that the league almost runs out of colors for jerseys, making some of the shirts two-toned and using camouflage and other fabric patterns to maintain the variety.
This will be the first year the region has a division for three-to-four year olds. Other divisions range from U6 (six and under — with 31 teams this fall) to U16 (16 and under, with one team each for boys and girls this fall). Practice times vary depending on age group, but are generally in the afternoons after school. Games are either Saturdays or Sundays.
Local AYSO fields include Pan Pacific Recreation Center and Fairfax High School.
For more information or to register for the next season, visit ayso78.info. Registration is $250 and covers uniforms and insurance.
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