Calling All Competitive AYSO Teams to Join the Battle!
Welcome to the 2025 AYSO Battle at the Beach!
Kick off your 2025-26 AYSO soccer season with us in Long Beach, CA, from August 15th-17th! The AYSO Battle at the Beach is the perfect pre-season tournament to get your team ready for fall competition. (Note: Some local teams may play Friday night, but most teams will play Sat & Sun only).
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Who should compete?
This tournament features single-year brackets (based on the Fall 2025/26 AYSO Membership Year) and multiple flights, making it ideal for:
- AYSO EXTRA Teams
- AYSO Matrix Teams
- AYSO Alliance Teams
- AYSO United
- Other Competitive AYSO Teams
Tournament Highlights
Enjoy competitive matches and these great features:
- Multiple competition flights (when possible)
- Free pins & t-shirts for players
- Gifts for coaches
- T-shirts & flipping coins for referees
- Trophies & medals for finalists
- Exciting GOALIE WARS event!
- Easy-to-access fields & free parking
Register Your Team - Key Dates:
Applications are now open! We accept teams in rounds, prioritizing those bringing full referee crews:
- Round 1: Apply by June 15th (Teams will be accepted/notified by June 22nd)
- If spots are still available, Round 2: Apply by July 13th (Teams will be accepted/notified by July 20th)
- After July 20th: Rolling acceptance (space permitting)
Payment is due within two weeks of team acceptance. (Wait for your official acceptance email.)
Team Selection
We round-up all the teams who applied by June 15th, and then evaluate their registrations. Teams that apply June 15th will be evaluated equally as teams that apply April 1st. This is not a "first-come-first-serve" tournament.
After round 1, we may or may not hold a round 2, depending on the number of registrations received.
Download 2025 Tournament Invite 
2025 Fees - $825
- $575 Entry Fee
- $250 Refundable Referee Deposit
We require teams to submit a single payment within two weeks of acceptance. Acceptance emails will be sent by round:
- Round 1: Apply by June 15th (Teams will be accepted/notified by June 22nd)
- If spots are still available, round 2: Apply by July 13th (Teams will be accepted/notified by July 20th)
- After July 20th: Rolling acceptance (space permitting)
We accept Region Check or Zelle. (Zelle account [email protected]. For paper check, see online application, or Team Invite PDF for snail mail address.)
A tournament to warm-up your referees too!
Players aren't the only ones developing on the field. This tournament is great for veteran referees to shake off the cobwebs, or new referees to get their whistles wet (literally). Because of this, we value teams that are bringing full referee crews. We favor those teams in our selection process.
If you're a free agent referee looking to pick up some games, please submit your info on our Independent Referee form.
Reasons to join us
- Single-year divisions 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 based on the upcoming 2025/26 Fall season
- Three games guaranteed, and medal rounds
- Upper and lower flights (when bracket sizes allow)
- Souvenir t-shirts and pins for players, gifts for coaches, t-shirts and flipping coins for referees
- First place trophies for winning teams
- First and Second place medals to finalists
- GOALIE WARS mini-tournament Saturday night
- Free parking
- Food vendors
- All games hosted at Region 114 fields in Long Beach, California. Most fields are at Heartwell Park. Some in surrounding area.
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Is this just for EXTRA™ teams?
No! The tournament began as a way for EXTRA teams to prepare for the upcoming season, but if you are a similar level / year-round AYSO All-Star or Tournament team, we would love to have you. The only requirement is that players are registered in AYSO for the upcoming Fall season.
My roster isn't finalized yet. Can I still join?
Yes! Go ahead and register your team online to reserve your spot.
My team has kids with different birth years. Can we still participate?
Yes! Your team will play in the year division of the oldest player on your team. (We use single year divisions.)
Are there Friday night games?
Up to you. When you register, you choose whether you can play Friday or not. For most, no.
How many games do teams get to referee?
We ask teams to cover six referee slots in total. If you have a team of 3 referees, that is two matches. If you have fewer referees, you can still get a partial/prorated referee refund based on the number of slots you cover.
I am an independent AYSO referee and would like to volunteer my time.
You are a beautiful unicorn. Thank you! Please submit your info on our Independent Referee form. (This is not for referees who are part of a team participating in the tournament.)
Tournament Rules
Download the 2025 Tournament Rules.
What is the Check-in procedure?
See below check-in section.
Questions?
Email our Tournament Director, Jamie Lawendowski, at [email protected].
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