Team Volunteer Point System
AYSO 114 Long Beach is one of the best regions in Area 11Z. We rely 100% on volunteers. It is important that everyone continue to help keep our region great!
What are Volunteer Points?
Only teams which have accrued the requisite number of volunteer points are invited to play in the Region 114 post-season tournament, Commissioner's Cup, at the end of the Fall season. For U5-U8 teams, the Commissioner's Cup is a friendly round-robin tournament (no points are kept and there are no wins/losses). We try to make it a fun party atmosphere. For U10-14 and up, the Commissioner's Cup is also the Region 114 Playoffs, and the tournament winner of each division goes on to play in Area tournaments against other regions from Area Z, and possibly on to Section 11 Playoffs.
IMPORTANT! Failure to reach the required Team Volunteer Point threshold may result in disqualification from end-of-season tournaments/playoffs.
How Many Volunteer Points Does My Team Need?
In order to be allowed to participate in post-season tournaments, each team must accrue:
- U5/U6: 10 points required for U5-U8 Commissioner's Cup
- U7/U8: 15 points required for U5-U8 Commissioner's Cup
- Core U10-U14: 20 points required for U10-U14 Commissioner's Cup (playoffs)
- Core U16-U19: 20 points required for Area Z / Section 11 Upper Playoffs
- All EXTRA: 25 points required for Area Tournament participation
IMPORTANT: Only points accrued in Region 114 games and events count towards your point total.
How Can I check My Team's Volunteer Point Total?
View your team on the Region 114 Matchtrak.com page. The bottom of the page shows your points total.
How are Volunteer Points Earned?
Volunteer points are earned by:
- Refereeing AYSO U7 and up youth soccer matches as a center referee or assistant referee. You must be an AYSO certified referee. There is no limit to the number of referee points an individual may accrue on behalf of a team. However, only games refereed in Region 114 will be counted towards your point total.
- Referee mentoring of new referees and assistant referees during games. (Note: Regional Referee Mentors (Senior Referee Staff) are Intermediate or Advanced certified referees appointed by the Regional Referee Administrator (RRA) or RRA staff.) There is no limit to the number of referee mentor points an individual may accrue on behalf of a team. However, only games mentored in REgion 114 will be counted towards your point total.
- Field Lining points are earned by marking playing fields with painted lines. This takes place Friday afternoons at 4pm before games are played. A TEAM may accrue a maximum of FOUR field lining points. Please sign-up using the Sign-Up Link listed on this page.
- Region 114 Support Tent points are earned by staffing the Tent on Saturdays during the regular Fall season. This at Heartwell near the container. Shifts are 2 hours long. A TEAM may accrue a maximum of FOUR tent points. Please sign-up using the Sign-Up Link listed on this page.
Does Volunteer at Opening Day Festival / U5 Jamboree Count?
No, those are assigned shifts that every team is required to cover. Those shifts do not accrue towards a team's volunteer point total.
How Are the Points Assigned To My Team(s)?
Each time you sign up to volunteer in one of these positions, you are asked to select the team for which the points should be accrued. (Such as "Boys 10U Team # 03"). The region uses the identified team to assign points -- so make sure all volunteers on your team know your full team division and number!
Region 114 uses Matchtrak.com for game schedule, referee assignments, and team volunteer point tracking. (Link will be live once the season schedule is ready.) NOTE: The Snackbar, Tent and Field Lining points are manually entered by a volunteer board member, so please be patient as these may take a few days to show in your team's accrued totals.
If you are volunteering on behalf of multiple teams, you may select a different team each time, but a single volunteer point cannot be shared among multiple teams. (Example: if you staff the tent to earn one point, that one point can only be assigned to one team.)
When can I accrue points?
You can accrue points up until the last week of the regular season for your division. (U5-U8 end a week earlier than U10-U14.) If you are close to reaching your threshold but you need to earn points after the regular season ends (such as a U8 team earning points on the final week of U10 play), email the Coach Admin [email protected] to see what can be done.
Referee Points Available Per Match
IMPORTANT: Only points accrued in Region 114 games and events count towards your point total.
|
U5 / U6
|
N/A*
|
N/A*
|
|
U7 / U8
|
1.0**
|
N/A**
|
|
U9 - U12
|
1.5
|
1.0
|
|
U13 - U19
|
2.0
|
1.5
|
|
Mentor
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
* U5/U6 games do not have official referees. Coaches/parents referee their own matches; refereeing U5/U6 does not count towards the required volunteer point total.
** U7/U8 games have only one referee per match -- the center referee. There are no Assistant Referees at this level. These matches should be worked by newly trained referees or Youth Referees.
U9-U19: Should have three referees per match: one center referee and two assistant referees (ARs).
No additional points are given for EXTRA™ matches
What doesn't count towards our team's total?
There are some volunteer positions/duties in Region 114 that do not accrue points. This includes being a Head or Assistant Coach, or Team Parent. Also, volunteering at the U5 Jamboree or Opening Day Festival does not accrue volunteer points.
IMPORTANT: Only points accrued in Region 114 games and events count towards your point total. Refereeing games in regions outside of 114 will be excluded/subtracted from your total, even though Matchtrak allows it and shows it as part of your total.
How To Sign Up To Volunteer
If you are interested in becoming an AYSO Referee, please visit our Referee page.
If you would like to sign up for shifts in the Referee Booths, or Field Lining, please see the Volunteer Links on this page.