Anchorage Youth Soccer Club

Timbers and Thorns alliance

AYSC is an Alliance Club with MLS Portland Timbers and NWSL Portland Thorns FC—an affiliation the club says is unique among Alaska youth clubs. Portland staff visit for player and coach education at least twice a year, scouts attend AYSC tryouts and Far North, and the alliance supplies clinic rotations alongside Timbers- and Thorns-branded competitive kits that still carry the AYSC patch.

Player development philosophy

Mission and vision statements emphasize positive club culture, long-term development for every rostered athlete (not only top performers), age-appropriate sessions from licensed coaches, and teamwork that encourages personal discovery. Training is framed around US Soccer curriculum with technical, tactical, physical, and psychological pieces, plus sportsmanship and respect. AYSC regularly represents at US Youth Soccer Alaska State Cup and engagement with Alaska Development Program player and coach pools.

Recreational footprint

Recreational soccer targets roughly ages 6–17 with four seasonal windows (fall, winter, spring, summer). Teams are co-ed and grouped by age and ability, led by volunteer coaches who complete SafeSport and background requirements. Typical recreational season quotes land near $235 for a Dome-based winter game block that bundles a uniform kit and state association insurance, similar summer grass league pricing at Javier Dela Vega Park, and spring futsal blocks at O’Malley Sports Center with Friday evening sessions. GotSport links on the recreational hub flip between open and full as each block fills.

Foundation, Pre-Competitive, and Competitive

Foundation Academy bridges recreational and Pre-Comp play for U5–U7 athletes with three annual segments (fall, winter, summer) separated by built-in breaks; families who skip segments work with the office for prorated billing after registering.

Pre-Competitive U8–U10 pools train under a competitive coach several nights per week, rotate through indoor Dome and O’Malley phases in early spring, then move outside with gender-split practice nights at Javier Dela Vega Park before returning to Dome-based futsal in late fall. The 2026 Pre-Comp structure pairs a non-refundable $366.50 first-month registration with about $183.78 monthly billing afterward (uniforms purchased separately via Tursi Soccer on the club’s two-year kit cycle).

Competitive U11–U18 Timbers and Thorns teams train two or three times weekly, play United Alaska Youth Soccer League fixtures, add strength and agility work, goalkeeper training, and club-sponsored showcase prep for ninth through twelfth graders. Entry includes Alaska Airlines Cup, Far North, and Alaska State tournament team fees inside the annual club tuition quotes. High school age groups follow a trimmed spring billing schedule so athletes can pair club fall seasons with school soccer.

Fees, uniforms, and assistance

2026 competitive fee sheets quote pay-in-full totals from about $1,099.50 for the youngest Foundation and Pre-Comp cohorts up through roughly $2,938 for middle school competitive brackets, with high school bundles near $2,287 because spring months waive club dues for school-ball athletes. Families may choose a ten-month installment path anchored by the same $366.50 non-refundable registration, pay-in-full discounts, sibling percentage savings (stacked rules exclude certain combos), or documented prorates when a player truly sits out whole months. Credit card payments add a 3.25 percent processing surcharge; check payers still keep a card on file for the opening charge. Uniform kits are a separate Tursi order and sit in the second year of a two-year cycle ending after 2026 play.

Inclusion, TOPSoccer, and community programs

TOPSoccer sessions for athletes with intellectual, emotional, or physical disabilities run in cooperation with Alaska Youth Soccer Association listings; recent copy cited about $15 per player with volunteer buddy support. AYSC also promotes scholarship applications and prorate paperwork for families who need tuition flexibility.

Offices and next steps

Jo Reid is the Executive Director for strategic questions. The business office moved in October 2024 to 3300 C Street, Suite 117, Anchorage, AK 99503, reachable at 907-561-4625. Registration for competitive, Foundation, and Pre-Competitive tracks runs through the GotSport portal referenced on each program page; recreational signups use season-specific GotSport links; competitive tryout interest routes through the Technical Director, Jeremy Johnson, via the office if families need a direct introduction.