Anchorage Youth Soccer Club (AYSC) is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1986 by Mary and Mike Norman. It is among Alaska’s longest-running youth soccer organizations and hosts the Far North Invitational, a statewide tournament tradition tied to the earliest years of club soccer in Alaska. Programming spans recreational leagues, preschool academy, Foundation Academy, Pre-Competitive and Competitive Timbers and Thorns tracks, futsal, college prep for high schoolers, camps, and US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer support.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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AYSC is an Anchorage-based 501(c)(3) founded in 1986 that runs preschool programming, recreational seasons, Foundation Academy, Pre-Competitive Timbers and Thorns pools, competitive U11–U18 teams, futsal, college prep, camps, TOPSoccer support, and the historic Far North Invitational tournament.
As an Alliance Club, AYSC leans on Portland Timbers and Thorns staffing, scouting at club tryouts and Far North, in-state coaching education, and Timbers or Thorns branded kits while players still wear the AYSC patch.
Pay-in-full annual club tuition for 2026 ranges from about $1,099.50 for the youngest Foundation and Pre-Comp birth-year bands up to roughly $2,938 for middle school competitive ages, with high school cohorts near $2,287 because spring months drop club dues for athletes playing school soccer. Every track starts with a $366.50 non-refundable registration charge, offers ten-month installment math with age-specific monthly amounts, adds a 3.25 percent card processing fee, and bills uniforms separately through Tursi Soccer on the club’s two-year kit cycle.
Recreational programming serves about ages 6–17 across fall, winter, spring, and summer blocks—often one game night per week for six-week seasons—with volunteer coaches, SafeSport training, and seasonal GotSport registration links. Published examples include roughly $235 Dome or grass league seasons that bundle jerseys and state insurance plus optional Ball Mastery add-ons when offered.
Call 907-561-4625 or email aysocinfo@gmail.com for office support at 3300 C Street, Suite 117, Anchorage. Competitive, Foundation, and Pre-Competitive athletes enroll through the GotSport links on those pages, recreational players use the seasonal link on the recreational tab, scholarship PDFs and prorate forms live under the scholarship menu, and competitive tryout questions go through Technical Director Jeremy Johnson via the office when you need a direct contact.
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