The Regional Guidelines have been adopted by the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
pursuant to the authority granted in AYSO National Bylaw Section 1.03 (a) (6) to provide guidance to the
Region in its organization and operation.
Under AYSO National Bylaw Section 1.04 (l) and National Policy Statement 6.1, the Region has the
responsibility to operate in accordance with these Regional Guidelines unless the Region has adopted
separate Regional guidelines approved by the Region's Area Director and Section Director.
These Regional Guidelines are subject to AYSO's Articles of Incorporation, National Bylaws, National Policy
Statements, National Rules and Regulations, Section Rules and Regulations, and Area Guidelines (AYSO's
"operating regulations"). Copies of these documents will be made available by the Region upon request and
are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of these Regional Guidelines. These Regional Guidelines
are meant to enhance and to conform with the operating regulations. To the extent that there may be any
contradiction or conflict among these documents, the operating regulations shall prevail.
These guidelines, or such other guidelines as the Region may adopt, must be made available upon request
to the members of the Region pursuant to AYSO Bylaw 1.04 (l).