The Golden Isles Soccer Association is a member league of the Georgia Youth Soccer Association (GYSA), which is recognized by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) as the controlling authority for the development of youth soccer in the State of Georgia. The USSF is, in turn, a member of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the worldwide administrator of our sport, and the creator of the World Cup. All of our rules and policies are derived from the international FIFA rules with modifications to accommodate our youth players. 

Soccer for children in the state of Georgia is governed by the rules of the Georgia Youth Soccer Association, and is divided into two categories, Traveling (Select and Recreational) and Micro (Instructional). The distinguishing factor for traveling is whether or not a tryout process is used to select th...