2025/2026 Online Player Interest Form:
Player Interest Form is Due: Monday, October 20th
The All-Star committee prefers that player interest forms be completed online before tryouts; however, limited paper applications will be available at tryouts.
Register your player for All-Star Tryouts through Sports Connect, just like the regular season.
1. Click this All-Star Tryouts Registration Link.
2. Log in with the same Sports Connect account you used for your player’s fall season registration.
3. Select your player’s name when prompted.
4. Choose the “All-Star Tryouts” program and complete the short registration form.
There is no fee for tryouts.
All-Star Coach Application: Link
Coach Application Due: Tuesday, October 14th
Coach selection process: All-Star coach positions are open to 5 Cities AYSO Region 83 HEAD Coaches who coached a 10U, 12U, or 14U team during the 2025 Fall Core Season.
Applications will be reviewed and voted on by the All-Star Coach Selection Committee
Coaches will be notified by 10/20 if they have been selected.
There is an All-Star Coach Meeting on Tuesday 10/21, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, location TBD.
All-Star coaches are required to attend both tryouts.
All-Star Referee Application: Link
Referee Application is Due: Saturday, October 24th
Every All-Star team is responsible to provide a referee team of at least THREE qualified, certified referees for each tournament. Players whose parents volunteer to referee during the All-Star season may be given priority.
Please visit the Referee Section for details. Referees are not obligated to referee the All-Star season if their player does not make the team.
2024/2025 All-Star Tournaments:
Teams compete in tournaments within AYSO Area Q (which includes Paso Robles, SLO, 5 Cities, Nipomo, Santa Ynez, and Lompoc Regions) and, if they advance, in the playoff tournaments for Section10 held in Bakersfield. If teams advance from the Section playoffs, the next tournament is Western States in Corona, CA.
All-Star Tournaments
December 12-14, 2025 Grape Crush Paso Robles
January 3-4, 2026 Space Port Classic Lompoc
January 10-11, 2026 Central Coast Classic 5 Cities
January 17-18, 2026 Winter Classic Santa Ynez
January 24-25, 2026 Adobe Cup Nipomo
January 31-February 1, 2026 Surf & Turf SLO
Area All-Star Playoffs - INVITE ONLY
February 7-8, 2026 Area Q All-Star Invitational Nipomo
Section All-Star Playoffs - INVITE ONLY
February 21-22, 2026 Section 10 All-Star Invitational Bakersfield
Western States All-Star Playoffs - INVITE ONLY
March, 2026 Western States All-Star Invitational Corona
Program Details
All-Stars is a great development program for players who want to continue to develop their skills and create long lasting bonds with fellow teammates and coaching staff. 5 Cities AYSO would like to invite all interested players to join us, regardless of skill level. In most cases, more than one team per gender and age division is formed so please don't hesitate to tryout. All we ask is that players try their best and have the desire to learn and develop their soccer skills.
A player selected for this program has demonstrated skill and aptitude for the sport, a positive and coachable attitude, and good sportsmanship. Players will be provided the opportunity to increase skills and is expected to continue demonstrating good sportsmanship, leadership, and team commitment.
All Star Commitment:
Selected players are expected to commit to the entire All-Star season. If All-Star players are participating in other recreational activities during the All-Star season, they are expected to put the All-Star program as their top priority. Players who are unable to commit to playing in every All-Star season tournament may be excluded from the selection process.
Practice: 2 practices per week during tournament season (with a break for Christmas)
Estimated Cost for All Star Registration: $380 (2024-2025 cost) Final cost for 2025-2026-TBD.
Cost includes: Home and away jerseys, shorts, socks, and an All-Star Jacket. (All-Star backpack for additional fee)
Additional cost may be added to account for field permits, equipment, and practice lights.
Families will be responsible for travel expenses (hotel/food/transportation).
There are fund raising potentials, but they require parent initiation and participation.
Central Coast Classic Tournament: Each parent is required to volunteer to help during Regions 83’s All-Star tournament.
Player Eligibility:
1. Have been registered and played in at least ½ of the eligible league games within the division they are selected for, during regular season, on a Region 83 team.
- Players may be exempt from the ½ season requirement for special circumstances (i.e. soccer related injury, parental custodial soccer rights, change of residence, illness, and conflict with local high school rules CIF)
2. Any player receiving a red card during regular season may (depending on severity) be disqualified from post-season play and may not be eligible. Approval is by the All-Star Committee.
3. Attend at least one of the tryout evaluations.
4. Players will be notified if they are selected All-Stars after the conclusion of the Ken Claassen Tournament (end of Regular Season).
Please contact our All-Star Coordinator Mike Busby with any questions: [email protected]