2025-2026 AYSO Region 83 All Stars
The All Star program for divisions 10U-14U is an opportunity for kids to enhance and develop their skills during post season tournaments. Players are selected based on skill, sportsmanship, good attitude, commitment to their team, and coach recommendations. 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 in February. If teams advance from the Section playoffs, the next tournament - Western States - is typically held in CA, AZ, or NV.
Players should not have a conflicting commitment such as club team-requirements.
Each All-Star team will have the responsibility of supplying minimum 3 qualified/certified referees for each tournament. One of the three must be competent/certified to referee that age division (for 10U and 12U; see requirements for 14U below) for every match assigned - i.e., three Assistant Referees don't make a complete ref team. If the Head Coach is one of the team referees, the team must then have 2 referees and 2 AR's (however, head coaches may not referee in Area or Section playoffs). Tournament dates are listed below.
All-Star Tournaments (DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
December 13-14, 2025 Grape Crush Paso Robles
January 3-4, 2026 Space Port Classic Lompoc
January 10-11, 2026 Central Coast Classic 5 Cities
January17-18, 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
February 21-22, 2026 Western States All-Star Invitational Corona
Commitment: Selected referees are expected to commit to representing their assigned team for the entire All Star season (for each tournament). Substitute referees are only allowed from the group of Post-Season referees approved by the Region 83 Ref Staff and Regional Referee Administrators (i.e., referees not representing a specific team).
2025-2026 All-Star (Post Season) Referee Application due Friday, October 24, 2025. The Ref Administrators will be emailing out a Google form for refs to apply or use the link on this page.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Area Q Post-Season Referee Requirements
- All referees are required to officiate at least ten games during the Fall Core season (incl the Claassen tournament) AND be competent at the age division in which they will referee for in order to qualify
- The (center) referee representing a 14U team MUST be certified as an Advanced (or National) Referee and both AR's MUST be certified as Intermediate referees or above and be present at all tournaments.
- The (center) referee representing a 12U team MUST be certified as an Intermediate Referee or above, and both AR's must be certified Regional referees or above, as well as experienced/competent at the 12U level, and be present at all tournaments.
- Each referee may only represent ONE All Star team.
- For Area and Section Playoffs, head coaches may not officiate.
- Be a current registered volunteer with AYSO, have passed an up to date background check (green) AND fingerprinting (Live Scan), completed ALL online trainings: SafeSport, Safe Haven, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Concussion Awareness (it is up to each referee to confirm that all the above requirements have been met).
- Have a referee certification of Regional or higher prior to the Fall season Roster Freeze on October 4, 2025
- Be approved by the Regional Referee Administrators