What is ECYSA ?

  Welcome to the Essex County Youth Soccer Association web page!

The Essex County Youth Soccer Association (ECYSA) is a youth soccer
league located in northeastern Massachusetts that was founded in 1976.
ECYSA is affiliated with the United States Youth Soccer Association
(USYSA) and the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) and
provides intertown travel competition for both girls and boys for 30   
soccer clubs representing 34 cities and towns. We offer two  8 game    
playing seasons per year, fall and spring. The fall season is        
non-result oriented for ages U-10 through U-14, while the spring is a  
competitive season for ages U-12 through U-19 that leads to a league  
and state tournament. U-10 soccer is small sided non-results oriented  
in both spring and fall. Spring "97" sees us fielding 600 teams which  
represents approximately 9000 players and makes us the second largest  
soccer travel program in Massachusetts.  

ECYSA is dedicated to promoting the game of soccer and does this 
through organized competitions and educational programs for the benefit
of players, coaches referees and the general public. Our goal however
is to provide the youth of Essex County with the benefits that can be
realized through participation in a team athletic endeavor. We attempt
to accomplish this by providing a quality experience that will in turn
encourage them to develop a love of the game. 
  
Our guiding philosophy is that while soccer is what we do and love, it
is merely a tool to be used in helping to develop our primary product;

WE ARE IN THE "KID" BUSINESS!

Jack Waron   
President; Essex County Youth Soccer Assoc.