About
Everyone Plays. Everyone Volunteers.
Greenpoint Williamsburg Youth Soccer League (GWYSL), AYSO Region 1328, is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to youth soccer. We receive no public funds and all of our expenses are paid from the registration fees of the children who play. We expect all parents to participate in a volunteer role.
AYSO is a non-profit organization that provides youth soccer programs for participants all over the United States and internationally in the Virgin Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. Consisting of over 50,000 teams and 500,000 players nationwide, AYSO is one of the leading youth soccer organizations in the world. It is often called “the biggest soccer club in the world.”
AYSO has developed a soccer program based on age appropriate psychological and physical development of children. It is the only national youth sports organization to take this into account for learning and teaching a sport. For more information on the league philosophy, please also visit AYSO.org.
The 6 Philosophies
We are affiliated with the AYSO because we believe strongly in the six principles of AYSO:
1) Everybody Plays
Our goal is for kids to play soccer—so we mandate that every player on every team must play at least half of every game.
2) Balanced Teams
Each year we form new teams as evenly balanced as possible—because it is fair and more fun when teams of equal ability play.
3) Open Registration
Our program is open to all children who want to register and play soccer. Interest and enthusiasm are the only criteria for playing.
4) Positive Coaching
Encouragement of player effort provides for greater enjoyment by the players and ultimately leads to better-skilled and better-motivated players.
5) Sportsmanship
We strive to create a safe, fair, fun and positive environment based on mutual respect, rather than a win-at-all-costs attitude. Our program is designed to instill good sportsmanship in every facet of AYSO.
6) Player Development
We believe that all players should be able to develop their soccer skills and knowledge to the best of their abilities, both individually and as members of a team, in order to maximize their enjoyment of the game.
The Parent’s Pledge
If you're new to our league, or just need a refresher, please check out this 12 minute video on being a great soccer parent.
GWYSL Outreach
GWYSL makes a positive impact in our neighborhood, both on and off the soccer field! If you are interested in helping with our outreach programs, contact our Regional Commissioner Dimitry Umyn.
Uniform Drive
Every year, GWYSL organizes a uniform donation drive which collects old uniforms and sends them to needy children. In 2018, we donated 2 barrels’ worth of uniforms, soccer balls, shoes, and shinguards to soccer teams in Haiti. GWYSL parent and U14 coach Roman Gasowski has deep connections to Haiti, and through those connections, we were able to help out a soccer team at a high school in Port Au Prince with the larger size equipment and uniforms. The smaller sizes went to some soccer teams in a very poor part of a fishing village called La Pointe. We’ll resume doing uniform drives when COVID restrictions allow.
Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park
See what’s happening in the constant evolution of Bushwick Inlet Park here!