It is with tremendous anticipation and excitement that we welcome one and all to our Section 2/9/12 EXPO in beautiful Chandler AZ.
Together our Sections represent all the possible variations in AYSO. Diverse communities, rural and urban, inner city, suburban, wealthy, working class, blue collar, ethnically diverse, large and small, cool, temperate and hot climates, in short - the full gamut - and the best that AYSO has to offer throughout the nation. This is because of you, our incomparable volunteers.
We are fortunate to have the space and the combined expertise to offer you an extensive list of courses and workshops and the most skilled instructors to provide you with the information you need to enhance your program, the best practices available and the answers you can use to make your job easier.
Also as with any part of AYSO, we will also need some help behind the scenes as well. Please go to the link below and sign up for a shift or two:
Here are some key highlights and information for you:
- Transportation from the airport to the resort using Lyft or Uber is about $38 one way
- https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/chandler/phxqq/hoteldetail - This is the website for the resort and will provide you an overview of what they offer
- https://www.visitchandler.com/things-to-do/ - This link will provide you details about Chandler to include a wide variety of restaurants
- Friday evening includes a “Wear Your Favorite Sports Team Jersey” welcome reception from 6 – 7:30 pm hosted by SCORE. The reception will include a variety of light refreshments such as street tacos, build your own pasta, wings along with 2 drink tickets. There will also be an Instagram Wall/picture area to take photos and to post on social media.
Reminder to Everyone to sign up BEFORE getting to EXPO on AYSOU for the courses you wish to take. This will save the Instructors time after EXPO and will also ensure you receive proper credit for the courses. If you are having trouble accessing the AYSOU button on your volunteer page contact your RC/Registrar to see if they archived your previous season. If they have they will need to UN-ARCHIVE the season for you to have access. OR sign up for your current season as a volunteer and it should add an AYSOU button for you.
Whether it is your first or twenty-first time at one of these learning, networking and skill-building opportunities; whether you are a coach, referee, parent volunteer, area staff or executive member, there is FUN, information and inspiration waiting for everyone at every level of our organization.
As organizers and hosts, we have made it our goal to make sure you all feel wanted, welcomed and energized while you are with us in Chandler, and that you take that energy back with you to your home regions and areas, determined to spread the unique culture that is AYSO and motivated to raise the quality of the AYSO experience for all the children you are able to reach as we continue our determination to “enrich children’s lives.”
Thank you for coming. Take everything you possibly can back home with you!
Your fellow volunteers,
Michael Morrisey, Section 2 Director
Michael Sansone – Section 9 Director
Donny Cannoy – Section 12 Director