September 16th, 2011 by admin

AUSA(Athens United Soccer Association) was not started by a single person or organization like any ordinary organization. AUSA was adopted by two rival organizations merging in 1986. Those rival organizations were, Applejacks and Athens International. Now the first organization to have a soccer team in Athens was Athens Parks and Recreations, however they were not affiliated with the Georgia Youth Soccer Association. Applejacks was an entirely different situation. Applejacks evolved when some older boys were to old to play but still wanted to participate. Applejacks gave the older players that chance with elevated competition. It was obvious that these two teams were average, but as one they were a dominate force. Athens United had been born, being and organization that focuses on promoting the sport of soccer all over Athens. AUSA is the only organization of its kind in the area and yet its ran by mostly volunteers and a couple paid coaches. AUSA provides programs for there players that would help them in the future. Soccer camps, development programs, and scholarship awards for boys and girls. Tiffany Eberhart attended Clarke Central High school and received the girls scholarship in 2011, she is now attending UGA. The AUSA is not just a association that you bring your kids to just to watch them learn soccer, you bring you children out to start there future.