Hello Coaches and Assistant Coaches,
THANK YOU for stepping up to be a part of your young players soccer experience this fall!! AYSO is an ALL Volunteer organization with dedicated family members like you willing to jump in and make the magic happen for our kids.
Here are the next steps for all AYSO Head Coaches or Assistant Coaches:
Step 1 -- Volunteer
Become an AYSO Volunteer by going to www.ayso232.org; the same place you registered your child. Login and under My Account, Select VOLUNTEER on the Left, then Find Volunteer Roles on the Top Right. Choose Head Coach or Assistant Coach in your child’s division. While you’re at it, consider volunteering to become a referee!
Step 2 -- Background Check
Once you register to volunteer you’ll receive an email from AYSO asking you to submit to a background check through Sterling Volunteers. Follow the link and instructions to submit this check. This is paid for by AYSO (unless you volunteer to pay for the cost, which helps out the regional accounts, which means more money goes to equipment).
Step 3 -- Safe Haven Courses!
Every AYSO Volunteer - from Head Coach to Team Parent - needs three certifications:
Go to www.AYSOU.org and login with the same credentials you use in www.ayso232.org. Then click on My Courses. Click on Online Courses and then Safe Haven and complete the three courses listed above. These courses are directly for the safety of the children you’ll be working with and are mandatory.
Step 4 -- Age Appropriate Coach Training and Certification
If you are going to be a 6U, 8U, or 10U Head Coach or Assistant Coach, then you’ll need to take an age appropriate class online, followed by the age appropriate field session. These courses, including the field sessions are mandatory for all Head Coaches and hughly recommended for all Assistant Coaches.
6U and 8U coaches need only the online courses
10U coaches need the online course and a field session that lasts about 90 minutes
12U coaches need the online course and a combined classroom and field session that lasts about three hours
14U coaches need the intermediate coach online session and a field session that lasts a full day (details on this will be communicated directly to 14U coaches by email)
Once you have completed the age appropriate online courses you can sign up for the field session which are listed on www.AYSOU.org under Live Sessions in early August each year. These sessions are scheduled during mid-to-late August during the 2-3 weeks leading up to the season kick-off and, most popularly, immediately following the Annual Coaches Meeting.
Step 5 -- Attend the Annual Coach Meeting
At this meeting - usually in mid-to-late August - we’ll review some important information you’ll need to be successful, and you’ll also receive your roster and uniform box so you can contact your team families and get the season started! The date and location of this meeting will be announced soon.
Questions? No problem, just let us know what you need.
Thanks for all you do for the kids,
Andy Gill
Regional Coach Administrator
[email protected]
www.ayso232.org