Becoming a youth soccer coach can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have! You have the opportunity to be a positive role model and help these children grow and develop into great people while teaching them soccer fundamentals. You also get to cultivate in them a love of the game and help them learn valuable life lessons that participation in team sports can offer. We want every child to have an excellent coach and do everything we can to support your development and growth as a coach so you can be the best you can be.
In order to become an AYSO youth soccer coach you need to:
1. Register as a volunteer head coach in the system and complete a background check.
2. Once registered as a head coach complete some mandatory safety trainings.
3. Complete coach certification training for the age group you are coaching.
4. Attend the coaches meeting before the season. This years coaches meeting will be Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The background check and safety trainings are required in order to ensure that every child who comes to our fields and is in your care remains safe. The coach certification training is to make sure that you have the knowledge of the game and of the techniques and skills appropriate for your age group.
To register as a volunteer coach:Log into your account at ayso354.org
Click Volunteer on the left sidebar
Click “Find Volunteer Roles” in the upper right, aqua blue button
The next page will show a list of positions. Find the coach position you want to volunteer for and click the blue "select" button for the position.
The box will then allow you to sign up yourself (click Sign Up "your name") or you can sign up another user ("Sign up a new user")
Once you have selected the position(s) you want to volunteer for, click “Continue” (on the bottom right)
Enter your information in on the next page and view/accept the waivers. Once done click on continue.
Continue entering in the requested information until you are signed up!
The required trainings consist of: 1. The CDC concussion awareness training
2. The AYSO safe Haven training
3. Safe Sport (national required training for all olympic sports)
4. Online training for your age group
All of these except for Safe Sport are online trainings at etrainU. After you are registered as a volunteer (you may need to wait at least a day to allow the overnight sync of passwords) you can take the trainings by following the instructions
How to log in and take trainingsFor instructions on how to take Safe Sport training click
How To Take Safe Sport Training