COACHES

Welcome to AYSO Region 65. We thank you for volunteering your time and service to our program.

It is important that you understand and implement AYSO's philosophy, for it is you who will have the most contact with and impact upon our young participants.

Remember that we are playing the game for fun, and for the fun of the children. While you should encourage the very best performance out of your team, never lose sight of the fact that it is just a game.

Attention New & Returning Volunteers
Important: Fall 2021 & Spring 2022 (MY21) Volunteer Information

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Thank you for volunteering!

AYSO Region 65 Coach Admin Staff & CVPA Mark Cummings, Coach Admin Patrick Smith, Asst Coach Admin Ismael Gonzalez, Asst Coach Admin Ivan Monso, CVPA & Practice Scheduler

Coach Instructors Alex Baro Ed Beltran Mark Cummings Mike Gassner Ismael Gonzalez Mike Johnson Charlie Kinsey Eugene Rogers Arnulfo Vivas

 

Steps to Become a Coach

All Coaches

1) Sign up as a volunteer (Even Returning Volunteers must do this step every Fall)

Go to the region website (you should already be on it) www.ayso65.org.
Click on the login/register link in the upper right of the homepage.
Once you are logged in it takes you to your My Account page.    On the tabs to the left click on Volunteer, this will take you to "my volunteer roles"
From there click on the button on the right side "Find Volunteer Roles"
Select current season (e.g. - Spring 2022 Core Soccer), then click on view roles.
 Find your age group and click on Head or Assistant coach
Follow the steps to completion and that will enter you into the coaches queue.

See the AYSOU Courses page for additional information on the courses and training requirements.

2) Complete Online Safety Training. (Safe Haven, CDC Concussion Awareness and Sudden Cardiac Arrest courses)  

Login to your account as above, click the Volunteer menu on the left, and find the "AYSOU" button under your name on your Volunteer page.
On our training site, click "Training Library" on the left
Under "Safe Haven Courses" click "View Courses"
Complete the Safe Haven Online Course
Complete the CDC Concussion Awareness Online Course
Complete the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Online Course
Save your certificates (if the system allows)

3.  Complete the SafeSport training online at: https://safesporttrained.org/?KeyName=tsVWe36Xa6PS3b5NzOug (Minors do not take SafeSport)

4.  All volunteers must be fingerprinted via LiveScan. (Minors do not get fingerprinted)
Complete the application at this link, 
https://www.applicantservices.com/AYSO 
and take your email to a UPS store that does LiveScan.  
Forward your receipt to [email protected] for reimbursement

5U, 6U, 8U, & 10U Coaches 
5) Complete Age Appropriate Online Coaching Course

Login to AYSOU (as described above (the AYSOU button is under your name on your Volunteer page).
On our training site, click "Training Library" on the left.
Click "View Courses" under Coaching.
Select the appropriate course  & Complete the course. (6U Coach - Online, 8U Coach - Online, or 10U Coach - Online + In Person Field Session)

6) Attend the appropriate Field Course (Register at AYSOU - Full In-Person Course)

12U Coaches
5) Complete the online 12U Coach Training Pre-Course (Part 1) -Online at AYOSU
See instructions under 3 above

6) Attend the 2-Day, 12U Classroom & Field Session (Register at AYSOU - Full In-Person Course)


14U, 16U & 19U Coaches
5) Complete the online course at AYSOU (See instructions under 3 above)
Intermediate 14U Pre-Course (Part 1) -Online
Advanced Coach Pre-Course - Online

6) Attend the Intermediate (14U) or Advanced (16U & 19U) Coach In Person Course
14U requires prior U12 experience
16U-19U requires requires prior Intermediate (14U) coaching experience.

Please refer to the website Calendar for dates and times of coaches courses.

How old do I have to be to coach?
You must be at least 18 years old to be an AYSO coach.

If you have any questions, please contact: Coach Administrator at 

[email protected]

Remember the 'Everyone Plays" rule. Every one of your player's must play at least three quarters of each game during the regular season and during the playoffs. It is suggested that the same players should not always sit out the first quarter of each game, so that they do not think of themselves as permanent substitutes.

Cooperate with the referees. They are volunteers like you and make mistakes like you. And please insist that the parents of the players maintain decorum at all times. Remember - we do not allow protests.  Hold practices, one or two a week. They mean more than the games. I strongly recommend two, depending on your own time commitments.  Make sure you know the game and the coaching techniques found to be most successful. We have available for you several publications / videos' s which ran help you, and we will hold a series of clinics to further your knowledge.

My staff and I will be glad to personally assist you in any way we ran. Have a great season and best of luck to your team!

Make sure you know the game and the coaching techniques found to be most successful.  We have available for you several publications/ video’s which can help you, and we will hold a series of clinics to further your knowledge My staff and I will be glad to personally assist you in any way we can.

Thanks and good luck this season    Thanks again for volunteering   

[email protected]