How to I register to volunteer? What trainings do I need to complete?
Volunteers, if you have questions, check out these three videos:(1) How to register as an interested AYSO volunteer?
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
(3) How to find the places the trainings are so you can complete them (or enroll in in-person training)?
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - note that at the 2 minute mark of the video, the AYSOU button has been moved from the upper right to the left side of the screen
- For the Fall 2024 season, in-person trainings: Seach on local Region 143 for referee trainings. Search on Region 117 for local coach trainings
It's about what's good for the kids
AYSO runs on volunteer power. There are 220,000 volunteers around the country making sure everyone plays! AYSO volunteers are mostly parents of current players, but also siblings, grandparents, parents of former players, neighbors and even active players themselves. AYSO volunteers give each child the precious gift of their time.
AYSO is a family experience. As an AYSO volunteer, a parent gets to participate with their child and teach the values of giving back to the community. Sometimes it's the whole family with parents, siblings and grandparents all getting in on the act.
Coaching and refereeing may be the most visible volunteer roles, but there are many ways to help a team or Region. Many volunteer roles require small amounts of time and are very valuable to the kids. There is an AYSO volunteer opportunity for everyone.
Volunteering should be a fun and fulfilling experience for you. It's a chance to learn something new, or an opportunity to use the skills you already have. Start out by finding a position or task that interests you. If it's a little more of a time commitment than you can offer, find another parent who can share the responsibility.
If after looking at this list of AYSO volunteer jobs and tasks, you are still too busy to take on a volunteer position but want to help - ask around. Other volunteers always need people to help them out in small ways.
Here are some roles that Region 56 need help with and their estimated time commitment. Check with your Regional Commissioner (RC) for how you can best help your Region and how much time it will take.
If you feel you can help more please join the Board » Learn more
1 Hour per Season
- Role: Pick up uniforms, trophies and yearbooks
- Tasks: Help your team parent and pick up the team uniforms before the start of the season. And pick up team trophies and yearbooks at the end of the season.
1-2 Hours per Season
- Role: Team banner (younger age divisions)
- Tasks: Team banners are optional. If your team decides to have one,design the banner, put in the order and pick it up. Collect money to cover the costs from the team. Remember to bring it to each game to set up!
2 Hours per Season
- Role: Sell items at the Snack Bar and/or help set-up and tear-down the Snack Bar (locations Hawes and Peterson)
- Tasks: See a lot of smiling faces as you sell the items or redeem team snack tickets at our snack bar.
2-4 Hours per Season
- Role: Organize Auction Basket for Soccerfest
- Tasks: Look for a business to donate items to create a gift basket for your team. If unable to find a business, collect money from team and purchase items. Make the auction gift basket look nice and drop off for Soccerfest
3 Hours Per Season
- Role: Sponsor
- Tasks: Obtain a corporate/private sponsor. If no sponsor can be found, the team must sponsor itself. Ensure that the form is filled out completely and correctly and turn in at Soccerfest.
4-6 Hours Per Season
- Role: Team Parent
- Tasks: Assist the coach by making the snack schedule, distributing the uniforms, passing out forms for picture day, helping to communicate schedule changes, rain-outs, etc and organize a season-end party. You can cut down that time commitment by working with another parent. » Learn More
2-15 Hours Per Season
- Role:Line fields at beginning of the season with our Robot
- Tasks: Help prepare the fields for the soccer seasonby using the robot to paint the lines at our different fields. Each field takes 30-45 minutes and we split up all the fields across a few volunteers
15 minutes Per Saturday
- Role: Field Maintenance (Field Stripers)
- Tasks: Line field when your team is scheduled as the home team for the first game of the day.
30 minutes per Saturday
- Role: Place out or put away the Reserved Parking signs
- Tasks: You would head to a field or fields about an hour before games begin and place out reserved parking signs to show our appreciation for our volunteer coaches and referees. During or after the final game each Saturday, you would put away the reserved parking signs. When there are multiple volunteers, this can be a partial season volunteer role
1 Hour Per Saturday
- Role: Referee
- Tasks:Train to become a regional certified Referee; attend mandatory meeting, referee games.
1 Hour Per Week
- Role: Team Photographer
- Tasks: Although all parents take picture we need 1 team photographer to be responsible to take photos and turn them in to team parent on or before due date for your yearbook.
1-3 Hours Per Week
- Role: Coach or Assistant Coach
- Tasks: Plan practices (see ideas on Coach page), plan playing time for games