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Coaching children is a very rewarding experience. And coaching your own child's team can be one of the most rewarding experiences of all! Coaches are pivotal to having children get the AYSO experience. If Regions don't have enough coaches, registration is scaled back and kids who want to play in AYSO are turned away.

Do you have little or no experience with soccer? No problem! AYSO will teach you, based on the age level you are coaching. Unique age-appropriate coach training is one of AYSO's specialties. If you plan to be at your child's soccer practices and games, you'll also have time to be your child's coach.

To become an AYSO coach, you must be certified in the age level you are coaching. Certification takes three easy steps. First, fill out a volunteer form. Then either attend a short Safe Haven™ course in person or online. Lastly, you must attend a brief age-specific coaching course. It's only a few hours. We also have brand new Coaching Manuals that help you with training plans and activities for the age you are coaching. 

Coaches are essential to the game. They teach children soccer skills and help develop a healthy, positive attitude, teamwork and good sportsmanship. Coaching is a rewarding experience because you have the opportunity to build a child's self-esteem, help them learn new skills and just have a lot of fun.

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REQUIREMENTS (COACHES, REFEREES, TEAM MANAGERS, BOARD MEMBERS) 

1) Volunteer Application
Every volunteer (coach, referee, board member, team parent, etc.) must submit a Volunteer Application each year through our Sports Connect portal. 

2) Live Scan (Begins January 2022) 
Live Scan fingerprinting is an ink-less electronic fingerprinting that scans your fingerprints directly into the computer to do to determine who a person is so that a background check can be done. AYSO 1463 will provide more information on the process to take to get a Live Scan completed for our region. More news to come soon. 

3) Sterling Background Check
The application is delivered to AYSO National Headquarters and to Sterling Background Checks. Sterling provides all volunteers with for an annual background check which screens for volunteers’ suitability to work with our participants. Once the results of the background check are received by National and by Region 1463, the volunteer will be evaluated for the volunteer positions selected.  

ONLINE COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the annual Volunteer Application and Background Check, there are certain training requirements that must be completed by all volunteers. 

1) Safe Haven 
All volunteers must complete the AYSO Safe Haven course before they are allowed to participate in any region activities.  This course can be completed online through AYSO's learning platform, AYSOU, under the "Online Courses" tab. All volunteers are required to complete this prior to receiving team contact information and prior to holding team practice, so please complete the course at your earliest convenience.

2) CDC Concussion Awareness
The Concussion Awareness training can be completed online through the AYSOU platform.  Once you have successfully completed the course, your certification record will be updated.

3) Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) 
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest training can be completed online through the AYSOU platform. Once you have successfully completed the course, your certification record will be updated. 

4) Safesport Course (Not on AYSOU / Instructions Below)
A comprehensive overview of facts, principles, and strategies to help you provide safe and positive sport environments. Units include:

• Sexual Misconduct Awareness and Education
• Mandatory Reporting
• Physical and Emotional Misconduct (including bullying, hazing, and harassment)

Accessing and Completing Safesport: 
1 | Log into your Sports Connect account 
2 | On your Dashboard, select the Volunteer tab on the left side of the screen 
3 | Check the box next to Safesport 
4 | Click Renew & Update 
5 | A prompt will pop-up. Click the link to get Started 
6 | You will need to create a Safesport account. During the process when you see the question for "Membership ID", leave this blank. 
7 | Once the account has been created, go to "My Courses" and select "Safesport Trained- U.S. Soccer Federation." 
8 | Complete the course 

To access the online courses, please log into AYSOU and search for these courses under "SAFE HAVEN." Info on how to access AYSOU can be found below. 

TO REGISTER FOR VOLUNTEER COURSES - USE AYSOU

To access your training log into your AYSO Region Registration portal (Sports Connect). 

1) Log into your AYSO 1463 Sports Connect account 
2) Click the volunteer menu option on the left-hand side and then select the "AYSOU" button 
3) Once hit, Sports Connect will shell out to the AYSOU website. AYSOU will automatically log you into their site. 



Enrolling in AYSOU
Having an account with AYSOU will give you access to a range of training courses and resources 24/7. These can be enrolled directly through the Training Library. 

1) Click on the "Training Library" menu bar option available on the left-hand side of the screen. 



2) You will then be directed to the Course Categories page where you can select the category where the desired training course is assigned. Click "view courses" to view the suite of courses within that specific category. 



3) Locate the course you wish to enroll in and click "Enroll." Safe Haven's Online course is used as an example below. 



4) Once processed, the course will be allocated  to your account and you will then be taken directly to that course. You can click "Start" to commence the course. The course can be accessed any time by clicking "My Training." 




FURTHER INFORMATION RE: AYSOU (eTRAINU) 
For more information regarding AYSOU, please hit the image or the link below to view the full AYSOU Trainer manual.

Thanks AYSO 1463 Volunteers! 

eTrainu Full Learner Guide PDF