Coaches
Information For Coaches
Being an AYSO coach is a GREAT experience. Prior soccer playing or coaching experience is not required. What is required?
For starters: some time commitment, a desire to make AYSO a fun soccer experience for your children and their teammates, and a commitment to AYSO’s 6 Philosophies.
Learn more below about becoming an AYSO Coach if you’re new to our program, resources below for our existing coaches, and links at the bottom of this page for Division Guidelines and Game Schedules. Thanks for all that you do, Coach!
pre-season Checklist
Org Day
Org Day is intended for Head Coaches only but if a Head Coach cannot attend, a spouse or team rep may attend instead.
Org Day is scheduled for Saturday, August 29th from 8AM – 12 PM.
Org Day is for all Head Coaches (or a team rep) to pickup their new team’s uniforms and equipment bag.
Your Roster
Once rosters are posted, you’ll be able to login to our Team Website to view multiple views of your roster including roster line-up cards.
Contacting Your Team
- Review our Contacting Your Team Explainer to understand the two options for how to email your team.
- You will need to login to our Team Website to either email parents using our Email Manager or to download parent email addresses.
- Here are optional templates for introduction emails to your team. Read them, edit as needed, or simply do your own thing:
- Intro email for U5 and U6 coaches.
- Intro email for U7 and older divisions.
Online Practice Scheduling
If you are a Head Coach of a U7 or older team, please review our Online Practice Scheduling page. Head Coaches will be prompted in late-August to schedule a weekly recurring practice once Online Practice Scheduling opens.
The Game Schedule
Once the Game Schedule is released, you’ll be able to login to our Team Website to view your team’s Saturday schedule. Field directions and field maps will be posted and updated at ayso300.org/schedule
Here’s additional details and directions to where we play.
Background Check
Please make sure that your Family Profile says “Complete” near your name indicating that you have completed AYSO’s required background check process.
Training
Go to our Training Page at ayso300.org/training for details on how to access and complete online training specific for coaches and the division you’ll be coaching and our Volunteer Page to review online and in-person training requirements.
Division Guidelines
Familiarize yourself with the Division Guidelines for your team’s division. Email coach@ayso300.org with any questions about them.
Opening Day Checklist
Soccer balls inflated
Let’s make sure the soccer balls you bring to the field are the correct size and inflated.
Player Line-Up Cards
Print off line-up cards so that you ensure that Everyone Plays(R):
- Login to Team Website
- In left side bar, under “Teams” select “Rosters and Reports”
- Choose your division/team and select one of the Line-up Card options.
Division Guidelines
Please be sure to review the Division Guidelines for your team’s division.
Sample Practice Sessions/Games
Come to the field with a plan for your FUN soccer practice session!
Below are sample session plans with activities especially designed for U5-U8 kids but many can be used and modified and FUN and engaging for older teams too:
A Six Philosophies Checklist
Player Development
More age appropriate activities for your FUN soccer-focused practice sessions:
Becoming an ayso coach
There are required steps parents must take to be assigned as a Head Coach or Assistant Coach for their child’s AYSO team.
Practice Sessions and Coaching Manuals
There are many sources of finding good games and activities for your players. Here are age-appropriate AYSO Coaching Manuals which include: content about being an AYSO Coach, content about coaching age-appropriate skills and tactics, and sample practice sessions in the back:
Safety and Injury Reporting
- Incident and Injury Reporting
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- Coaches shall report all player/volunteer injuries that take place during AYSO activities to the Coach Administrator or Division Coordinator or Safety Director.
- Injury and Incident Reporting Form
- Soccer Accident Insurance (“SAI”)
- Parent/Athlete Concussion Information Sheet
- AYSO/CDC Concussion Action Plan
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MORE INformation
Training
Practice Scheduling
Player Ratings
Sample Sessions
(Coming Soon)
Division Guidelines
Safety
qUESTIONS?
Get in touch with us if you have any questions. A volunteer will get back to you as soon as possible.