A coach can be the most influential person in a child’s life.
 
In AYSO, Positive Coaching is a fundamental philosophy because of the crucial role that a coach has. Coaching in AYSO is a chance to spend quality time with your own child but you’ll also provide an important role model for all the children on your team. In fact, the joy of coaching is so meaningful, that many AYSO coaches continue coaching long after their own children have moved on from AYSO. Soccer knowledge is a plus, but AYSO provides training and materials so that even a soccer novice can coach effectively by starting in the younger age divisions.

Being a coach involves skills you probably already have in addition to specific soccer knowledge. If you are uncertain, try being an assistant coach. Our region's coach administrator will be happy to try to match you up with somebody with a little more experience.

As a head coach, not only are you allowing more children to play, you also get to:

• Choose the day and location of practice
  
• Choose your assistant coach (who may be the parent/guardian of your child's best friend)
• Choose the name of the team
• Coach more than one team and your games will be scheduled so there are no conflicts

No experience is necessary and all training is provided. Learn what others find to be such a rewarding experience

Volunteer Application
Every volunteer (coach, referee, board member, team parent, etc.) must submit a Volunteer Application each year. They are delivered to AYSO National Headquarters for an annual background check, which screens for volunteers’ suitability to work with our participants.

How to create an account and register as a Volunteer

Concussion Awareness class (online)
You must have submitted a Volunteer Application before you can access the short webinar.

1. Go to AYSO’s Learning Management System: AYSOU
2. Enter your login information from ayso255.org
3. Click My Courses and choose CDC Concussion Course

Safe Haven Training 
All volunteers in Region 255 must take the Safe Haven course. 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