Coaching Information 

Coaching is a very rewarding and fun way to spend time with your kids or volunteer in your community.  We are always looking for good coaches who are positive, love kids and love the sport of soccer!  You do not need soccer experience to be a coach, but you do need to possess the desire to be a coach and to make the kids’ soccer season the best they can possibly have!  We can help train you, give you ideas for practices, etc.

There will be coach meetings about two weeks prior to the first game where you will receive a coach binder with all the rules, practice locations, medical forms for the kids and parent/child/coach conduct forms.  At this meeting you will get your equipment bag that will have several balls, pennies and cones.

Coaches must be available to hold practice twice a week for about an hour. Younger kids may only be able to do 45 minutes.  Older kids may be able to do more than an hour.  We also ask you not to hold practice until 5:00 or later to help accommodate working parents and kids who may not be getting off the bus until 4:45. 

Steps to Becoming a Coach

Read these step by step instructions from Sports Connect before beginning: Coach Registration Process  

For Spring Rec 2022 these steps must be completed by February 5^th, 2022

1. Complete 3 free trainings:

There are three FREE trainings you will need to complete before you can coach or volunteer with the kids in any manner.  After you complete each training, either email your certificate to Jana at nwscregistrar@gmail.com or upload the certificate on your profile in your Affinity Account.  (To do this, log in to your account from the User Login link on our website, click on your profile, and on the bottom there will be a tab called Certificates)

**Safesport: Re-Certification is required annually –

https://learning.ussoccer.com/coach/courses/available/29/details/5606 

You will need to create an account with the exact same first & last name, DOB, and email address that you used for your account in our system.

**Concussion Training: Re-Certification is required annually

https://nfhslearn.com/courses/concussion-in-sports-2

**Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training: Re-Certification is required every three years

https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sudden-cardiac-arrest

2. Complete your RMA Background check here (Please do not complete the background check until 2/1):  

This will look a lot like our affinity registration page, but it is for background checks – use your admin username and login to complete.

https://wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com/reg/Public/registration/login.aspx?domain=wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com&language=english&sessionguid=

3. Register to be a Coach/Admin here:

https://wys-nwsc.affinitysoccer.com/reg/Public/registration/login.aspx?domain=wys-nwsc.affinitysoccer.com&language=english&sessionguid=

4. New Coach Training Requirements

This season we are requiring additional training through the US Soccer Learning Center. Directions to complete are as follows:

1. Visit the U.S. Soccer Learning Center at https://learning.ussoccer.com/ and choose the Coaching Pathway
2. Click the Free Intro Course button.
3. Take the Introduction to Grassroots Coaching Course (REQUIRED)
4. After completing the course, submit your certificate to the Registrar for verification at nwscregistrar@gmail.com.
5. Continue on to the Module for Specific Age Groups – U8, U10, U12, etc (Cost $25). While this course is not required it is highly recommended and the cost will be reimbursed.

If you have any other coaching certificates that verify licensure as an alternative (AYSO, SAY, etc) you may also submit those to the registrar.

If you have any questions about completing these required steps for becoming a coach, please email Jana Warner at nwscregistrar@gmail.com.

THANK YOU!!