How to Become a Coach

What are the requirements to coach or assistant coach?

AYOS requires head and assistant coaches to be 18 years of age, cleared volunteers (background/Live Scan), have completed required volunteer trainings, hold an age specific coaching certification, and be committed to upholding AYSO Philosophies.

Have you registered to Volunteer?

Registering to volunteer is the first step in your journey to becoming a coach.  Login to this site, navigate to volunteer tab (person icon) and follow the prompts to find the season and division that you are wanting to volunteer for and follow the prompts.  We also recommend emailing your interest in coaching to your division commissioner and opening the lines of communication to coordinate the volunteer opportunity.

What trainings do I have to complete?

AYSO requires you to hold an age specific coaching certification. This means that if you coach in the U6 division, you must hold an U6 certification, etc. Here are the levels of certifications that you must hold in order to coach.

U6 - U6 Certification
U8 - U8 Certification
U10 - U10 Certification
U12 - U12 Certification
U14 - Intermediate Certification [12U Certification is prerequisite]
U16/U19 - Advanced Certification  [Intermediate Certification is prerequisite]

Training is offered at different times throughout the year through Region 50 and other regions throughout the state.  Online and In-Person trainings can be found at AYSOU which is accessed through your ayso50.org profile.  To access AYSOU you must first be registered to volunteer.

Coaches must also complete the following volunteer courses:

• Safe Haven
• CDC Concussion Awareness
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• SafeSport (external training)

Do trainings expire?

The great news is trainings and requirements by and large do not expire.  The only current exceptions to that are Background Check and Safe Sport which require yearly renewal.