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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.

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.

Helpful links for American Canyon AYSO Coaches

Following are some resources you can use to help better manage your team and teach important soccer skills to your players:

2016 Coaches Training Schedule - Please click on 2016 Coaches Training link (below) for an updated list of current coaching classes ands sessions offered by Region 1187.



Coach Description - Please click on Volunteer Coach Description for more information about coaching responsibilities.

Hey Coach  - AYSO Coaches Newsletter

Hey Coach! is AYSO's weekly newsletter for coaches and other coaching positions. Every Tuesday, Hey Coach! will contain articles on coaching techniques, drills and other important news. Hey Coach! is also your opportunity to write in with any possible article suggestions.

To register for Hey Coach!, please use your AYSO ID (your eMail address and password) to log onto the following Newsletter site. www.eayso.org

Line Up Card

AYSO now offers an online Line Up card for coaches to fill out once and use at every game.

Click on one of the following for the card and a How-To guide.
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How-To Guide for Coaches Line-Up Card

AYSO Play Guidelines

AYSO has implemented the following guidelines for Short-Sided games:

Shutterfly for your Team

Shutterfly Team Share Sites make it easy for coaches to communicate with parents and stay organized. Team Share Sites are FREE and EASY TO USE and a hub for all team information; parents can access it at any time to get the most up to date team news and schedules. They are also a great place for parents and coaches to privately share pictures.


Team Share Sites improves your coaches’ experience:

• Allows your coaches to focus on the kids, not administration, communication and managing volunteers
• Happier coaches = better retention of coaches
• Team Share Sites improves your participating families’ experience:
• The season runs more smoothly – everyone’s on the same page
• Parents and kids are more engaged with the team through photo and video sharing
• Great AYSO memories are captured, preserved and shared with others in the community
• More overall value delivered to families, with no additional cost to them