A.Y.S.O.
Section 3 Area L Region 1517
Dear Fellow Coach,
CONGRATULATIONS! As a youth soccer coach, you are about to enjoy a rare privilege - becoming a
surrogate parent to 4˝ to 18 kids who are looking to have fun and learn the game of soccer.
With youthful exuberance and enthusiasm, the seven-year-old player finds challenges, excitement, and
fun with his or her classmates and friends on the soccer team. For the prospective coach, who likely has
never played the sport, the task of organizing a team, understanding the rules, running effective and
enjoyable practices, and making a positive experience of the Saturday (and or Sunday) game, is another matter. But just as your child player will develop soccer skills over time, the parent-coach can learn age-appropriate and
effective coaching techniques over time as well.
1) AYSO Safe Haven – available online at our website or offered in the area during the summer. Safe Haven teaches the basics of working with children under the guidelines of the Child and Volunteer Protection Act. Volunteers must complete Safe Haven to be covered by AYSO’s supplemental insurance.
2) AYSO Age Appropriate Certification – offered in the area during the summer. These classes teach coaching basics, including lots of fun practice games to play with your team. AYSO requires that an age appropriate coaching class be completed every 2 years.
Fill out eAYSO Volunteer form – fill out on line at www.eAYSO.org, sign and send to MM AYSO 1517 PO Box 505 Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. 12751. All volunteers must be registered in the eAYSO database in order to sign up for the Age Appropriate Certification.