Requirements for all Head and Assistant Coaches
First Step: Log into your 5 Cities AYSO account at www.5citiesayso.com and REGISTER as a volunteer! HOW TO REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER
Risk Status/Background check (access by clicking the box in your volunteer table and pushing renew & update)- When you registered your child/children, you may have already filled out the “volunteer form”, for the position you are volunteering for. This portion also has you complete a background check through STERLING volunteers. Please make sure to submit and follow the directions regarding the background check and complete ALL of the steps. (Check your email for an email from Sterling Volunteers. Please check your spam folder if you do not see it). BACKGROUND CHECK QUESTIONS
Fingerprinting -This is a 1-Time fingerprinting that you need to complete WITH AYSO. If you have fingerprinted for other volunteer roles (e.g., Lucia Mar, etc.), you need to complete this requirement for youth sports. NOTE: This is an AYSO specific fingerprint requirement (LINK) *GO TO: https://www.applicantservices.com/ayso/ (The cost is $25) Live Scan Fingerprinting is done only ONCE. Your AYSO Live Scan will be valid continuously unless there is a gap in volunteer service of five or more years.
SafeSport (access by clicking the box in your volunteer table and pushing renew & update)-All volunteers will need to take the full training course in the first year of volunteer work in a youth sport, which is 90 minutes, and repeat it every three years, followed by annual updates in the in-between years, which are 30 minutes. -When you are due to do the 30 minute update, you will be sent an email from SafeSport. -They can log into their account and take the update at any time. (need before roster handed to them) -IF you have taken SafeSport for another youth sports league, please email your certificate to your division coordinator. You will be able to access the SafeSport training by following these instructions:
Login to your Sports Connect account where you registered as a volunteer.
Click on the volunteer tab on the left-hand side of the screen
Click on SafeSport box
Click on Renew and Update
A screen will pop up where you will click on the “click HERE” link or copy and paste the URL into your browser to begin training.
(AYSOU) Concussion Awareness -ALL VOLUNTEERS: Must complete and renew every year! (Click VIEW COURSES > Enroll for the CDC Concussion Awareness - Online) HOW TO ACCESS YOUR AYSOU TRAINING ACCOUNT
(AYSOU)Sudden Cardiac Arrest (AYSOU) -If you are a new volunteer, you must take this course. Returning AYSO volunteer: If you have completed this course in the past, you do not need to renew it. (Click VIEW COURSES > Enroll for the Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online)
(AYSOU) AYSO Safe Haven-If you are a new volunteer, you must take this course. Returning AYSO volunteer: If you have completed this course in the past, (after 2011) you do not need to renew it. If your certification was done before 2011, please renew. (Click VIEW COURSES > Enroll for the AYSO's Safe Haven - Online)
–IF you have already coached the division you are volunteering for THIS year before, you do not need to take a new online training course (for example: if you are a certified 12U coach from last season, and you are coaching the same division again THIS season, you do not need to retake the course).
–IF you are coaching a NEW division this season please sign up to take the online coaching course for the division you are coaching. The online training is in the AYSOU (AYSO University) See link for how to access your AYSOU). Then you will need to register for an in-person coaching course to complete your certification in 10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U.
(Click on TRAINING LIBRARY > Look for the “coaching picture” > Click VIEW COURSES > Enroll for the ONLINE Course for the division you are coaching
–IF you have already coached the division you are volunteering for THIS year before, you do not need to take a new online training course (for example: if you are a certified 6U or 8U coach from last season, and you are coaching the same division again THIS season, you do not need to retake the course).
–IF you are coaching a NEW division this season please sign up to take the online coaching course for the division you are coaching. The online training is in the AYSOU (AYSO University) See link for how to access your AYSOU.
AYSO- Child Supervision PolicyAYSO’s Child and Volunteer Protection Guidelines are designed to facilitate:
AYSO recommends the follow supervision protocols:
In order to prevent misunderstandings, physical contact with children should be:
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