Updated 3/4/2018

Our region is teamed up with English Premier Soccer Camps to guide our coaches and players.
They will be involved with several of our programs.

• Coach Clinic, April 8, at David Sills Lower Peter's Canyon.
  • 11 am - 12 pm, Coaches actively participate and receive discussions and explanations, followed by a Q & A session.
  • 12 pm - 1 pm, Coaches observe Academy training and receive discussions and explanations.
  • This is a great way for coaches to interact with and get some great insight from our EPSC trainers
  • For questions or to register in advance, email Coach Chris at [email protected].
• Coach Guidance - Coaches are encouraged to sign up a few times per season. The trainer will run a practice session for the coach while the coach observes the trainer's methods and style of coaching. The coach can even request certain skills or strategies for the practice.
  Coach Guidance signup
• Jamboree - trainers act as the master coach, selecting and demonstrating activities not only for the young children, but also for the parent coaches so that they gain confidence and experience.
• NIYA - helping with our Academy, both Field Player and Goal Keeper, for additional skills and drills for player development.
• Extra Training - to help with the our Extra program, trainers generally assist once per week.

Coaching Education Series
This is a fantastic opportunity for coaches to learn from Orange County Soccer Club's professional coaching staff, and at the same time enjoy watching some great soccer. This opportunity comes in 3 parts:

1. Training session, April 4th, from 9 to 11 am.
2. Pre-match discussion, April 7th, 5:30 pm.
3. Post-match session, 6 to 9 pm.

Must register by April 4th. Also includes a FREE ticket to the game on the 7th.
AYSO Coach Education flyer

UK Training
Youtube Videos
Google Searches (U6, U8, U10, U12)

Coach Courses
Rec teams formed
Coach meeting
Team Parent Meeting

Coach Night
Coach Mentoring
Coach Appreciation

The list of available coach courses changes often, as regions add or cancel courses. To get a current list of available coach courses, follow these basic steps:

1. Log in to www.ayso213.org. If you are not yet a volunteer, make sure to sign up. Instructions here  Make sure you have your own account.
2. Log in to www.aysou.org website. You can do this from www.ayso213.org and click on the AYSOU tab, or you can go directly to the www.aysou website. Password is the same as your ayso213 password.
3. Click on My Courses, then open Instructor Led Courses, then open Coach Instructor Led Courses to find in-person trainings.
4. Ignoring the date, scroll down and find the coach course you are interested in. Most likely, that will be
   1. 10U Coach (about 3 hours)
   2. 10U Coach class (1.5 to 2 hours) and also 10U Coach Field Session Only (about 1.5 to 2 hours)
   3. 12U Coach about 5 or 6 hours
   4. Intermediate Coach, about a day and a half, with online prep course done first, and need 12U cert first.
   5. Advanced Coach about two full days, maybe a little more. Need Intermediate first.
5. Click [Sessions] to get a list of dates and times that course is being offered.

Below is a list of some of the courses coming up nearby. We will be rostering some classes for the end of August. .....

Course	Date	Location
8U Coach	Sat 1 Sep 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	N Irvine
10U Coach - class	Tue 28 Aug 2018, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	N Irvine
10U Coach - class	Wed 29 Aug 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM	N Irvine
10U Coach - field	Wed 29 Aug 2018, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM	N Irvine
10U Coach	Wed 29 Aug 2018, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM	Long Beach
10U Coach - field	Thu 30 Aug 2018, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	N Irvine
10U Coach - field	Sun 9 Sep 2018, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Torrance
10U Coach	Sun 9 Sep 2018, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT	Chino Hills
12U Coach	Thu 30 Aug 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	N Irvine
12U Coach	Sun 9 Sep 2018, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Chino Hills

The 10U Coach FIELD session is often times listed separately.
In AYSOU, click the menu on My Courses, then open Instructor Led Courses, then open Coach Instructor Led Coruses.
 
You'll see there is a 10U Field Session Only, and also a 10U Coach. You should check both, for your convenience. But R213 lists our field session under the 10U Field Session Only.

Age and Division Questions

Are you interested in becoming a coach? Or you were talked into it? Either way, thank you! We love our coaches!

Here are the basic steps to becoming a coach.

1. Let us know you are interested or willing. This is best done when logged in to your ayso213.org account, by clicking on Volunteer Opportunities. Email usually works great too.
2. Register as a volunteer. This is the same as the above step, signing up as volunteer in the www.ayso213.org website.
3. Get trained. There are 3 courses required in order to become a coach..These are listed in more detail further down.
   
   1. Safe Haven
   2. CDC Concussion Awareness 
   3. Age appropriate Coach Course.
4. Work with the Division Coordinator or Program Manager to set your practice schedule - Team Coach only.
5. Work with the Division Coordinator or Program Manager to discuss any concerns or requests.
   

You will also help provide player feedback to Division Coordinator or Program Manager for future seasons team balance.

Short - Redirect to Becoming a coach page if needed

upcoming classes
epsc mentoring program
youtube ideas, links
coach deck cards, coach deck info
PCA ?

What to have at your practices and games
How to prepare and print lineup card, roster, PRFs

Field Ambassadors, Practice info, times, extra on-your-own team training thoughts, 

Injury / incident form

Uniform request

Equipment request

All-Star Coach Application Form