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Volunteer with AYSO today! 

AYSO runs on the power of our volunteers! With over 100,000 parents, neighbors, relatives, and friends lending their time and talents, each child gets a terrific AYSO experience. Help make a difference in the lives of the kids in your community today! Ready to play? 

Become an AYSO Coach

AYSO has developed special training to help volunteers who may have little or no soccer experience quickly gain the age-appropriate knowledge and skills they need to become outstanding coaches. To become an AYSO coach, you must be certified in the age level you will be coaching.

Become an AYSO Referee

The referee’s job is to be the official in charge of the game. A referee’s authority extends to everyone at the field, including players, substitutes, team officials, spectators, and even assistant referees. AYSO Referees keep the game safe, fair and fun for everyone: the players, the coaches, the spectators, and themselves!

Become an AYSO Administrator

Every AYSO Region is led by a team of administrators and a Region Board who help with strategy and implementation of creating a great soccer program for your community. If you are interested in serving in these and other important volunteer positions, contact your local AYSO Regional Commissioner today.

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

AYSO is an all-Volunteer organization. We could not run a program that serves Del Norte County without volunteers. We hope you will join us.

To be considered for a volunteer position with AYSO Region 8029, you must complete the following:

  1. Submit a Volunteer Application via the Sports Connect Registration Management System (RMS)
  2. Submit and pass a Sterling Volunteers Background Check *(not for youth volunteers under 18)
  3. Register thru the CA DOJ State Fingerprint agency (Applicant Services) and complete a LiveScan *(not for youth volunteers under 18)
  4. Complete ALL of the online courses under the "Safe Haven" umbrella, there are four...
    - AYSO's Safe Haven
    - CDC Concussion Awareness
    - Sudden Cardiac Arrest
    - SafeSport *(not for youth volunteers under 18)
  5. Complete ALL volunteer specific/required training (ie. Coach, Referee, etc.)
    DivisionRequired Courses after PrerequisitesFormatPrerequisites - Must complete first
    6U6U Coaching TrainingOnlineSafe Haven, Concussion, SCA, SafeSport
    8U8U Coaching TrainingOnlineSafe Haven, Concussion, SCA, SafeSport
    10U10U Coaching Training & Field SessionCombined Online & In PersonSafe Haven, Concussion, SCA, SafeSport
    12U12U Coaching Training Pre Course & Field SessionCombined Online & In PersonSafe Haven, Concussion, SCA, , SafeSport, 10U Coach
    14UIntermediate Coach Pre-Course & Field SessionCombined Online & In PersonSafe Haven, Concussion, SCA, , SafeSport, 12U Coach

    - You must complete the online course before attending the In-Person course. Please bring proof of completion to the In-Person course (please print either the completion email from etrainU or the Course certificate).

     *Youth Volunteer Requirement Exceptions:
      *Youth Volunteers (under 18) are not required to complete a Background Check, Live Scan or SafeSport
     
Get started as soon as possible as some courses have pre-requisites that must be met in order to complete your training. You must be a certified AYSO Volunteer trained for the position(s) (eg. Head Coach/Assistant Coach, Referee, etc) you have selected before you are eligible to participate with the children on the field for practices or games. 

Head Coaches must complete their requirements before Roster Distribution.

Thank you soo much for volunteering! We can't do this without you. You are appreciated. 

Volunteer Training Instructions

Table of Contents


Common Training/Certifications
All coaches, referees, and board members are required to go through a set of common certifications per AYSO and state guidelines. Here is a list of the common requirements:
If you sign up to volunteer as any kind of Coach (head or assistant), you are also required to take coaching classes equivalent to the age group you are coaching.
If you sign up as a Referee, you are also required to take referee classes equivalent to the age group you are refereeing.

Details of Training/Certification information
Detailed information on how to obtain the certifications and directions on how to access them are listed below.
NOTE: Do NOT upload ANY documentation for ANY course or certification, in spite of what the website may say when viewing your Volunteer profile. Upon completion of any online course, background check, fingerprinting, etc., your profile will automatically be updated to reflect the completion. In some cases, it may take several days to update in your profile, like for the background check and fingerprinting.

IMPORTANT: When you signup to be a volunteer at www.ayso8029.org, you MUST enter your name as it appears on your Government issued photo ID (drivers license, passport, etc.). If your name doesn't match what's on your ID, the background checks will fail. If your name is different and you haven't submitted your application for a background check or fingerprinting, you can edit your information before submitting.

  1. Risk Status (aka Background Check): This is done through an external vendor (Sterling Volunteers) for AYSO National and is typically valid for about 15 months. When you signed up for one of the background checked volunteer roles and if you hadn't completed a background check with any AYSO program within the past year, you should have received an email from Sterling Volunteers ([email protected]) with a link to their website to start the background check process. If you didn't receive the email (check your spam folder), follow these instructions:
    1. Login to your account at www.ayso8029.org
    2. Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
    3. In the 'Certification' area of the page, click on the check box for the 'Risk Status' row and then click on the 'Renew & Update' button
    4. On the popup, verify and update (if needed) your information and click on the 'Submit' button
    5. Click on the 'Submit' button on the next page asking you to confirm that you want to initiate a background check
    6. The next popup will say the background check request has been submitted, so click on the 'Continue' button
    7. Check your email for an email from 'American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)' where the actual email address should be '[email protected]'. If you don't see it in your inbox, CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. Their emails almost always gets caught in the spam folder.
    8. There should be a link in the email to the Sterling Volunteers website where you can create an account (if this is your first time), or login with your credentials (if you are renewing a background check).
    9. Once logged in, follow the instructions through the process. On the final page, there will be a payment option. Note that AYSO Region 8029 will pay the background check fee (you can select the 'Not at this time' check box for this option). However, if you would like to help defray the cost to AYSO Region 8029, you have the option to pay the $25 background check fee yourself.
    10. Once you have completed the background check process, you will receive another email confirming your submission of the background check fee. If you had paid for the background check fee yourself, this email will also serve as your receipt. It will typically take a few business days for the background check process to complete. You can check on the status by going to the 'Volunteer' tab from your account at www.ayso8029.org and checking the status of the 'Risk Status' line item.

    Note that you have not successfully submitted your background check until:
    • You find the Sterling email and click the link (this email could potentially be in your SPAM FOLDER)
    • You validate your information in the Sterling Volunteers website and submit your personal information
    • You will see a Congratulations! message and receive a final email from Sterling stating, "You Did It!"

  2. Fingerprinting: This is a requirement by the State of California. If you had already been fingerprinted in a previous season for any AYSO program, you will NOT have to go through fingerprinting again. If you have never been fingerprinted for an AYSO program, you will need to go through fingerprinting one time. Even if you have previously been fingerprinted for a non-AYSO youth program or school, you will still need to be fingerprinted for AYSO as the fingerprinting statuses do not carry across different organizations for privacy reasons. It may take up to 30 business days for your results to be processed by the California Department of Justice.

    Follow these steps to get fingerprinted at one of these nearby locations:
    1. First complete all the other trainings/certifications required for the role you are volunteering for
    2. Email [email protected] with your name and the position you've signed up to volunteer for to request a fingerprinting code
    3. Go to https://www.applicantservices.com/AYSO-Prepaid and click on the big red 'Use My Prepaid Code for Live Scan Fingerprinting' button.
    4. On the 'User Validation' popup, enter your email and click on the 'Proceed' button
    5. Check your email for a 6 digit code to enter on the 'User Validation' popup and click on the 'Proceed' button
    6. Enter the six-character Pre-paid Code that was provided by the Registrar (from the first step) in “VERIFICATION/ PREPAID CODE” section and click on the 'Next' button. The code must be entered in ALL CAPS and must be typed in. Do not copy and paste the code.
    7. In the 'Region Number' dropdown, scroll down and select the Region 8029 option ('2D8029 - AYSO - REGION 8029 | 2D8029') and click on the red 'Next' button
    8. In the next section, fill out the information in the yellow boxes and click on the red 'Next' button. The Legal Name must match the Government-issued ID that you will need to bring to the fingerprinting center as it will be checked to see if it matches.
    9. In the next step, choose a fingerprinting service center location and select an appointment time.
    10. In the next section, you will be required to watch a 4 minute video that walks you through what you will need to bring to your fingerprinting appointment and what to expect. When you are done with the video, click on the red 'Next' button.
    11. Follow the prompts from there and you will be shown a form which you will need to print or save on your phone to present when you arrive for your appointment.
    12. When you go to your appointment at the location you had selected, make sure to bring a printed copy or digital copy on your phone of the form from the previous step AND your Government-issued photo ID
    13. NOTE: There is no need to upload any documentation to your profile or any other action required on our part after completion of the fingerprinting. The results will be posted to your volunteer profile at www.ayso8029.org automatically when completed (usually 1-2 weeks after fingerprinting).

  • Concussion Awareness: this is an online class taken on the ASYO Training website. See instructions below on how to access this training.

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest: this is an online class taken on the ASYO Training website. See instructions below on how to access this training.

  • AYSO Safe Haven: this is an online class taken on the ASYO Training website. See instructions below on how to access this training.

  • SafeSport: This requirement is based on the Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 which applies to AYSO. This is an online class provided by an external vendor. To access this training, follow these instructions:
    1. Login to your account at www.ayso8029.org
    2. Click on the 'Volunteer tab on the left side
    3. In the section marked 'Important information from AYSO', click on the down arrow to the right of this text
    4. In the expanded section, you should see a link in the 'SafeSport' section which will take you to the vendor's website to complete this training. There are also additional details on how to take the other training/certifications on this page. Note that you will need to create an account with the SafeSport training vendor in order to continue.
    5. When you click on the SafeSport training link for the first time, you will see a 'Sign Up' page to create an account. Most of the fields should be self-explanatory, but for the 'Name of Sport or Community Organization Required' field, enter 'AYSO'.
    6. When you successfully login to get to the Safe Sport home page, scroll down to the section titled 'My Courses'. There, you should see a course titled 'SafeSports Trained - U.S. Soccer Federation'. Click on the 'Start' button to start this course.
    7. NOTE: There is no need to upload any documentation to your profile or any other action required on our part after completion of the SafeSport course. Your volunteer profile at www.ayso8029.org will automatically be updated shortly after completion.



    • AYSO Training Website (aka AYSOU)
    To access the AYSO Training website to take the Concussion Awareness, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and AYSO Safe Haven online classes, follow these steps:
    • Login to your account at www.ayso8029.org
    • Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
    • Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
    • You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
    • Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side
    • IMPORTANT: Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Safe Haven' section. All the required courses are within this section, even if they are not Safe Haven-related. Here, you will see links to the following online versions of the courses you will need to take:
      • AYSO's Safe Haven - Online
      • CDC Concussion Awareness - Online
      • Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online
    • Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take each respective online course


    AYSO Coach Training
    In addition to all the common trainings/certifications referenced above, all AYSO Coaches must also take the relevant coach training courses for the age group they will be coaching.

    Note that you must have the age appropriate level of training for your age group, even if you have a higher level of training. So for example, if you had only taken the 10U Coaching class previously, you are not certified to coach 6U or 8U age groups until you have taken the 6U or 8U Coach training class, respectively. Once you are certified for a specific age group, you do not have to take that training again, but are always welcome to retake training as a refresher.

    Training for Playground, 6U, and 8U Coaches can all be done online. There may be an option to do these in-person as well, but it is dependent on scheduling availability. Training for 10U and above consists of an online training course plus a mandatory in-person coach training session.

    To access the AYSO Coach Training online courses, follow these steps:
    • Login to your account at www.ayso8029.org
    • Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
    • Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
    • You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
    • Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side
    • Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Coaching' section. All the required online coaching courses are within this section.
    • Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take online Coach Training course relevant to the age group that you will be coaching.

    AYSO Referee Training
    In addition to all the common trainings/certifications referenced above, all AYSO Referees must take the relevant training courses for the age group they will be officiating. Most of the training for Referees consists of an online training course plus a mandatory in-person Referee training session. To access the AYSO Referee Training online courses, follow these steps:
    • Login to your account at www.ayso8029.org
    • Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
    • Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
    • You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
    • Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side (for the online portion of the Regional Referee training)
      • Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Refereeing' section. All the required Referee courses are within this section.
      • Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take online Referee Training course relevant to the age group that you will be coaching.
      • For those courses that are in-person, click on the blue 'Enroll Via Event' button which will take you to the training calendar which will list the relevant upcoming in-person trainings courses for the training you had selected and follow the prompts from there to Enroll in one of the training sessions.

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