All coaches must be AYSO registered volunteers, safe haven (Online),Safe Sport, Live Scan Finger prints, Concussion Awareness, Cardiac arrest and age appropriately certified. To register as a volunteer you must complete the registration application in your Blue Sombrero account and ESIGN the document which will activate a background check from the AYSO National Office. Once you are a registered volunteer you may sign-up for a coach training courses through the www.aysou.org web site.

 Registration

Please sign up for the class in advance through www.aysou.org. To register for a class, you must be a registered volunteer and use your Blue Sombrero username and password to log into AYSOU.

Note that classes with low enrollment may be cancelled; if so, you will receive an email informing you that the class was cancelled. 

Location

It is normally advantageous to attend a course offered in your own region, as the class will be closer, you will have more opportunity to meet coaches in your city and you will receive region-specific information about policies and practices.  You may attend any AYSO course offered at any location to receive coach training and certification.

Cost

Many classes have a fee associated with them.  For AYSO classes within Region 84, these fees are applicable only for those volunteers from outside Area 11L.  If you are a volunteer from outside Area 11L, please bring a check (no cash please) made out to "Region 84".  Area 11L volunteers do not need to bring a check for any training offered within the area.  Area 11L volunteers are those from one of the regions listed on the Area 11L  Regions page.

Be aware that to be covered under the Volunteer Protection Act you must be certified and trained by obtaining at least two classes: (1) Safe Haven Certification and (2) CDC Concussion Awareness, in addition to Age specific coach certification training.  For example, if you coach in the 8U divisions you must attend a U8 course; a 12U certification  will only cover those coaching in the 12U division.  Also note that an intermediate or advanced certificate does not confer all lower age-specific certifications.  Therefore, a coach who holds a 12U certification and an intermediate certificate and wishes to coach 10U must then earn a 10U certificate.  Most regions adhere to this as minimum coaching requirements.