COACHING LINKS

Coach's Home Page

Region Coaching Administrator: Jonathon Beres

"Scroll down for many topics you may need to know about coaching in Region 88."

Note: Safe Haven is a mandatory requirement for all Region 88 AYSO Referees. You must take the Safe Haven course before you can coach this coming fall. If you have successfully completed the course before, you do not need to take it again

LATEST COACHING NEWS

Team Zone Info (ALL COACHES MUST COMPLETE THIS)
Coaches, Team Zone accounts have been sent to your email address.
- You have received your uniforms. Please have a team name by Friday, and input the following information on to your team page. (Team name, team colors, Asst Coach and email, Team Coordinator and email, and sponsor)
- All these instructions are at the: Team Zone Info page .

New Nutrition Program
Along with your uniforms, you should have received a short memo on the new Nutrition program we are implementing. Please read carefully and work with your Team Coordinators and parents to promote this program for our kids. More information will be coming.

For Coaches, Referees AND Parents
Special Short-sided rules for Under-5 through Under-10 Divisions
KNOW THEM. The test is coming soon!.

Under-10 coaches: Note the major change in the U-10 Boys division.

Upcoming Clinics (for Safe Haven, Coaching, and Referee Clinics)
Sign-Up here

Our Region 88 Community
Sign up for our Discussion Community Board to share valuable information and ideas with other coaches and volunteers.

Something to think about... What we say..., what the kids might hear...

COACHING REQUIREMENTS

Ready to coach?
Each coach has to fulfill a few simple requirements to coach.
Make sure to review the coaching requirements for the division you are coaching, attend a upcoming clinic, and go to eAYSO fill out a Volunteer Form.

TEAM ORGANIZATION INFO

Coach's Handbooks (in pdf format)
Part 1 - Part 2

Team Meeting
Sample Agenda

Code of Conduct and Kids Zone Forms MANDATORY for ALL parents to sign

Sponsorship Info The league needs sponsorships to allow all the children to play. Each team needs to secure sponsor.

PRACTICE INFO

Selecting a Practice Field

Temporaray practice fields have been allocated for August.. Please be patient as we have a limited supply of fields until September. You will be contacted by email soon by the Practice Field Coordinator to select your official practice field for the remaining season.

For right now, DO NOT practice at any "school" field, since we have no permits for them yet and we would risk losing them for the fall season

Practice Sessions

Ideas for Practice Sessions (for various divisions)

Other Practice Field Info

You will need to know the Location of the Practice Fields, where to pick up the Key for the Field Lights, and keep a copy of the Field Permits

OTHER COACHING INFO

"Coaches Corner" Articles

There are also some great articles to think about as a coach
(For new and experienced coaches)

Player had an injury?

Accident Report Forms

Need to track down a Field Manager?

Here's the list

Misc

Soccer Lingo

"Children Learn What they Live" poem

REGION 88 DISCUSSION Community BOARD

Coaches, share your coaching ideas. Register for the Region 88 Discussion Board, create new topics, exchange equipment, find a referee for your game, add your two cents, or may be find out something new. Try it out, and keep constructive.

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