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Hillsborough AYSO Region 110

Welcome, Coach Volunteers!

As an all-volunteer organization, AYSO depends entirely on parent volunteers to act as coaches and referees. We are always looking for people who are interested in coaching their kids in soccer!

Many of our first-year coaches in the younger divisions (6U – 8U and even 10U) have never coached or necessarily even played soccer before but yet have a very successful year. For those of you who are considering coaching your child but do not feel comfortable with your knowledge of the game, we offer plenty of Training Clinics and support to make your experience a success.

A quick guide to the certification process is outlined in the following document:
Hillsborough Coach & Referee Certification Guide

Hillsborough AYSO assigns a parent-volunteer “Division Director” to manage each age/gender division, starting shortly after the spring registration process through the end of the Fall season. Your Division Director will begin to contact coach volunteers after the spring registration events and will be your primary point of contact with the AYSO organization. In addition, for questions relating specifically to your coaching credentials and certifications, please contact our Coach Administrator at [email protected].

Checklist: What You Need to Do

To be an AYSO coach, you need to do the following:

Register as an AYSO volunteer by clicking on the “Register Now” link on this website's home page. Returning coaches must renew their registration because registration expires at the end of each year.
Sign up for an age division and be sure you are signing up for the correct age division for your child here.
Take the AYSO Safe Haven, concussion awareness training, and other certifications and training. A checklist is provided in your AYSO account and the guide is here: Hillsborough Coach & Referee Certification Guide

Coaching Resources

[email protected]

6U Coaching Manual

8U Coaching Manual

10U Coaching Manual

12U Coaching Manual

14U Coaching Manual

16U+ Coaching Manual

Additional AYSO skill activities

Mandatory Coaches Meeting

We hold a Mandatory Coaches Meeting in June, July, or August. Your Division Director will give you the date and time for your age division. The primary purpose of the meeting is to ensure all coaches understand the process leading up to the season kickoff, including coach training and certification requirements. During this meeting the Division Directors will also assign practice times and fields for each of the teams in Divisions 8U and above. Your best chance to get your preferred practice time is to attend the meeting.

Age Specific Rules

8U and 10U Players: Weekly Skills Clinics

We have implemented a program of weekly skills clinics to be run by our professional instructors. For those players who want additional help with the technical aspects of soccer, these clinics will be a great opportunity to get extra training from professional coaches. You are also welcome to attend and observe the professional instructors in action – this is a great way for inexperienced coaches to improve their coaching skills
We will contact families directly with information about the program and instructions on how to register. Coaches should remind their players of this opportunity and encourage them to attend.

Prior registration is not required.

Parents must sign their players in and out so please accompany your child to the field and locate the UK Soccer coaches.

Players must arrive for the clinics wearing suitable soccer attire, with shin guards and a water bottle. No earrings. Players who do not have appropriate attire will not be permitted to participate in the clinic.

Practice Fields

Practice slots are allocated to teams in age divisions 8U and above at the Mandatory Coaches meeting in June. Generally, fields are assigned based on the division (i.e., 8U at Crocker, 10U at District, 12U at West School and 14U at North School).

If inclement weather is present or in the forecast or we have had recent rain, please check the Field pag e for field closure details and our general policy. Please honor any signs of field closure even if it means losing a practice. Sometimes, the fields are closed suddenly before we are notified and we need you to honor that closure.

At all locations, please avoid worn areas to limit damage to the turf, and use good judgment. If the players are getting muddy, it may be time to shift the practice to a less exposed area of the field. Note that many of our fields show bare areas after repeated use, particularly in front of the goals, which are easily torn up by cleats. Please practice away from these areas, and DO NOT USE THE GOAL AREAS FOR PRACTICES. Use cones to mark off practice areas which avoid the worn spots.

Accident Reporting

If a player or registered adult volunteer (such as a Coach or Assistant Coach) becomes injured during practice or a game, the injury must be reported. Please contact our Regional Safety Director at [email protected].

The AYSO Incident Report Form is available here. Incident Report Forms should be completed by any Coach, Referee or Regional Board Member witnessing any serious incident involving, but not limited to:

Injuries
Threats of bodily harm
Fighting whether or not a serious injury occurs
Property damage
Hospitalization of a participant
Law enforcement summoned
Service or notification of a pending lawsuit

Regional Board Members, Coaches, and Referees should submit Incident Report Forms to the Regional Safety Director, who in turn, should call the AYSO National Office Risk Management/Insurance Department at 800-872-2976. The Regional Safety Director must also send a copy of each Incident Report to the AYSO National Office.