COACH REQUIREMENTS

All Requirements Must be Completed by July 15 to Ensure You can Start Coaching August 1

Thank you for volunteering to coach this season! The requirements for all coaches (per CalNorth and our League, River City Youth Soccer League) are below. We highly encourage you to complete the first two requirements as soon as possible.

NEW COACHES ONLY

COMPLETE LIVE SCAN

Do this first! Results can take a few weeks.

This has to be done even if you have completed it elsewhere. There will be a free event happening at Cresta Park on Tuesday, June 20th from 4-7:30PM where you can get this done, otherwise you need to make an appointment to get it completed on your own time.

Instructions:

  1. Access your dashboard using the button below
  2. Click on “view” next to your name
  3. Click on your name (in blue under the coach registration header, top left corner)
  4. Click on dashboard on the top left corner
  5. Scroll down and on the right hand column you'll see a list of requirements that need to be met
  6. Click on “details” next to the Live Scan item and fill in your information to submit the form
  7. Once you complete the form, you are able to schedule an appointment for your in-person live scan
  8. If you are able to, please try to attend the June 20th event at Cresta Park
  9. If you are not able to attend the event at Cresta Park, please e-mail registrar@apsoccer.org to receive a code to use during your appointment registration
ACCESS YOUR DASHBOARD

All Coaches

BACKGROUND CHECK

This can take a few weeks for the results to come through, so please do not wait to complete this task.

All Coaches will need to complete this each year. Returning coaches will just complete the refresher. You NEED to ensure you are using your legal name and that you registered as a coach using your legal name.

Instructions:

  1. Access your dashboard using the button below
  2. Click on “view” next to your name
  3. Click on your name (in blue under the coach registration header, top left corner)
  4. Click on dashboard on the top left corner
  5. Scroll down and on the right hand column you'll see a list of requirements that need to be met
  6. Click on “details” next to the Background Check item
  7. Click on “Submit a New Report”
  8. Fill in all of your information, sign at the bottom and click on “Submit”
  9. You will receive an email after you submit the form and that email MUST be responded to in order to complete this step!
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ALL COACHES

INTRO TO HEALTH & SAFETY

All Coaches will need to complete this course each year. Returning coaches will just complete the refresher.

Instructions:

  1. Access your dashboard using the button below
  2. Click on “view” next to your name
  3. Click on your name (in blue under the coach registration header, top left corner)
  4. Click on dashboard on the top left corner
  5. Scroll down and on the right hand column you'll see a list of requirements that need to be met
  6. Click on "details" next to the Health & Safety requirement
  7. Click on “Submit a New Report”
  8. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the blue “Intro to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments”
  9. Log in to the US Soccer Learning Center
  10. Click on START INTRO TO SAFETY COURSE
  11. When completed, please send a screenshot of the completion page to registrar@apsoccer.org, so we can upload it to the system for you for League verification
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ALL COACHES

SAFE SPORT COURSE

All Coaches will need to complete this course each year. Returning coaches will just complete the refresher.

Instructions:

  1. Access your dashboard using the button below
  2. Click on “view” next to your name
  3. Click on your name (in blue under the coach registration header, top left corner)
  4. Click on dashboard on the top left corner
  5. Scroll down and on the right hand column you'll see a list of requirements that need to be met
  6. Click on "details" next to the Safe Sport Course requirement
  7. Click on the blue “Start Course” link
  8. Using the email address that you registered with, sign up for or log in to the US Center for Safe Sport and complete the course
  9. When completed, please send a screenshot of the completion page to registrar@apsoccer.org, so we can upload it to the system for you for League verification
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All Coaches

ONLINE LICENSING COURSE

If you have not taken a licensing course previously, this needs to be completed. This requirement does have a fee of $25, which is reimbursed upon completion.

This is the only course not accessible through your registration dashboard.  

Instructions:

  1. Visit the US Soccer Learning Center using the button below
  2. Log in using the same login credentials created for the Intro to Health and Safety Course
  3. Scroll down to Coaching Education
  4. Scroll down to “Register for a Course” and (with the license pathway option on the top of the left hand column) you should be able to scroll down on the left banner and click on Introduction
  5. Once you complete the Introduction course, you can complete the Online 4v4 (for U05-U08 coaches), 7v7 (for U10 coaches), 9v9 (for U12 coaches) or 11v11 (for U14-19 coaches)
  6. When completed, please send a screenshot of the completion page to registrar@apsoccer.org, so we can upload it to the system for you for League verification
ACCESSS COURSE

ALL COACHES

PERSONAL HEADSHOT

This is for your coaching badge. It must be face forward, no hats or sunglasses (even on top of the head), and shoulders up. Technically, this needs to be on a blue background, but any clean background will work.

Email your photo to the Registrar when completed.

EMAIL YOUR PHOTO