Palo Alto AYSO 2007 Coach Training Calendar

This is information from 2007. Update is coming.

The coach training program has three related but separate components:

Annual Coach Meeting
 The Annual Coach Meeting takes place just prior to the start of each season. It covers any FIFA or AYSO law or policy changes and updates to the local Palo Alto program.
Safe Haven certification
Safe Haven teaches general coaching and child specific material, including AYSO philosophy and culture, child safety, team management, injury preventation and volunteer protection. Safe Haven is taught as a two hour evening class. This class is mandatory for all head coaches, co-coaches and assistant coaches.
Age-specific coach training The age-specific training courses teach soccer techniques and principles of play that are appropriate for the given age group. Most importantly, they teach coaches how to teach the techniques. The age-specific coach training is taught on weekends at courses that vary in length from a half-day to two days, depending on the age level of the players that will be coached. 

AYSO has a goal of 100% coach certification. Every coach and assistant coach must have the Safe Haven certification and is strongly encouraged to attend the appropriate age-specific training. Even if you are an experienced soccer player, you must attend the coach training in order to be covered by the Volunteer Protection Act. The Safe Haven and age-specific coach training courses need only be taken once, although anyone is welcome to re-attend to refresh their knowledge. Attendance at the Annual Coach Meeting is mandatory for all coaches and assistant coaches every year.

Annual Coach Meeting

The meetings for coaches and assistant coaches will be held in the Cafeteria at JLS Middle School.

Positive Coach Alliance

There will be four Positive Coach Alliance sessions in the area. Coaches are encouraged to attend any one of the four sessions. The one in Palo Alto will be held at the JLS cafeteria at 7 PM. The date is Monday, September 10th.

The other PCA coach workshop is:
Saturday, September 22, 5-7PM, Los Altos Hills Town Hall.

More info

eAYSO

Every coach must register as a volunteer in eAYSO every year. Go to http://www.eayso.org and login.

If you have never logged in before, click on First Time, followed by Next, followed by Next. You should now be on a page with three boxes. Click on either AYSO Volunteer or AYSO Youth Volunteer.

On the next screen, enter your first and last name as well as your home phone number and click Next. On the next page, enter in your email address and password and click on Next.

On the next page, click Find a Region. Enter your zip code and click Next. The next page should indicate that you are in Region 26. Click Next.

On the next page, you will enter your personal information. You MUST enter a social security number and a driver's license in order to proceed. No one outside of the person doing background checks will ever see these numbers. Without this, you CANNOT be a coach or assistant coach.

Once all of the data has been entered, send an email to stating that you have pre-registered as a volunteer. You will then receive an email (hopefully within 24 hours) with your AYSO ID number.

Safe Haven

Online Safe Haven training - provided by AYSO National.

You need a AYSO ID number before you take this course.

Coach Training Clinics

Clinics are available for the different age groups.

AYSO Region 26 coach traning

Coach Training for U7, U8 and U9
Date Time Location Comment
Saturday, August 25th 9 AM to noon Walter Hays RSVP
Sunday, September 9th 9 AM to noon Mitchell Park RSVP
Sunday, September 30th 9 AM to noon Walter Hays RSVP

Coach Training for U10, U12 and U14
Date Time Location Comment
Sunday, August 26th 9 AM to noon and 1-4 PM Walter Hays a whole day session, lunch provided. RSVP
Saturday, September 8th 9 AM to noon and 1-4 PM Mitchell Park a whole day session, lunch provided. RSVP

Coaches can show up for one day or both days. The September 30th date clinic will focus on how to keep practices fresh.

These are not AYSO coach certification clinics, but they will teach useful training techniques that will make the season more productive and enjoyable for players and coaches.

Please send an email to the Regional Commissioner with the dates you will attend. This does not constitute a commitment, we just need to get a rough estimate so that I know how many instructors to get. Lunch will be served at the clinics for U10, U12 and U14 .

Coach training provided by nearby regions

  1. Training listed by Region 43: Region 43 (Los Altos) maintains a list of coach clinics being offered in the Area. Upon completion of one of these courses, you will be awarded the respective AYSO coach certification.

General Notes on all courses

The Safe Haven course is an online course and the Annual Coach Meetings are held indoors. Most of the time at the age-specific training will be spent on the soccer field. Participants need not have had any previous soccer experience or coaching experience, but should be prepared to learn by doing. Participants should wear sports clothing (shorts rather than jeans are highly recommended) and bring athletic shoes or soccer shoes, shin guards, water, sun screen, a soccer ball and note-taking materials. Lunch will be provided at each of the all-day courses.

Who runs the coaching courses?

AYSO is organized into Sections (we are in Section 2) which are divided into Areas (we are in Area A) which are divided into Regions. Palo Alto is Region 26, Menlo Park is Region 109, etc.

The U6, U8 and U10 courses are run by individual regions. While you may attend a course in any region, note that the programs and some policies, especially U6 and U8, differ significantly from region to region, so you are advised to attend the U6 and U8 courses in your home region.

Courses for coaches of players in divisions U11, U12, U14, U16 and U19 are run by the staff of AYSO Area A and are held in various locations on the Mid-Peninsula during the summer. The Intermediate Coach (U14) course is a two days long (Sat/Sun) but may be taken as two one-day sessions, a Sat. at one course and a Sun. at another (in that order). The Area also offers a U10 course. Details of the Area A courses can be found on the Coaching page of the Area A web site. In addition, the Los Altos Region 43 maintains a list of courses being offered by all regions in Area A.

Ball and Cone Distribution

Balls and cones will be available for pickup from our soccer locker on Embarcadero Way across from the Palo Alto Airport on the following days:

The second day of ball pickup has been cancelled. Please contact Region Commissioner if you need.

Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8/19 
 
  
 
 		 8/20
8/21
8/22
8/23

8/24 8/25
U7/8/9 Training
Ball pickup
8/26
U10/12/14 Training
 8/27
Practice starts. 		8/28 
 
  
 
 		 8/29
8/30
U6-9/VIP Meeting 		8/31 9/1
9/2 
 
  
 
 		 9/3
Labor Day		 9/4
U10-19 Meeting
 9/5
 9/6
 9/7
 9/8
Fall Season
U10/12/14 Training
9/9
U7/8/9 Training
 9/10
PCA		 9/11 
 
  
 
 
9/12
9/13
9/14
 9/15
9/16
 
 
 
 		 9/17
9/18
9/19
9/20
9/21 9/22
9/23
 
 
 
 		 9/24
9/25
9/26
9/27
9/28 9/29
9/30
U7/8/9 Training
 10/1 
 
  
 
 		 10/2
10/3
10/4
10/5 10/6

Last updated: 12 August 2007 Palo Alto AYSO Coach pages Copyright © 2006 Palo Alto AYSO