Coaching - Requirements to be Head/Asst Coach
To be a coach, you need to be able to give your time to coach your team at games, plan the games (positions, substitutions, administration), plan and conduct one practice per week, interact with your players' families, and in general be a champion for good sportsmanship. Soccer skills are also helpful!
If you are accepted as a coach, assistant coach or manager, you will immediately need to complete an online background check (referred to as "Risk Management"). (no cost). To do the online background check, go to www.wyslsoccer.org and click on "Risk Management" (left hand side). If you have an issue with submitting your social security number online, please email president@syscboard.org IMMEDIATELY!! for the alternative method, which takes approximately 1 month to complete.
Sign up and attend the orientation to the Westchester Youth Soccer League. This 2 hour class is given in September and the signup is in August.
Sign up and attend the WYSL's 8 hour coaching course. This course is given IN THE WINTER, and the signup is in the fall. (All new coaches are given a "TEMP" pass in the fall if they have not taken this course in a prior year). If you have alternate PROFESSIONAL soccer coaching certifications, they MAY suffice as a substitute. Let the board know about any certifications immediately so they can be considered. No one may coach in the spring without completing the courses.
Attend the SYSC's Pre-Season meeting, usually held the Thursday before the first weekend of the season.
