If you are interested in becoming a mod soccer volunteer coach or assistant coach (and haven't already) please reach out to our Mod Director Lydia at [email protected].
As always, we need more volunteer coaches. It is a great way to be involved with the community and get outside in the fall season. Help be a coach and recruit more coaches.
Coaches Sign up now for Fall! - No coaching experience needed.
- No soccer experience needed.
- No youth development experience needed.
- We work towards a culture of positivity and inclusion, for our players and our coaches.
Coaching Clinics:
We are working on a greater variety of coach clinics and more coach clinics. We will be pushing parents who are not (yet) coaches to attend some of these.
- We are also planning a coaching clinic with April Bottman Haase, the head coach of the VHS girls team in the Summer. She will emphasize some of the same topics as JT but also focus on how to be successful as a woman coaching both girls and boys.
- We have penciled in a coaching clinic with a Challenger Sports coach at 1:00 on July 26th. This will primarily be oriented towards activities that the Challenger coaches use to keep players engaged and having fun.
- We will have two clinics this year with Matt Dorman. Most of you know him. He is an A Licensed coach and a trainer with Washington Youth Soccer as well as a head coach within the Seattle Sounders Youth program.
- We are open to any other conversation you need.
- In addition to leading two coaching clinics, Matt Dorman will be investing more time and energy into coach education this year. Tell us what you need in order to create the best experience possible for all of the players in our club. Reach out to our Development Coordinator, Shanti Escovedo, [email protected].
Preparation for Coaching
Thank you for coaching Vashon Soccer! Please complete these 4 steps before you step on the field with the kids:
1. Complete 'volunteer' registration when you sign up your player or directly on the Vashon Website. You must "Login" if you have an account or else "Register" if you have never made an account before. On your Account Page, click on the Volunteer link on the left side OR fill out the form while signing up your player.
2. Complete SafeSport Training. Visit https://learning.ussoccer.com/safe-soccer and log in or create an account. USE THE SAME Email, First Name, Last Name as on VashonSoccer.org. ONLY COMPLETE PHASE 1 and DO NOT pay for a background check here. This part can take a two or three hours, so don't put off the training.
3. Complete annual background check via WYSA Affinity/SportsConnect https://wys.affinitysoccer.com/Foundation/Login.aspx. Use the same email address as you used on the VashonSoccer.org site. Go to https://wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com/reg/Public/registration/RegistrationSelections.aspx?domain=wys-bgc.affinitysoccer.com. Click "Register" near the top right. You may need to log in again. Fill out the form. Believe it or not, once you have found the form, this is the easiest one to navigate.
**NOTE - if you have used the same login credentials, your US Soccer account should be tied to your Affinity/SportsConnect account. You can see your "Certificates" in the My Account section within Affinity/SportsConnect.
Optional. Complete US Soccer 4v4 Course (or better) at https://dcc.ussoccer.com/
Once you log in, navigate to the Courses tab and select the Grassroots Courses link. The 4v4 course costs $25. Once you have completed it, the club will reimburse you. Even if you are coaching an older group, this course will give you a foundation of working with kids.
If you run into trouble or just have questions during this process, please contact Nicole at [email protected].
We have also created our own Coaching Code of Conduct. We have put a lot of thought into it and it reflects the values that we have as a board and as a club. This is not just lip service. We really believe in this. Please read and think through our Code of Conduct.Volunteers Under Age 18
If you would like to coach but are under the age of 18, please first contact Nicole at [email protected] for assistance with your Affinity/SportsConnect account.
1. Complete Introduction to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments Training. Visit
https://learning.ussoccer.com/safe-soccer and log in or create an account.
USE THE SAME Email, First Name, Last Name as your Affinity/SportsConnect account.
ONLY COMPLETE the "Introduction to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments" under PHASE 1. DO NOT complete the SafeSport training on this page and
DO NOT pay for a background check here.
2. Complete SafeSport Training for Youth Athletes. Visit
https://safesporttrained.org/ and log in or create an account.
USE THE SAME Email, First Name, Last Name as above. Complete the
SafeSport for Youth Athletes course and download a copy of your certificate of completion. Email your certificate to
[email protected].
Coaching Clinics
Vashon Island Soccer Club encourages and pays for nearly any coach training with prior approval from the VISC Board of Directors.
- US Soccer Grassroots Online 4v4 Coaching License ($25 reimbursed by VISC).
- US SoccerGrassroots 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 courses - throughout the region, reimbursed by VISC.
- PCA Training - Sept. 13, McM Multipurpose Room, 6 - 8PM.
- State Coach Seminars ongoing.
All info at www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org/coaches/coaching_education/
For more information about coaching in general, contact Shanti at [email protected].
Game and Roster Resources
Rules and Learning Resources
Share your coaching tips and suggestions with other Vashon coaches. Send to [email protected] and we'll post them here.