Coach Training

In compliance with AYSO’s National Coaching Program, AYSO Region 43 offers a number of Coach Training Courses during the months of August and September. Many of the coach courses for the younger age groups are available online at eAYSO.org.

Training to or above the level of team you are coaching is required for head coaches and strongly encouraged for assistant coaches. Coaches who want their teams to participate in the Area and Section tournaments at the end of the season are REQUIRED to have the appropriate training levels. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!


Division Minimum Coach Training Requirement
U7 and U8 U-8
U9 and U10 U-10
U12 U-12
U14 Intermediate
U16 and U19 Advanced

Coach Training Calendar

Below is the current planned calendar of upper level training courses being offered by our region as well as AYSO Area 2A for 2011. Cross-check with the Coaches Calendar for latest information.
**The only pre-requisite for the U-8, U-10 and U-12 Coach Certification courses is to be Safe Haven for Coach certified. The Intermediate Coach Certification course requires U-12 certification as a pre-requisite and the Advanced Coach Certification course requires Intermediate Coach Certification.

Date Event
June 11-17 National Coach camp, Chapman Univ, Orange County
July 22-24 Golden Gate Camp – Atherton, CA, for intermediate, advanced coaches training
Sat, Aug 6 U12 Coach Training (8:15am-3pm), Location: Springer School, Mountain View, CA, Contact: David Koblas (koblas@extra.com)
Sat, Aug 13 U12 Coach Training (Time TBD), Location: Redwood City, CA Contact: Roberto Manchia, (rgmsoccer@aol.com)
Sat-Sun, Aug 13-14 Intermediate Coach training (8am-4pm), Two Locations: Palo Alto or Saratoga Register on eayso.org
Sun, Aug 14 Mandatory Coaches’ Meeting – 4:30 pm, Covington Multi-purpose
Sat, Aug 20 U12 Coach Training (9am-3pm), Location: John Muir Elementary, San Jose, CA Contact: Tim Oey (rca@ayso64.org)
Sat, Aug 27 U12 Coach Training, (8am-4pm) Location: Graham Middle School, Mountain View, CA Contact: Jim Madison (JRMCoach@aol.com)
Sat-Sun, Aug 27-28 Intermediate Coach Training (Sat 8-5pm & Sun 8:30am-4pm), Location: Graham Middle School, Mountain View, CA Contact: Jim Madison (JRMCoach@aol.com)
Fri-Sun, Aug 26-28 Advanced Coach Training (Fri 6-10pm, Sat 9-6pm & Sun 9am-5pm), Location: Foster City, CA, Contact: Charlie Drechsler, (DRECHSLERCD@HOTMAIL.COM)

Please Pre-Register for the course you plan on attending following the steps below. [You can also find other courses offered nearby, with these same instructions.]

  1. Go to www.eayso.org and log in
  2. Find “Enroll to take a class” in the lower right area of the screen and click on it
  3. Select Section “2″; optionally select Area “A” (ours), “J” (Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz), “N” (mid-Peninsula) or “blank”; select appropriate “Course”; and click on “Search”
  4. Click on the bubble to the left side of the Course Name and click on “Course Signup”
  5. If your name is not on list provided, type in your Last Name and then click on “Search for a Volunteer” and your name should now pop up
  6. Click on the bubble to the left of your name then click “Add attendee to program roster”.

    7. A reminder that you must be a registered AYSO volunteer and be AYSO Safe Haven certified prior to taking any coach training course.

Congratulations! You are now signed up for a coach certification course.

Training Courses Outside of Region 43

Other nearby Regions and Areas also offer training. Please follow their instructions and RSVP so that they know the quantity of training material to order. Please remember that you are a guest when you take training in their region/area.

On-Line Training Opportunities

On-line training is available for U-8 and U-10. Although not a substitute for the experience gained by taking the courses in person, the U-8 coach on-line course satisfies the requirement for being U-8 Coach Certified. The U-10 course requires a field portion to finish the certification process which is not currently offered stand-alone.

  • You must have your eAYSO ID in order to sign into the online class. You can view this by logging into www.eayso.com.
  • Visit aysotraining.org, AYSO’s online certification and training site.
  • Choose the course you wish to take.
  • When complete, print out the certificate of completion and save it in your files.

Advanced Coach Training at Golden Gate Camp

Coaches who have Intermediate Coach Certification are encouraged to attend the Advanced Coach Certification at AYSO Section 2’s Golden Gate Camp. This is a two-and-a half day residential clinic at Menlo College in Atherton, CA for coaches of U16 and U19 teams. The dates are July 22-24 2011. Register at the Section 2 site. This is an annual venue so you can also plan for 2012.