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AVYSL Coaches

Every AVYSL Program has different types of requirements for coaching as outlined below:

AVYSL Recreational Program Coaches - Coaches for our Spring and Fall recreational programs are selected by the programs’ Directors.  Recreational coaches do not need to complete the League’s coaching application. Please see appropriate page of the website for complete information.  Click here for a link to the Spring Microsoccer Program page. Click here for a link to the Fall Rec. Program Coach’s page.

AVYSL Comp/Select Tiered Program Coaches - All coaches for the tiered program are selected by and report to the Director of Coaching. AVYSL requires that all Comp and Select (Class 1 and Class 3) coaches must be licensed in accordance with the CYSA coaching license policy and follow the league guidelines for submitting a coach application.

AVYSL Comp/Select Grandfathered Program Coaches - Grandfathered competitive program coaches are AYVSL Board approved and report to the directors of Class 1 or Class 3 respectively. AVYSL requires that all Comp and Select (Division 3 and Division 1) coaches must be licensed in accordance with the CYSA coaching license policy and follow the league guidelines for submitting a coach application.

The CYSA coaching license policy can be found here.

AVYSL coaches and assistant coaches must have attended a Positive Coaching Alliance Coaches workshop.  Check the AVYSL PCA pages at http://www.almadensoccer.org/pca/index_E.html to find when the next workshop will be offered.

Coaching Courses

The CYSA Coaching Program is described at http://www.cysanorth.org/Coaching/CYSACoachingProgram.pdf

Among other things, these coaching courses help a coach understand his players, provide a teaching framework, and provide information that will make coaching and playing soccer more enjoyable.

Other coaching courses offered through CYSA are listed at http://www.cysanorth.org/Coaching/coaching_courses.htm

US Soccer "Best Practices"

Click here to view the best practices information.

This is the "US Soccer Federation's" age appropriate guide for coaching U-6 to U18.

To all AVYSL coaches, please take a moment to review the US Soccer Best Practices information.  Please make sure to read the introduction and then the age appropriate information which corresponds to the age group you are coaching.  This information has been developed by our US National Team Coaches.