For Teams

Each team must supply volunteers to fill the positions described below. AYSO is an all-volunteer organization, so each player should have a volunteer representing them in order to play. The first six numbers listed below indicate the most important positions required for your child's team to function. Fill those positions first with volunteers who are willing to do these jobs. Remaining parents should volunteers for one of the other positions.

Each team may have duplications of positions (i.e. two concession volunteers, two safety, four referees) as long as positions 1 through 6 have first been filled. Please review the descriptions of each job.

TEAM COACH: This is an individual willing to take the responsibility for organizing a team, arranging team practice sessions, coaching during games, and assuring that AYSO philosophies are followed during practices & games.  AYSO rules require Team Coaches to be trained to the level of their team (i.e. a U12 Coach must have completed U12 Coach training). Free training Clinics are held to train upper division coaches. U06 and U08 coaches can train and become certified online at aysotraining.org. Coaches must have Safe Haven certification. The 30 minute Safe Haven training course should be completed on line at aysotraining.org before the coaches begin the season.

ASSISTANT COACH: Individual(s) willing to take responsibility for assisting the coach during practices and games and provide leadership in carrying out AYSO and team philosophies. Assistant coaches must attend training clinics and certification courses. Safe Haven certification is required. The 30 minute Safe Haven training course should be completed on line at aysotraining.org before the Assistant Coaches begin the season.

REFEREE: (2 required per team except U06) U06 and U08 referees will be the referees for their own children’s games.  For U06 as the center referee and for U08 as the assistant referee.  U06 training will be informally held at registration.  The U08 assistant referee training will be held as the first section of the formal Regional Referee training. Individuals need to be available as a referee/assistant referee for game assignments other than your own child’s game. Commitment involves 1 game per week in the fall and spring, or an equivalent number of games per season. Trading game assignments and getting substitutes are OK. Volunteer Referees learn the Laws of the Game by attending referee classes before each fall and spring season. New and experienced referees get on-the-field training as well as classroom sessions. Uniforms are provided. Center referee assignments for new and inexperienced referees start at U8 and U10 games. You will select your level of comfort. Specific information is mailed to referee volunteers by the Referee Administrator. Safe Haven certification is required in order to referee and a 30-minute Safe Haven training session must be completed online at aysotraining.org before being added to the referee schedule.

TEAM PARENT: The Team Parent is the communication link between the AYSO Board and the team. A team parent must check the team folder each week at the shed and distribute information to all team members and families. Team Parents schedule the half-time refreshments for game day and assist the coach as needed. If a Team Parent must miss a Saturday at the field, they should arrange for someone else to do their duties that day. The team parent should follow up to make sure other volunteers are signing up for their shifts at the safety/information station, the concessions stand, etc.

REGISTRATION: This individual must be willing to help with the registration process for their child’s team, as well as help with at least one registration event in the fall or spring.  The Team Registration volunteer will have an opportunity to select which registration event fits your schedule.  They can sign up to help at the open registrations, collect forms at the field, collate packets prior to registration. Each job is a 2-3 hour commitment.

FIELDS SET UP-TAKE DOWN, FIELD MAINTENANCE PERSON: (2 suggested per team)  These individuals are required to help put up and take down nets, flags and goal posts. They help pick up litter, empty garbage cans and provide rest room cleanup. Some volunteer will be responsible for opening or closing the equipment shed. All of these tasks can be performed on game day. The Fields volunteer is willing to help on an as needed basis to line fields, repair goals, check nets and equipment, and do field repair. Some Fields volunteers will be asked to help line fields one week before the season begins in the fall and spring and/or before the fall 5-A-Side jamboree.

SAFETY/INFORMATION: These volunteers are willing to operate the Safety/Information station on game day, and attends a one-hour safety training class in the fall and keeps first aid supplies and forms in order. The Safety Volunteer selects one two-hour shift of their choice on game days in the fall and again in the spring. Volunteer will be at the information station to help answer questions throughout their shift and assist the Region 149 Board in other tasks as needed. Sign up information is found in the newsletter.

CONCESSIONS: The Concessions Volunteer is willing to work on game day at the concession stand for a two hour shift of your choice or assist with the obtaining of supplies, cleaning or administrative tasks. Sign up information is found in the newsletter. Volunteers will work a shift in the fall and a shift the spring. You won’t get wet doing this volunteer job!

SPECIAL EVENTS: Special Events volunteers are willing to help with miscellaneous jobs such as the Shoe Swap the first Saturday of the fall and spring season, the 5-A-Side Jamboree in the fall or any other special events sponsored by Region 149.

NOTE You can email the data manager if you need of any lists, such as your team roster or the list of the volunteers on your team, etc. You will not be provided comprehensive information about all volunteers or all players, but you can be provided contact information about members of YOUR team. REMEMBER!

The AYSO Board hopes everyone will find an assignment that they can and will fulfill. Everyone should make it fun for himself or herself!
Every player needs to have a volunteer position filled for his/her team. If parents are not available, older AYSO siblings are encouraged to referee and can enjoy being a volunteer. Be sure to indicate on the Player Card which family member will be the volunteer, and which volunteer position they prefer to fill.

"EVERYONE PLAYS BECAUSE EVERYONE VOLUNTEERS."