Volunteer Training Requirements

Applies to Coaches, Referees, Managers, and Board Members.

• Volunteer Registration Required In Sports Connect. (required yearly, login here) (directions here)
  
  • > Adult Background Check - If close to expiration, you should receive an invitation from TheAdvocates at SterlingVolunteers. Please follow the link to complete your Background Check ASAP. (required every 12mo)
  • > Please reach out to your division coordinator here to be allocated to the team in Sports Connect.
• Adult Coaches and Adult Referees need Safe Sport Online Training. (one big training, then yearly refreshers, see below)
• AYSOU online training through Sports Connect is required and includes... (login here)
  • > Safe Haven Training. (one and done, see below)
  • > Coach and Referee CDC Concussion Awareness Training. (required every 12mo in Oregon, see below)
  • > Online Job Training (part 1). (one and done per division, see below)
• Coach and Referees Practical Field Training (parts 2 & 3). (one and done per division, sign up here)

AYSOU's Job Training Part 1 - Online Training - (All Volunteers)

You log in to the region Sports Connect site (here), navigate to the Volunteer info page, and open etrainu by hitting the AYSOU button found to the right of your volunteer registration. Under the "Training Library" link, look for the "Coaches" or "Referees" or "Administration" and click "View Courses", then enroll and start the online training that is right for the job.

• Coaching will be something like
  
  • Kinder aka "6U Coach - Full Online Course" in AYSOU's Coaching Training Library.
  • 1st and 2nd Grade aka "8U Coach - Full Online Course" in AYSOU's Coaching Training Library.
  • 3/4th Grade aka "10U Coach - Online + In-Person Course" in AYSOU's Coaching Training Library.
  • 5/6th Grade aka "12U Coach - Online + In-Person Course" in AYSOU's Coaching Training Library.
  • 7/8th Grade aka "14U Intermediate Coach - Online + In-Person Course" in AYSOU's Coaching Training Library.
• Refereeing will be called "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" in AYSOU's Referee Training Library.
• Management or Board Member will be "Regional Board Member - Online"  in AYSOU's Management Training Library.

Keep a copy of the certification for your records.

AYSO Corvallis's Job Training Parts 2 & 3 - In-Person Training - (All Coaches & Referees)

Coaches and Referees, please sign up for the final in-person part of your training (here).

AYSOU's Safe Haven - Online Training - (All Volunteers)

You log in to the region Sports Connect site (here), navigate to the Volunteer info page, and open etrainu by hitting the AYSOU button found to the right of your volunteer registration. Under the "Training Library" link, look for the "Safe Haven" and click "View Courses", then enroll and start the "AYSO's Safe Haven".
Keep a copy of the certification for your records.

AYSOU CDC Concussion Awareness - Online Training - (All Coaches & Referees)

Coaches and Referees, you log in to the region Sports Connect site (here), navigate to the Volunteer info page, and open etrainu by hitting the AYSOU button found to the right of your volunteer registration. Under the "Training Library" link, look for the "Safe Haven" and click "View Courses", then enroll and start the "CDC Concussion Awareness - Online".
Keep a copy of the certification for your records.

NOTICE: Per Oregon law (ORS 417.875), every Coach and Referee is required to be concussion certified annually (training is only valid for 1 year). Sports Connect does not know this requirement, so it might say it is done from last year, but we need it done again for this year.

AYSOU's Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online Training - (Not Required)

You log in to the region Sports Connect site (here), navigate to the Volunteer info page, and open etrainu by hitting the AYSOU button found to the right of your volunteer registration. Under the "Training Library" link, look for the "Safe Haven" and click "View Courses", then enroll and start the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online".
Keep a copy of the certification for your records.

SafeSport - Online Training - (All ADULT Coaches & Referees)

This PDF (here) will guide you through the process and how to set up an account to get it going. "SafeSport Trained - U.S. Soccer Federation" is valid for 12 months, then you will need to take an update / refresher class. Remember, you need to have a Safe Sport account using the same legal name, DOB, and email as Sports Connect for the system to automatically connect your accounts.
Having Issues? Contact CVPA
Keep a copy of the certification for your records.

NOTICES: Use a main web browser without ad block (Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Safari). Sports Connect sets the expiration to a year and 90 days, this is inaccurate, trainings expire after 12 months.

Online Training Advice

• You need to have completed your volunteer registration before you can log in for training in etrainu aka AYSOU. IT CAN TAKE 24H FOR AYSOU ACCESS. :(
• Each volunteer needs a Sports Connect account with a unique email to do training (including youth).
• If you see the words 'Course In Progress', please go to 'My Training' to complete the course.
• KEEP A COPY of your certification.