Volunteer Next Steps

How to Complete Volunteer Requirements and Courses

SUMMARY

Thank you for volunteering.

All volunteers working with children must complete the following requirements mandated by California state and/or AYSO. You do not need to do these immediately, but should do so as quickly as you can. While these take some time, they protect our kids, and they protect you.

In particular, please complete the background check, fingerprinting, Safe Haven, Concussion Awareness, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and SafeSport as soon as you can.

If you are a coach or referee, please follow the additional corresponding instructions below.

BACKGROUND CHECK

You should have already received an invitation from [email protected]. Please follow the link to complete your Background Check ASAP. Due to County, State and Federal reporting, Background Check Processing can take up to 10 business days. Self disclosures can add an additional 5 business days.

Note: Youth Volunteers (anyone under the age of 18 in California) are not required to complete a background check. See How to become a Youth Referee for details.

ACCESS TO REQUIRED TRAINING

After you have signed up as a volunteer return to the AYSO108 site.
Navigate to your Account view.
Select the Volunteer option on the left-hand side.
Click on the AYSOU link on the right-hand side.
Continue to the Coaches or Referees sections below.

COACHES

6U and 8U Coaches, you can take your courses online any time. Probably best to wait until a few weeks before you will first practice so the material is fresh in your minds.

10U and 12U Coaches: wait until you have received email saying that coach courses are ready for registration (late July or early August).

Navigate to AYSOU (see above steps under Access to Required Training).
Click on "Training Library" in the left panel.
Click on "View Courses" under "Coaching"
6U: Click on "Enroll" under "6U Coach - Online"
8U: Click on "Enroll" under "8U Coach - Online"
10U:
- Click on "Enroll" under "10U Coaching - Online + In Person Field Session".
- You will first complete the online course.
- After completing the online course, you will register for the in person field session.
12U:
- Click on "Enroll" under "12U Coach Pre Course (Part 1) - Online"
- Complete the pre course
- After completing the pre course, click on "Enroll via Event" under "12U Coach Course (Part 2) - Full In-Person Course"

REFEREES

Before refereeing, you must complete the Basic Referee Course requirement to earn a Regional Referee badge.

If you have not done so, you will need to complete it in two parts: 1) an online course and test, and 2) an in-person course and field session

You MUST complete the online course before attending the in-person course.

Please follow the instructions below to do so:

Navigate to AYSOU (see above steps under Access to Required Training).
Click on "Training Library" in the left panel.
Click on "View Courses" under "Refereeing"
Click on "Enroll" under "New - Regional Referee - Online + In-Person Companion Course". You will first complete the online course.
After completion, register for the in-person session
- Click on “Training Event” in the left panel
- Click on the class event on the Calendar and “Enroll”.

The dates for the referee classes can be found by searching for them on the REGIONAL CALENDAR.

If you already have USSF certification, you can apply for AYSO cross certification. Email our Referee Administrator for details.

SAFESPORT

To access your FREE training, that will update your AYSO status, please enroll at Safesport. You do not need to upload your Safesport results unless you are supplying a completed certificate from July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021. Safesport will automatically update your profile, generally within 2 hours of completion.

Note: Youth Volunteers (anyone under the age of 18 in California) are not required to complete a background check. See How to become a Youth Referee for details.

SAFE HAVEN, CONCUSSION AWARENESS, AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST TRAINING

Log into ayso108.org.

Click on "Volunteer" in the left panel.
Click on "AYSOU" at the top right of the page.
You will be transferred to the training system and automatically logged in.
Click on "Training Library" in the left panel.
Click on "View Courses" under "Safe Haven"
Complete 1) Safe Haven 2) Concussion Awareness, and 3) Sudden Cardiac Arrest

ADDITIONAL AND SECONDARY USERS

If you invited an Additional or Secondary User to your account, or you are the Additional User you must accept the invitation sent via email from Sports Connect and create your own username and password. To access training, the Additional User will need to login to their own Sports Connect account and follow the steps above.

FINGERPRINTING

Fingerprinting only needs to be done once.

In August, Foster City, Redwood City, and perhaps other cities in our Area will host Fingerprinting sessions. When we hear of them we’ll announce them to all volunteers. Going to one of these is the easiest way to get fingerprinted.

If you can’t make one of the above, you can get fingerprinted by a provider. The nearest is UPS at 951 Old County Rd Ste 2, Belmont.

Instructions:

Log in to ayso108.org
Click on "Volunteer" in left panel
Check box to left of "Fingerprinting California Only"
Check "Renew and Update"

Follow the instructions.
AYSO will reimburse you for the cost. Just save your payment receipt and send it along with a completed expense form to [email protected] for reimbursement.