Coach Training Schedule:

Mon., July 20, 6 – 8pm U-6 Coach Classroom and Field Training

Tues., July 21, 6 – 7:30pm U-8 Coach Classroom Training (see below for field portion)
Sat., July 25, 10:30 – 11:30 U-8 Coach Field Training

Wed., July 22, 6 – 7:30pm U-10 Coach Classroom Training (see below for field portion)
Sat., July 25, 11:45 – 12:45 U-10 Coach Field Training

Thurs., July 22, 6 – 8pm U-12 Coach Classroom Training (see below for field portion)
Sat., July 25, 1:00 – 3:00 U-12 Coach Field Training

All Classroom Training sessions will be held at the Los Lunas High School teachers' lounge.
All Field Training sessions will be held at the Los Lunas Sports Complex on Hwy 314

All coaches must be AYSO Age Appropriate Certified. Anyone who wants to coach and cannot make these trainings must contact Regional Commissioner

To sign up for any of the above training session please contact Regional Commissioner

AYSO COACHING PROGRAM

Volunteer Coaches are the Heart of the Program

AYSO is an all-volunteer organization. Of all the volunteers, the coaches are the most visible and have the greatest impact on the lives of the players.

Our region has about 70 volunteer coaches. Most of the coaches are parents or relatives of the players they coach. Coaches come with a wide range of backgrounds, some play the game and know it well, some have coached other sports, and others know very little about coaching or soccer, but are willing to learn. Almost any of them will tell you coaching the kids has been a great part of their lives and given them a chance to enjoy a fun activity with their children.

Child Centered Program

In AYSO, we train our coaches that coaching is not about them. It's about the children and about the game. Too often the adults' need to win takes away from the child's opportunity to be a child. We want the children to have fun playing a game we love. We want them to develop skills, because it's a lot more fun to play a game you are skilled. And we want them to learn to be good sports and good teammates.

How do I get Started?

Many coaches start when their children start at U5 or U6. This is a great place to start, because while the children learn the sport gradually, so do the coaches (and the referees for that matter). Others start when their children are older and hit the ground running. Still others start as an assistant coach and decide that they want to coach a team of their own. However you start, AYSO has training, support, and development to help you be successful.

AYSO Coach Training Program

The AYSO Coaching Program includes two facets: Coach Safe Haven Certification and Age-Specific Coach Training

All AYSO Coaches are required to take:

The Coach Safe Haven course once before their first season coaching

and

A Coaching Course every two years.

For a link to information regarding coaching courses needed for our region: click here

SOCCER DRILLS

Here are some links to soccer drills recommended by other coaches.  Please advise webmaster if you have any links you would like to see posted.

http://www.footy4kids.co.uk/soccer_games_for_young_children_part2.htm