The coach’s role is one of teaching soccer skills and sportsmanship to the players while communicating practice and game times to the players and parents. The coach is also responsible for monitoring the behavior of the players and parents during practice and games. All coaches within the soccer program will promote good sportsmanship among players, foster team camaraderie, and help participants have fun while teaching technical skills of soccer, at an age appropriate level.

Protecting the health and safety of our players, coaches, and families is everyone's responsibility. Please use the links below to complete required screenings and training as part of your journey with ERYVSL. If you encounter issues or have questions, please email us at compliance@eelriversoccer.com. Coaches will be assigned to coach their child’s team.

***Coaching tips......Elect a parent assistant from your team to help watch the benched players while in play or to fill in for you should you be unable to attend a game. Assistant coaches must be fully compliant if they wish to be on the players sideline during games. 

Fortuna Coach Registration

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COACH REQUIREMENTS:

First, register on GotSport (upload your drivers license or government issued photo ID, and upload a current head shot photo (a cell phone photograph is acceptable - hats and sunglasses are not acceptable).

After you Register with GotSport - complete the 4 requirements.

1) Intro to Safety- must complete a refresher each year.  US Soccer’s introductory course on preventing, recognizing, and responding to emergency situations. It covers concussion, cardiac arrest, and weather related illness and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.  There is not a certification of completion for this course, so please take a screenshot from your coaching account in the US Soccer Learning Center that shows your name AND the “passed” status and upload that to your GotSport account. 

2) SafeSport- must complete a refresher each year. These courses are required through legislation enacted by federal law. The access code and link are provided through the GotSport coaches account following registration. Upon completion, download and save a copy of your certificate and upload it to your GotSport account. Approximately 90 minutes - New Coaches or a 15 minute refresher. 

3) Background Check- must be completed each year.  A background check is a process a person or company uses to verify that an individual is who they claim to be.  This provides an opportunity to check and confirm the validity of someone's criminal record, education, employment history, and other activities from their past. After registering with GotSport, from the Dashboard, click on “Details” after the Background Check button to complete the initial intake then an email will be sent to you with a link to the formal background questionnaire.  This must be completed within 14 days of receipt and therefore should be finished as soon as possible to allow for processing.  Results can take 2 to 4 weeks, which makes it crucial that ERVYSL have coaches registered and approved as soon as possible.  Coaches must renew their background questionnaire annually.

4) LiveScan* If this is your first year coaching for ERVYSL, you will need to complete the LiveScan process (even if you've been LiveScanned for a previous endeavor). If you've previously been LiveScanned for ERVYSL, GotSport will activate a refresh upon registration. 

Each requirement will change from "Required" to "Pending" to "Fulfilled" as you complete the stages. 

PLEASE PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CHECK OFTEN for efficient communication.

      Can coaching soccer be enjoyable? YES!

Let’s count the ways:

1 -Coach your kids and you get to spend more time with them at something you can help them have fun at AND enjoy mastering new skills.

2 -Coaching young people of any age gives you the opportunity to have a massive and important influence on the future of your community and country! This is not just talk. Ask any adult who has played sports for a while and there is a good chance they had great people who were their coaches.

3 -You will be remembered for all the right reasons and kids will copy your example. 

4 -You get to develop skills in something you have a passion for and coaching soccer skills is full of challenges and rewards. 

5 -Get a life! No longer wandering the streets looking for something or sitting in front of the TV, rock up to your local soccer club or school and I’m sure there will be opportunities to add a new dimension to your life and the lives of others.

6 -Build contacts in your community and neighborhood. 

7 -Leadership, responsibility, and commitment all have their own rewards and these are abundant when you coach soccer.

8 -It will add to your attractiveness to employers as coaching soccer or any sport, shows the attributes above. These are easily re-worded to suit the job type. E.g. Active Member of my Community. It shows commitment, reliability, purpose, and that you can get out of bed in the morning.

9 -Personal satisfaction. Winning your competition, one game, or having kept a bunch of people happy and off the streets. Plus you are involved doing what you love, Soccer (sport).

10 -Fresh air, sunshine, smiles and laughter.

Coach's Code of Conduct In order to ensure that the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and mutual respect among players, coaches, officials, and spectators characterize the competition promoted by ERVYSL, the following Code of Conduct has been established. Coaches are required to know and abide by our code of conduct in order to coach in our league.