Coaching Soccer

Thank you for considering being a coach for RYAA Soccer. We will strive to make your experience with RYAA incredibly fun, successful and rewarding.

We will match your experience and preferences with a team that needs you as a coach. Our teams have a broad range of ages and experience, so whether or not you have ever coached before, or even played soccer before, we have a team for you.

To help you be successful, we will provide you with:

• A training class to teach you the basics of coaching soccer,
• Training materials,
• Equipment,
• A curriculum that will help you teach soccer, and also teach character using examples from modern sports, and the Bible,
• An orientation class to familiarize you with specifics of the RYAA league,
• Periodic contact to see how things are going.
  

Requirements

The things you need to be a coach in RYAA are:

• A positive attitude. We require that all comments to the children be positive and encouraging.
• Consistency. There is nothing worse than when children show up to practice, but the coach is not there. Please make sure your schedule allows you to keep your commitments to being at practice and the games.
• Willingness to teach children the Bible based character curriculum we provide, and a willingness to model a Godly attitude and lifestyle.
• You should be physically healthy enough that you can demonstrate simple soccer skills to the children.
• Experience coaching, or playing soccer is helpful, but not required.
  

Commitment

Estimated Weekly Time Commitment: 3 - 6 hours, depending on age group

The fall soccer season begins in late August and ends the first Saturday in November. If you coach a team of 6 and 7 year olds, practice is once a week at Cesar Chavez school. Older teams practice twice per week at different locations in the community. You can start your practice between 5 pm and 6pm, depending on your availability. Games are on Saturdays at Cesar Chavez school and last between 45 and 90 minutes, depending on the age. If you would like to coach your own children, we can arrange that.

4-5 Year Old Program

If you intend to coach your child and he/she is 4 or 5 years old, then you are in the right place, because ALL the parents are the coaches. You do not need to apply as a coach. We will have a master coach on hand to teach you what to do and give you time each Saturday to spend with your child teaching them soccer.

How to Apply

Email us at info@ryaa.org, and then fill out a volunteer application and send it to:

RYAA
2379 Dumbarton Ave.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Anyone over 18 will have an additional online background check.

2016 Coaching Calendar

New Coach Training

For coaches that have never coached before, this class will teach you the basics of planning and executing a practice, and how to get more information to deliver fun practices throughout the season. Contact us to let us know you are coming. Wear athletic clothing and be ready to play soccer. Choose one of the following courses.

Sat., Aug. 27, 10 am - 12 noon	New Coach Training	RYAA 2379 Dumbarton Ave. East Palo Alto
Mon., Aug. 29, 6pm - 8pm	New Coach Training	RYAA 2379 Dumbarton Ave. East Palo Alto

RYAA Coach Orientation

These meetings are required for everyone who would like to coach in the coming soccer season. Pick one of the two meetings to attend. At this meeting, you will learn about how the league is organized, safety information , and you will receive your team equipment.

Sat., Aug.27, 1pm - 3pm	Coach Orientation	RYAA 2379 Dumbarton Ave. East Palo Alto
Tues., Aug. 30, 6pm - 8pm	Coach Orientation	RYAA 2379 Dumbarton Ave. East Palo Alto

You will receieve your equipment at the coach orientation, and your team roster over Labor Day weekend. You will be free to start practice once you receive your roster.