HOW TO REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER COACH
The link here --> Coach Registration - Help Guide is a PDF document that has step-by-step instructions on how to register to be a coach, and will help you get through steps 1-3 below.
Step 1: Sign up as a head coach or assistant coach in Bluesombrero (the sports management software behind medfordsc.org). This will allow Travel Age Directors and Intracity Program Directors to assign you to your child(ren)'s team. This is typically done when you are registering your child for the program.
Step 2: Complete the CORI process ADULT/CORI Registration - Online Application (sportsaffinity.com)
- Click "Register Now"
- Create your account (or click on your returning account)
- Log in and complete the required fields
- Coaches must have a current coaching lanyard for each season (Grades 3 and above only)
Step 3: Complete the Safesport training and concussion training courses on the MA Youth Soccer site. You will have access to this after you complete Step 2 above. Here are the instructional documents to guide you:
- Link to Safesport Training User Guide (PDF) - Safesport Training User Guide
- Link to CDC Concussion Traiing Guide (PDF) - Concussion Training Guide
Step 4 (OPTIONAL): Learn more about the game. Take an online course, or two!
- Start by signing up at the digital coaching center and complete the Introduction to Grassroots Coaching, a prerequisite for all other coaching courses.
*Introduction to Grassroots Coaching*
This free, introductory module is now the starting point of the newly revised coaching license pathway. It is a required prerequisite for any of U.S. Soccer's Grassroots Licensing Courses.
The module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Upon completion, coaches will receive four complimentary Play-Practice-Play training sessions. Coach Licensing PathwayTHANK YOU for volunteering to coach with Medford Soccer. We could not have a successful program without you.Updated 9/13/24