Coaches Registration

Our program is based upon parent volunteers coaching our teams.  Please consider volunteering your time to coach your child’s team.  CYSA, the parent organization to our League, waives the requirements of a coaching license for the first year; however, a coaching license is required to register coaches and assistant coaches beyond the first season.  We do recommend a coaching license for the first year and most of our coaches do obtain their licenses prior to the beginning of the season. Arden Park Soccer Club reimburses the fee incurred to obtain a CYSA coaching license and has scheduled two license clinics to be held at Arden Park Recreational Center at 1000 La Sierra Dr. for your convenience.

Live scan fingerprinting is now required of all NEW coaches, assistant coaches and team assistants.  RCYSL league is determining dates for all the clubs to have fingerprinting.   If you do not attend one of these sessions for the live scan, you may obtain your live scan at the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for free.  In order to obtain the scan at DOJ, you must pick up a live scan form from the AP Registrar.  The Club cannot assign a coach, an assistant coach or team assistant who has not been cleared by the DOJ to a team. 

Even if you have been fingerprinted by other agencies for job related clearances or for volunteering at schools, you will still need to be fingerprinted for soccer.  If you choose to have the live scan performed by the Sheriff’s Department or any other agency, you will be responsible for payment of the fees.

Coaches need to register in person and must have the following items to register: 

1. Driver’s License to verify your identity

2. If you were not in a team picture taken at Soccer Picture Day in Fall 2007, ONE 1-inch by 1-inch picture (frontal shot without sunglasses and hats) with name and signature on back.  Polaroid photos will not be accepted.
3. Copy of Coaches License if you have not submitted previously.
4. If this is your first year of coaching and you do not have a CYSA sanctioned Coaching License, completed Certification of Intended Coach Course Form.
5. Completed Coaches Application:
   1. Click here for the coach application.  Three copies are required.  Each copy must have a "wet signature" in blue ink.
   2. Or fill out the form available at the registration nights and from Arden Park Registrar subsequent to the registration nights
6. Completed Coaches Ethics Form

If you are registering as the coaching staff of more than one team, you will need to submit a complete packet for each team. You may not register as the primary coach for more than one team.  You may be the assistant coach of multiple teams.

Coaches may register players from their family at the coaches’ registration table.

If you are considering coaching, please be aware that coaching and player passes are not published by the Club Registrars.  The Club Registrars are responsible for ensuring that the proper paperwork is submitted to the League in order to obtain the both the player and coach passes from the League for transmittal to the coaches.  The League processes applications received from Clubs such as Arden Park on a first in first out basis with a lead time requirement of a minimum of one week and one day prior to a game.  If you are aware that you may be absent from a game, you must either have an assistant coach who already has a pass issued to coach your specific team or you must have the coaching application submitted for another individual who can be designated as an assistant coach to be able to coach your team in your absence.  Such completed application must be submitted to the Arden Park Registrar a minimum of one week and two days prior to your game by the individual willing to coach.  Otherwise you run the risk of having to forfeit your game to the disappointment of your players.  Our suggestion is that each team should have a coach and an assistant coach with a third person identified as a backup person who would be willing to submit an application if the need arose.  Many experienced teams submit the third coach application at the beginning of the season to avoid the last minute concerns.

"F" License Coaching Clinics

"F" License is required by the start of your second season of coaching.  Please sign up for one of the following classes by contacting Tina Shaw at cisco@winfirst.com    The clinic is 2 separate days with 3 hours on Friday night and 6 hours on Saturday.  The Friday night class is held at Arden Park Community Center which is lecture style.  The Saturday class is held at Cresta Park which is field work.  If you have any questions please contact me. 

• July 18th from 6 pm to 9 pm AND July 19th from 7 am to 1 pm
• Aug 15th from 6 pm to 9 pm AND Aug 16th from 7 am to 1 pm

If these dates & times don't work for you, you can find other clinics being held in the area at http://www.d6soccer-stats.org/district/coaching/coach-clinics.cfm

Should you have questions or require additional information please call our automated "Soccer Line" at 916.481.9888, send email to info@apsoccer.org or complete our online Information Request form.