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To provide a fun, fair, positive and safe family environment for youth soccer and to ensure AYSO volunteers receive the maximum protection under the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997:

What’s Required of ALL Volunteers?

1) Volunteer Application
Every volunteer (coach, referee, board member, team manager, etc.) must submit a Volunteer Application each year through our Sports Connect portal. — CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS

2) Live Scan
Live Scan fingerprinting is an ink-less electronic fingerprinting that scans your fingerprints directly into the computer to do to determine who a person is so that a background check can be done. Our Region has partnered with California Live Scan located in Huntington Beach - https://www.california-livescan.com/
CLICK HERE for prepaid LiveScan application.

3) Sterling Background Check
The application is delivered to AYSO National Headquarters and to Sterling Background Checks. Sterling provides all volunteers with for an annual background check which screens for volunteers’ suitability to work with our participants. Once the results of the background check are received by National and by Region 55, the volunteer will be evaluated for the volunteer positions selected. CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS (CLICK HERE TO RENEW)

ONLINE COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the annual Volunteer Application and Background Check, there are certain training requirements that must be completed by all volunteers.

1) Safe Haven®
All volunteers must complete the AYSO Safe Haven® course before they are allowed to participate in any region activities. This course can be completed online through AYSO's learning platform, AYSOU, under the "Online Courses" tab. All volunteers are required to complete this prior to receiving team contact information and prior to holding team practice, so please complete the course at your earliest convenience. — CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS

2) CDC Concussion Awareness
The Concussion Awareness training can be completed online through the AYSOU platform. Once you have successfully completed the course, your certification record will be updated.

3) Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest training can be completed online through the AYSOU platform. Once you have successfully completed the course, your certification record will be updated.

4) Safesport Course
A comprehensive overview of facts, principles, and strategies to help you provide safe and positive sport environments. Units include:

Sexual Misconduct Awareness and Education
Mandatory Reporting
Physical and Emotional Misconduct (including bullying, hazing, and harassment)

Accessing and Completing Safesport — CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS

1 | You will need to create a Safesport account. During the process when you see the question for "Membership ID", leave this blank.
2 | Once the account has been created, go to "My Courses" and select "Safesport Trained- U.S. Soccer Federation."
3 | Complete the course

Links

AYSO Technical Support

For any technical assistance or issues, please call the AYSO Parent Support Line — 866.264.2048

FAQs:

AYSOU Login Credentials - Volunteers will use their Blue Sombrero Username and Password to log into AYSOU. If this is working on Blue Sombrero, but not working on AYSOU, the volunteer will need to login in to Blue Sombrero, click on their volunteer details, and then click update.
Additional Volunteer Users - users volunteering outside of the registration system will volunteer his/herself, or add a new user to volunteer. If the volunteer now becomes an additional user, he/she will want to accept the invite to create a Username/Password on Blue Sombrero to get them access to AYSOU. Youth Volunteers do not have to accept this additional user invite to move forward.
AYSOU Certifications - Certifications will port over from eAYSO once the user volunteers, based on the system recognizing the volunteer ID. If the certifications do not port over, there is a mismatch in the ID.

For all other questions, please contact the Support Line for prompt assistance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: How do I find online courses to take?

Once in AYSOU, click Training Library on the left side to view all available online training courses.

Question: How do I find in-person certification courses at AYSOU?

Once in AYSOU, click Training Event on the left side to view all available in-person training courses. (Tip: remove Region 55 from the top filter bar to see all training courses). You may register for, and attend, Certification Courses through ANY AYSO region.

Note: Higher-division Coaching Certification does not confer to lower levels. Meaning, if you are a Certified 12U Coach, this does not qualify you to coach at the 10U level. Coaches must obtain Certification at each age-division they coach, in order to be protected under the Volunteer Protection Act.

Question: How can I verify which AYSOU courses I have completed?

The easiest method is to log into your account and click the Volunteer tab. Below your name, is your certification statuses. Once in the AYSOU system, click "My Training" on the left side to view your completed courses.