COACH

Volunteer coaches are vital to the success of the players and the Waseca Soccer Club. We need volunteers! If you are interested in coaching, please contact us. You do not need to have experience playing soccer or coaching!


A pre-season coaching clinic led by our director of coaching is provided to all volunteer coaches to help coaches learn how to create a fun environment where players can improve their skills. 


Each team would also benefit from a volunteer to serve as a team manager to assist the coach with communication, scheduling, snacks, etc. Please consider helping your player’s coach!


In order to coach all coaches must:

  1. Pass a MYSA background check
  2. Required each calendar year. Must be MYSA background check, no substitutes.
  3. Complete SafeSport Training - US Soccer Federation.
  4. Annual refresher course required.
  5. Complete CDC Concussion Training - HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Training for Coaches.
  6. Require every three years.
  7. Complete US Soccer Introduction to Grassroots Training
  8. Attend Waseca Soccer Club coaches training. The 2026 coaches training will take place in spring 2026. The training will take place at the Hartley track field (weather permitting). 


These requirement are mandated by the Minnesota State Soccer Association and Southern Minnesota Soccer League. There are no exceptions and volunteers can not have contact with players until the club has verified all requirements have been met.


MYSA Background Check

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy requires that all adult participants including member club officials, coaches, team managers, and administrator who are at least 18 years old must have an approved annual background check before they participate in any MYSA activity. Merely completing a background check is not sufficient to meet the requirement to participate, the background check must be approved before any activity starts.

MYSA Background Check

Heads Up Concussion Training

This training, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is designed specifically for youth sports coaches. This training will cover concussion basics, what to do when an athlete shows signs and symptoms of concussion, and will explore how coaches can contribute to concussion prevention and safety. This training is required every three years.



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Safesport Training

SafeSport training is mandatory for every adult participant within MYSA, including coaches, managers and administrators. The training covers three topics: mandatory reporting, sexual misconduct awareness education, and emotional and physical misconduct.


This is an annual requirement. Visit MYSA's website for details.


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US Soccer Grassroots Training

This free introductory module, which represents the first step in the newly revised coaching license pathway, is now the general starting point of the pathway and is the required prerequisite to undergo any of U.S. Soccer's Grassroots Licensing Courses. Coaches who complete the module will also be provided with four complimentary Play-Practice-Play training sessions.

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