REGISTER AS A COACH

Thank you for coaching! We appreciate you giving your time and effort to support the soccer community.

PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE THESE REQUIREMENTS AFTER COMUNICATING WTH YOUR CLUB COORDINATOR.

No adult will be allowed to coach until they have completed all the steps below.

STEP 1: ALL COACHES MUST COMPLETE A BACKGROUND CHECK EVERY CALENDAR YEAR AND CREATE A U.S. SOCCER CONNECT ACCOUNT.

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adults ages 18 years or older have an approved background check before they participate in any MYSA activity. Please follow the link below to complete your 2025 background check through the US Soccer Connect platform before your first interaction with your team. 

IMPORTANT TIPS FOR COMPLETING THE BACKGROUND CHECK:

  1. If you are a Hermantown or Two Harbors coach, please ONLY SELECT ARROWHEAD in the ‘Club Detail Additional Information’ section of the background check. Otherwise your club will be billed twice.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE BACKGROUND CHECK

  • If you coached last year, you will use the same account that you have used in the past to complete the background check.
  • Can’t remember your username/password from last year? There is a forgot password option.
  • Still having problems? Contact AYSA at info@arrowheadsoccer.com.

STEP 2: ALL COACHES MUST COMPLETE THE CDC CONCUSSION TRAINING EVERY THREE YEARS

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants complete concussion training every three years. The Centers for Disease Control provides a free training called HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Training.

For 2025, if you have a concussion training certificate from another sport or credible organization, you may upload a certificate with your name and completion date from that training. 

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE CDC CONCUSSION TRAINING

  • If you need help, there is a helpful PDF link below the “Launch Course” link on the website.
  • If you have completed the training in the last three years (2023, 2024, 2025) and have a current certificate uploaded in your U.S. Soccer Connect account, you do not need to re-complete the training for this season.
  • If you do not have a current certificate uploaded on your U.S. Soccer Connect account or do not have access to your valid certificate, you will have to re-complete the training.
  • Save your certificate at the end of the training! You will need to upload that to your U.S. Soccer Connect account in Step 4.
  • If you have issues uploading your new certificate, please email your certificate to info@arrowheadsoccer.com. 

STEP #3: ALL COACHES MUST COMPLETE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING EVERY YEAR.

Federal Law and Minnesota Youth Soccer Association now require that all adult participants complete child abuse prevention training. You only need to complete 1 of the 2 trainings below. Most coaches will need to complete the first training but check with your club coordinator if you are unsure.

TRAINING OPTION #1 – You are coaching a summer team that WILL be participating in an MYSA tournament:

Federal Law and Minnesota Youth Soccer Association now require that all adult participants complete child abuse prevention training.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE U.S. SOCCER SAFESPORT TRAINING

  • For new coaches:
    1. Complete information on “Sign Up” page.
    2. If prompted, log in to the new account you just created.
    3. Click on “Menu” and select “Catalog.”
    4. Click the Start button for “SafeSport Trained – U.S. Soccer Federation” to complete the course.
  • For returning coaches:
    1. Log in.
    2. Select “Enroll” if it pops up on the next page.
    3. Click on “Menu” and select “Catalog.”
    4. Click the Start button for your Refresher course.
    5. To check to see when you completed your certificate last, go to the “Transcript” page. The date the refresher was taken (“Valid From”) should have a Sept. 2023 date or later to be valid. The expiration date is not correct.
      *If you have any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out – info@arrowheadsoccer.com. 

Upon completion of your training, you will receive a certificate of completion that must be uploaded into your US Connect account. If your first name, last name and email address match in your US Connect account and SafeSport, then your completion certificate will be automatically electronically updated in your US Connect account and no manual upload is needed.

  • Manually uploading your certificate of completion:
    1. Please select the “Menu” icon at the top right of your page.
    2. Select “Transcript”.
    3. Once the transcript page displays, locate the most current completion for the course under the “Certificates” section.
    4. Download the certificate by selecting the “Download” button at the right of the completed course.
Note: If you are trying to add an updated certificate to your profile and an old one is still present, email your updated certificates to info@arrowheadsoccer.com and we will upload them for you.

TRAINING OPTION #2 – You are coaching a team and WILL NOT participate in a MYSA tournament (recreational only):

You can complete the Trusted Coaches Child Safety Training Course. This 30-minute training fulfills the requirement for the recreational coach that does not plan to coach a competitive or tournament team this year. To access the Trusted Coaches training for recreational coaches:

This training option is closed until spring 2025.

For technical support, please email adam@trustedcoaches.org or call 763-746-1719 (Mon-Fri – 9am-5pm)

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*Save your certificate at the end of the training. You will need it in Step #4.

STEP 4: UPLOAD TRAINING CERTIFICATES FROM STEPS #2 and #3

Upon completion of both trainings in Step #2 and #3 above you will receive a certificate that must be uploaded into your U.S. Connect account for AYSA to validate. Save each certificate as a PDF or JPG directly from the training portals. Follow the steps below to upload your certificates to your account:

CLICK HERE TO LOG IN TO YOUR U.S. SOCCER CONNECT ACCOUNT

 (Hint: this is the same account you created for the MYSA Background Check above in Step #1)

  1. Go to your Certificates tab.
  2. Click on the appropriate box to upload your file (both the Concussion Certificate and SafeSport Certificate must be uploaded if they are not present). Do not worry about uploading your Driver’s License or PACT Certificate.
  3. Click “Choose File” and choose the appropriate certificate to upload.
  4. Click on the green “Upload Image” button. The pop-up box will close and your certificate will replace the generic upload certificate picture that was previously in the box.

Note: If you are trying to add an updated certificate to your profile and an old one is still present, email your updated certificates to info@arrowheadsoccer.com and we will upload them for you.

STEP #5: UPLOAD COACH PASS PHOTO 

NOTE: This step is only required if your team is traveling to a tournament.

CLICK HERE TO LOG IN TO YOUR U.S. SOCCER CONNECT ACCOUNT

     (Hint: this is the same account you created for the MYSA Background Check above)

  1. Click on the gray silhouette to add a photo or click on the Update Photo link below the picture.
  2. Click on the appropriate box to upload your file.
  3. Click “Choose File” and choose the appropriate photo to upload.

*Once a photo is uploaded, it cannot be removed. Be sure you select the correct file. If you do upload an incorrect photo, contact AYSA to remove the photo. If you already have an existing photo and would like to replace it with an updated photo, contact AYSA.

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No adult will be allowed to coach until they have completed all the above requirements.

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Having difficulties completing any of the above requirements? Contact AYSA and a staff member should be able to assist you.

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