Coach Information

• All coaches must have at least an NSCAA Advanced Regional License or attend the Norcal Premier/Fiorentina Basic Level Course.

• One year to complete.

• The NSCAA Advanced Regional License courses are all listed on: www.nscaa.com.

• The Advanced Regional License changed its name to Junior Level VI-Advanced Regional. Go to the NSCAA website and under the tab "Coaching Courses"

• you will see this course. From there you can read about the course and see where it is being offered.

• The Level VI course is 21 hours and costs $105

• Level VI courses in the Bay Area this summer:

7/8 - 7/10 Castro Valley
7/15 - 7/17 Novato
7/29 - 7/31 Sunnyvale
8/12 - 8/14 Oakland

• As a result of joint cooperation with our sister league ACCYSL, they are extending the courtesy to JLYSSL coaches to take part in a CYSA F and/or E license course coming up on the weekend of March 4-6, 2011.

• Please register at the Sportability links below:
  

  E course - march 4-6 register here

  F course - march 4-5 register here

• All coaches and assistant coaches must register online. Please follow the links on this page
• All coaches and assistant coaches must read and sign these forms:
• JLYSSL Coach Agreement
• JLYSSL Zero Tolerance Policy

• Coaches PCA Workshop - All Head Coaches are required to attend a PCA workshop. Only teams with the Head Coach attending a workshop will be invited to the JLYSL Tournament, be eligible for Club financial support for tournament fees at other tournaments, be permitted to represent JLYSL at Commissioner's Cup, Association Cup and State Cup events. Attendance at past workshops counts towards this requirement.
  

• Normally, fields are set up by the Alameda coach of the first game in the morning, and taken down by the Alameda coach of the last game in the afternoon, but if Alameda isn't playing those games we need volunteers. Send email to equipment@alamedasoccer.org to volunteer for a slot. Note that some fields have games both Saturday and Sunday, and everything is left up Saturday night.

• Click here for a sponsor application form.

• Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) for Coaches Hosted by Piedmont Soccer Club. Contact kim@trove.com for more information.
• Additional Soccer Coaching Clinics Hosted by the Piedmont Soccer Club.  See Piedmont Soccer Club web-site for details.and updates.   www.piedmontsoccer.org
• Check the JLYSL coaching site for more information.

Difference between U8 and U10

• Stating what to look for when Coaches move from U8 to U10. The ages U6 to U8 are quite different than U10 and above. This document explains what are all the changes. Key difference between U8 and U10.