AYSO has announced important steps to ensure that every AYSO child has the best possible soccer learning experience. Beginning August 1, 2010, coaches and assistant coaches in the U-6 division in every AYSO Region will be required to have AYSO's age-appropriate training and AYSO Safe Haven® certification when they take the field.

The new coach training policy will roll forward each year adding one additional level of required age-specific coach training until, by the 2015 membership year, every AYSO coach and assistant coach at every level will be appropriately trained for the team they will coach.

For complete information on the new policy and frequently asked questions, click here.

http://www.ayso.org/news/09-11-16/New_AYSO_Coach_Training_Policy_to_Debut_in_2010.aspx