EPSA Coaching Resources

 

HOW TO SIGN UP:

To volunteer to coach simply sign up when you register your child to play.   If you have someone you want to coach with, you can request that when you register.  Relying on a friend request to make sure you coach together is not recommended.  We need you to actually fill out the coach's name that you want to coach with.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • There is a coach meeting at the beginning of every season.  It is not mandatory but we highly recommend you attend even if you are a seasoned coach.  Please see the Calendar for meetings and training dates.

  • Training is provided for new coaches.  The program is free.  Please see the Calendar for meetings and training dates.

  • There is an annual background check for coaches. 

  • New for 2012 - ALL COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CONCUSSION TRAINING. Click here for details on Minnesota's new law.

1) View the online video (CLICK HERE for training.)
2) Pass the certification test
3) Email the Certificate of Completion to concussiontraining@edenprairiesoccer.com

If you have questions about coaching, please send us an email at info@edenprairiesoccer.org

 

 

 

Coaching Tools

Soccer Drills - click here to open a file with several drills you can use for your practices.

Coaches' Handbooks - Download your copy of the general provisions.

Appendix for A Division

Appendix for B Division

Appendix for C Division

Appendix for D Division

Appendix for E Division

Appendix for F Division

Appendix for G Division

Rotation Schedule - Do you struggle with getting just the right combination of player rotations when planning your games?  Several of our coach volunteers have created rotation schedule for teams of 5 to 11 players, broken down by position and period of play.

Rotation schedule for 5 - 11 players

Rotation schedule for 9 - 13 players

Rotation schedule for 7 - 11 players

Below are the details of Minnesota's New Concussion Law:
The Minnesota Legislature's new "Concussion Law" requires online training for all coaches and officials and concussion education for all parents and athletes starting this fall.

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed a "Concussion Law" which requires any municipality, business, school district or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity and charges a fee to follow the statute's requirements, including implementing concussion training and education to improve player safety and establish safe return-to-play policies for athletes who sustain a concussion.

The law mandates that all coaches and officials receive concussion training and education by September 1, 2011, and then at three-year intervals thereafter. Coaches must remove an athlete from activity if they exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion and/or are suspected of sustaining a concussion. The law also requires a doctor's signature to return to play if an athlete is removed due to a concussion or is showing signs or symptoms of a concussion.

The concussion education we recommend for coaches and officials is the online video training session developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Federation of State High Schools. CLICK HERE for the Training. This course requires registration, but it is free. Over 200,000 coaches and officials have already successfully completed this course.

The training process involves watching a video and then successfully completing a quiz. The entire training module can be completed in a little over a half an hour and then participants can print out a Certificate of Completion. Users should use a screen capture to save the certificate on their desktop or print and scan the certificate to create a digital file.

Parents and athletes do not have to complete the training but should access and review the concussion awareness and education information available on the CDC's website by clicking here.

 

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