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Coaching
Why Volunteer
Upper Valley Soccer Foundation, along with Madison Youth Soccer Association and Madison United is an all-volunteer organization. We service more youth in Rexburg than any other sport, currently servicing over 350 kids every year and growing. You don’t need to know anything about soccer to help out.
Surely you remember an adult volunteer in your youth that helped you with scouts, dance, sports or was a friend to your family when you were in need. Being a volunteer keeps that service alive in your heart and family.
Positions to Volunteer For:
Coach Selection Process
**In order to be eligible to coach, you must sign up and be selected to coach prior to the tryout. If you intend to coach, please sign up on our website. You will be notified if you are selected to coach.
You will be expected to run your own tryout and come up with a proposed roster. In order to coach, you must be present at both the tryout and the draft meeting (there will be no exceptions) that same day. You cannot send a substitute or alternate.
The following process is now in effect for fall tryouts.
PLEASE BLOCK OUT YOUR SATURDAY for this event.
The tryout process will be as follows:
BOYS - Location Madison Middle School
1. Boy’s Middle School and Junior High players will tryout on August 11th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coaches will be assigned a grid for their team tryout on the middle school fields. All boy’s tryouts will occur simultaneously.
2. The coaches will be selected prior to tryout and the coaches will be responsible for running their individual tryout during this time at the middle school. This includes setting up their field, running the tryout, and selecting their team.
3. At 12:00 p.m., their will be a draft meeting. All boy’s coaches will need to be present and propose their team rosters to the tryout committee. The tryout committee may make changes or move players around with the coaches input and then finalize the teams.
4. Coaches will leave that day with their teams mostly finalized.
5. Coaches must be present at the tryout and at the draft meeting in order to coach.
GIRLS - Location Madison Middle School
1. Girl's Middle School and Junior High players will tryout on August 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Coaches will be assigned a grid for their team tryout on the middle school fields. All girls tryouts will occur simultaneously.
2. The coaches will be selected prior to tryout and the coaches will be responsible for running their individual tryout during this time at the middle school. This includes setting up their field, running the tryout, and selecting their team.
3. At 3:00 p.m., their will be a draft meeting. All girl's coaches will need to be present and propose their team rosters to the tryout committee. The tryout committee may make changes or move players around with the coaches input and then finalize the teams.
4. Coaches will leave that day with their teams mostly finalized.
5. Coaches must be present at the tryout and at the draft meeting in order to coach.
Evaluating Prospective Coaches
Coaches are expected to be strong in three areas:
A. They must enjoy young people and be able to develop good working relationships;
B. They must be able to coach, teach and train others;
C. They must enjoy and have an acceptable level of proficiency at coaching the game of soccer, technically, tactically, physically, and mentally.
Choosing Coaches
As noted, the Director of Coaching will select Coaches who are the best fit for a particular team. The following criteria will be considered:
· Previous experience coaching soccer (travel or in-town)
· License courses
· Previous experience playing soccer (high school, college, adult league)
· Willingness to commit to building good fundamental skills for every player on the team by providing organized and progressive training
· Input from High School Boy’s and Girl’s coaches.*Heavy weight given to this factor
· Ability to work well with children
· Feedback from players and parents on previous teams
Not any one of these factors is conclusive on it’s own. Rather all of these factors will be considered in the decision making process and weighed carefully by the Director of Coaching and other committee members that the may be appointed to help.
Excellence as a player does not equate to excellence as a coach. Madison United is looking for individuals who want to be more than coaches; they want to be soccer teachers. Coaches teach you what to do on the field. Soccer teachers impart life lessons through soccer such as good decision-making, fair play, teamwork, and sportsmanship that are applicable in everyday life. Appreciation of soccer can be learned; affinity for young people is a more difficult quality to master.
Why Volunteer
Upper Valley Soccer Foundation, along with Madison Youth Soccer Association and Madison United is an all-volunteer organization. We service more youth in Rexburg than any other sport, currently servicing over 350 kids every year and growing. You don’t need to know anything about soccer to help out.
Surely you remember an adult volunteer in your youth that helped you with scouts, dance, sports or was a friend to your family when you were in need. Being a volunteer keeps that service alive in your heart and family.
Positions to Volunteer For:
- Field Markers
- Field Schedulers
- Coaches
- Referees
- Board Members
- Team Secretaries
- Uniform Coordinators
- Registration Helpers
- Equipment Coordinators
- Advertising/Marketing
- Fundraising
- Web Master
Coach Selection Process
**In order to be eligible to coach, you must sign up and be selected to coach prior to the tryout. If you intend to coach, please sign up on our website. You will be notified if you are selected to coach.
You will be expected to run your own tryout and come up with a proposed roster. In order to coach, you must be present at both the tryout and the draft meeting (there will be no exceptions) that same day. You cannot send a substitute or alternate.
The following process is now in effect for fall tryouts.
PLEASE BLOCK OUT YOUR SATURDAY for this event.
The tryout process will be as follows:
BOYS - Location Madison Middle School
1. Boy’s Middle School and Junior High players will tryout on August 11th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coaches will be assigned a grid for their team tryout on the middle school fields. All boy’s tryouts will occur simultaneously.
2. The coaches will be selected prior to tryout and the coaches will be responsible for running their individual tryout during this time at the middle school. This includes setting up their field, running the tryout, and selecting their team.
3. At 12:00 p.m., their will be a draft meeting. All boy’s coaches will need to be present and propose their team rosters to the tryout committee. The tryout committee may make changes or move players around with the coaches input and then finalize the teams.
4. Coaches will leave that day with their teams mostly finalized.
5. Coaches must be present at the tryout and at the draft meeting in order to coach.
GIRLS - Location Madison Middle School
1. Girl's Middle School and Junior High players will tryout on August 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Coaches will be assigned a grid for their team tryout on the middle school fields. All girls tryouts will occur simultaneously.
2. The coaches will be selected prior to tryout and the coaches will be responsible for running their individual tryout during this time at the middle school. This includes setting up their field, running the tryout, and selecting their team.
3. At 3:00 p.m., their will be a draft meeting. All girl's coaches will need to be present and propose their team rosters to the tryout committee. The tryout committee may make changes or move players around with the coaches input and then finalize the teams.
4. Coaches will leave that day with their teams mostly finalized.
5. Coaches must be present at the tryout and at the draft meeting in order to coach.
Evaluating Prospective Coaches
Coaches are expected to be strong in three areas:
A. They must enjoy young people and be able to develop good working relationships;
B. They must be able to coach, teach and train others;
C. They must enjoy and have an acceptable level of proficiency at coaching the game of soccer, technically, tactically, physically, and mentally.
Choosing Coaches
As noted, the Director of Coaching will select Coaches who are the best fit for a particular team. The following criteria will be considered:
· Previous experience coaching soccer (travel or in-town)
· License courses
· Previous experience playing soccer (high school, college, adult league)
· Willingness to commit to building good fundamental skills for every player on the team by providing organized and progressive training
· Input from High School Boy’s and Girl’s coaches.*Heavy weight given to this factor
· Ability to work well with children
· Feedback from players and parents on previous teams
Not any one of these factors is conclusive on it’s own. Rather all of these factors will be considered in the decision making process and weighed carefully by the Director of Coaching and other committee members that the may be appointed to help.
Excellence as a player does not equate to excellence as a coach. Madison United is looking for individuals who want to be more than coaches; they want to be soccer teachers. Coaches teach you what to do on the field. Soccer teachers impart life lessons through soccer such as good decision-making, fair play, teamwork, and sportsmanship that are applicable in everyday life. Appreciation of soccer can be learned; affinity for young people is a more difficult quality to master.
