New coaching benefit!!!
Any parent who volunteers and is
officially selected (name must appear on the 2020 roster) by the club to be the head coach or co-coach of their child’s team will receive a
refund of the registration fee on their last scheduled night of soccer. Head coaches will receive a
full refund of the registration fee while co-coaches (2 per team) will receive a
half refund of the registration fee. Teams will either have a coach or 2 co-coaches. The refund check must be picked up at the Nike Base fields one of the last three nights of House League. If the check is misplaced within two weeks after the pick-up date, it can be re-issued but administrative costs may be taken out. Any changes of the official coaches or co-coaches (for refund purposes) should be communicated to us prior to July 1st.
In order to receive the refund, the following conditions must be met:
1. Only a total of $96 ($82 for U4) will be refunded per each house league team.
2. Coaches must attend our mandatory Spring Coaches Meeting and training session.
3. Coaches must be present at all team practices/games or find a suitable replacement on no more than 3 occasions.
4. Coaches must end the season with their team. If a replacement must be found at any time, you are no longer eligible for the refund.
Who coaches each team? As a non-profit soccer club, we rely on our dedicated volunteers to coach each soccer team. Our House League, will again, depend on parents who volunteer to coach/co-coach these teams. All teams will need a either a head coach or two co-coaches per team for the league to work.
Each coach will get to coach his/her own children (unless they wish otherwise) and will get to request ONE other player to be on his/her team. No requests may be made after registration ends on April 20 and requests to move players to different age groups cannot be honored.
What is required to be a head coach / co-coach? No soccer or coaching experience is required to become a coach in our Outdoor House League.
Prior to the start of the season, we will provide a mandatory free training session for all coaches in the
Hamburg High School Cafeteria on Saturday 4/27/19 from 10am - 12pm. The time and date of the 2020 meeting is TBD. If at any point (prior to or during the season) a coach wishes to have more training in running a soccer session, we will provide that to you.
Coaches are only required to be at the Nike Base fields 2 hours per week on the scheduled nights they signed up for (1 hour for U4). They will coach from 6pm - 7pm or 7:30pm - 8:30pm depending on the schedule.
All U4- U8 coaches will also be given an easy-to-follow curriculum with fun soccer-related games and drills they can use during the season. We strive to give each volunteer coach all of the skills and competencies they need to have a fun and successful year of coaching!
How do I sign up to be a coach / co-coach?
If interested in coaching, please click that option when registering your child or email Caitlin at
[email protected] Please also email
[email protected] to make the request for your child/children to be on your team and to make your ONE player request on the team you are coaching. No requests may be made after registration ends on April 20.