Welcome to our League.  We are a 100% volunteer coaching league and many of the staff you see started as parent coaches or a player in our league at some point.  We are here to support our coaches and ensure all our kids have a great time playing sports in our program.  Below find coaching links, calendars and several training links.

**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AS A NEW COACH IN OUR LEAGUE**

NEW COACHES MEETINGS 

To our new coaches, we would love to meet you, show you a few tricks to our system and give you some pointers for your practice.  As we know many of us have busy schedules, we wanted to offer several different options.  Any coach is welcome to stop in and get a coach's shirt if you need one, they are not required but do help the first few weeks as players get to know you.

For those returning from a prior season, things will run like what you have seen in the past.  Each site will have a site lead and we will provide goals, balls, pennies and cones for your practice sessions.  We will be on-site to assist in any issues that arise.  

Official Coaches Meetings:

Saturday, February 15th OR Saturday, February 22nd at 10 AM  

At the fields at the Nir Family YMCA located at 2710 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28406

Practice session training for U6, U8 and U10:

If you are interested, please email us as we have summer camps and evening training going on right now that you can join in and observe.

Fields at the Nir Family YMCA located at 2710 Market Street, Wilmington NC, 28406

Coaches Meeting Packet:    CLICK HERE FOR COACHES PACKET

Training Sessions:  By Appointment  

We have several training opportunities as we train staff, work with our teams.  Please contact [email protected] if you would like to schedule a training sessions prior to the start of the season or we can come out and work with your team during the season.

Spiring 2024 PRE-SEASON CLINICS:  Tuesdays or Thursdays 5 PM to 6:30 PM PM at Nir Family YMCA 

Email [email protected] to book a session.

PLAYERSPACE TRAINING AND DIRECTIONS
Playerspace has added a space just to help coaches with basic training.  
Please visit:  https://www.playerspace.net/coachs-corner

YMCA COACHES TRAINING
RECOMMENDED NEW COACH YMCA Training:  http://training.ymca.net
-YMCA Youth Sports Programs                                       (15 min.)
-Coaching YMCA Youth Sports Program                         (45 min.)
-Volunteers make the team.                                             (30 min.)
-Safety and Emergency Action                                         (45 min.)
-Coaching YMCA Flag Football                                        (60 min.)

US YOUTH SOCCER WEEKLY PRACTICE 

U5 through U8 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach 

U9 & U10 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach 

U11 & U12 Practice Activities for the Parent Coach 

US YOUTH SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MODEL

TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR COACHING EDUCATION

US Youth Soccer has youth coaching courses available, and we will reimburse you (in the form of a registration credit) for any courses you complete while you are a coach for us. 

(Up to $50 a year, rewarded as a registration credit.)

Account and some courses are free, so we encourage you to check this out: https://usysuniversity.org/courses

Create and account:  https://usysuniversity.org/sign-up/region 

We are in the Sothern Region and our NC Youth Soccer League Partner is the Wilmington Hammerheads.  (You will see these in the drop down menu.)

SNACKS
Make the call for a healthy team! Coaches across the country are helping players perform their best by following three healthy principles.

Drink Right:    Choose water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages
Move More:     Boost movement and physical activity
Snack Smart:  Fuel up on fruits and vegetables 

FREE CPR CLASS
The links below are free to take the class, you only pay if you want the 2-year certification.  This is not required for coaches as all YMCA staff are trained.

https://cprheartcenter.com/classes/cpr-certification/

https://www.aedcpr.com/free-classes/ 

BASIC RULES FOR OUR YMCA LEAGUE

TWO REQUIRED COURSES FOR COACHES AT THE YMCA:

REQUIRED TRAINING AND COACH’S CHILD DISCOUNT
Below are the required courses that we ask our coaches to take.  We offer returning coaches that have completed one season and both courses 50% of the their child's registration for the team they coach.

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention  (Required for Coaches)
https://learning.redwoodsgroup.com/login/index.php
Directions:
1.) Visit the above website.
2.) Select "Create New Account" or log in if a returning user.
3.) Select "YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina"
4.) Enter access code:  4622
5.) Create your own username and password.
6.) Select "Youth Programs"
7.) Complete "Child Sexual Abuse Prevention for Volunteers" On-line Course. (CSAPV2)
I will be notified when completed.

Concussion Awareness Training Video  (Required for Coaches)
https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1089818/details

Directions:
1.) Visit the above website.
2.) Create a CDC LEARN account.   How to Create an Account in CDC Train
3.) Complete Video.
4.) Print Certificate and email to [email protected] or turn into site lead at your practice site.