Join the Team!

Umpqua United Soccer Club is always looking for volunteers to coach our recreational and competitive soccer teams. It's a great opportunity to get involved in our community and work with local youth players. We have outlined key role and responsibilities of a youth soccer coach. 

Role of a Coach:
Coaches have a leadership role. You are a role model and should set the example for the players within our community. For coaches to succeed, and for the kids to realize the best the sport has to offer, coaches must adhere to the code of conduct set-forth by Umpqua United Soccer Club. UUSC believes in fair play within our organization. Fair play can be described in three words: Behavior, Good Manners and Respect. Please review the Coaches Code of Conduct and our clubs core values. Coaches should perform their duties so they reflect their knowledge of the game in a manner that emphasizes good intentions and shows a proper respect for the efforts of the players, coaches and referees. Remember, the kids are watching!

The most important responsibilities of a youth soccer coach are to:
» provide a safe, healthy environment for the practice and play of soccer.

» provide mature, adult supervision for young athletes.

You must conduct yourself at all times with these two important facts in mind. During games, you share these responsibilities with the referees and opposing coaches. They must, at all times, supersede any other concern.

Knowledge of the Game
Coaches are responsible for learning and understanding the Laws of Soccer for their age group. Please read and understand the league rules. FIFA's Laws of the Game have been modified to meet the U.S. Soccer Federation's (USSF's) player development initiatives.

How to become a coach with UUSC:
Go to www.umpquaunited.org and login. If you don't already have an account then you'll click "register" and create your account.  From your dashboard you will want to click on the “Volunteer” tab on the left side. Click “Find volunteer roles” and then select “assistant coach” “U8” and then fill out the information on the screen and click “Save”.

You will then click on the volunteer tab again and you’ll see a list of items. You will click on “Risk Status” and “Renew and Update”, enter the information it asks for and then click “submit”. 

Click box next to “SafeSport” and “Renew and Update”. It will open a box with a link that will take you to another site. You will need to create an account with the same credentials (email and password) you used on our site. This training is approximately 90 minutes, but you can break it into smaller sections, logging in and out as you want to.  

Once you’ve completed that you will need to click next to “Concussion” and “Renew and Update” and then follow the link, create an account (same credentials), and complete the training. 

Once you’ve done the above you will have fulfilled the necessary requirements.