Table of Contents

• Common Training/Certifications
• Details of Training/Certification Information
• Risk Status (aka Background Check)
• Concussion Awareness
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• AYSO Safe Haven
• SafeSport
• AYSO Training Website (aka AYSOU)
• AYSO Coach-specific Training
• AYSO Referee Training
• Questions?

• Risk Status (aka Background Check)
• CDC Concussion Awareness (online training)
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest (online training)
• AYSO Safe Haven (online training)
• SafeSport (~90 minute online training the first time. 30 minutes for renewing about every 15 months)

1. Risk Status (aka Background Check): This is done through an external vendor (Sterling Volunteers) for AYSO National and is typically valid for about 15 months. When you signed up for one of the background checked volunteer roles and if you hadn't completed a background check with any AYSO program within the past year, you should have received an email from Sterling Volunteers ([email protected]) with a link to their website to start the background check process. If you didn't receive the email (check your spam folder), follow these instructions:
   1. Login to your account at www.ayso870.org
   2. Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
   3. In the 'Certification' area of the page, click on the check box for the 'Risk Status' row and then click on the 'Renew & Update' button
   4. On the popup, verify and update (if needed) your information and click on the 'Submit' button
   5. Click on the 'Submit' button on the next page asking you to confirm that you want to initiate a background check
   6. The next popup will say the background check request has been submitted, so click on the 'Continue' button
   7. Check your email for an email from 'American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)' where the actual email address should be '[email protected]'. If you don't see it in your inbox, CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. Their emails almost always gets caught in the spam folder.
   8. There should be a link in the email to the Sterling Volunteers website where you can create an account (if this is your first time), or login with your credentials (if you are renewing a background check).
   9. Once logged in, follow the instructions through the process. On the final page, there will be a payment option. Note that AYSO Region 870 will pay the background check fee (you can select the 'Not at this time' check box for this option). However, if you would like to help defray the cost to AYSO Region 870, you have the option to pay the $25 background check fee yourself.
   10. Once you have completed the background check process, you will receive another email confirming your submission of the background check fee. If you had paid for the background check fee yourself, this email will also serve as your receipt. It will typically take a few business days for the background check process to complete. You can check on the status by going to the 'Volunteer' tab from your account at www.ayso870.org and checking the status of the 'Risk Status' line item.
   
   Note that you have not successfully submitted your background check until:
   • You find the Sterling email and click the link (this email could potentially be in your SPAM FOLDER)
   • You validate your information in the Sterling Volunteers website and submit your personal information
   • You will see a Congratulations! message and receive a final email from Sterling stating, "You Did It!"

• Login to your account at www.ayso870.org
• Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
• Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
• You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
• Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side
• IMPORTANT: Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Safe Haven' section. All the required courses are within this section, even if they are not Safe Haven-related. Here, you will see links to the following online versions of the courses you will need to take:
  • AYSO's Safe Haven - Online
  • CDC Concussion Awareness - Online
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online
• Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take each respective online course

• Login to your account at www.ayso870.org
• Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
• Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
• You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
• Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side
• Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Coaching' section. All the required online coaching courses are within this section.
• Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take online Coach Training course relevant to the age group that you will be coaching.

• Login to your account at www.ayso870.org
• Click on the 'Volunteer' tab on the left side
• Under your name, click on the 'AYSOU' button
• You should now be taken to and automatically logged in to the AYSO training website
• Click on the 'Training Library' link on the left side (for the online portion of the Regional Referee training)
• Click on the blue 'View Courses' button in the 'Refereeing' section. All the required Referee courses are within this section.
• Click on the blue 'Enroll' button to take online Referee Training course relevant to the age group that you will be coaching.
• For those courses that are in-person, click on the blue 'Enroll Via Event' button which will take you to the training calendar which will list the relevant upcoming in-person trainings courses for the training you had selected and follow the prompts from there to Enroll in one of the training sessions.