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Westport Soccer Association

Westport Soccer Association

WELCOME VOLUNTEERS



Parent Volunteers
are essential to the success of Westport Soccer.  Each season, all adults interested in volunteering must register on our website www.westportsoccer.org and complete safety (and coach) training requirements mandated by the state and town.  CJSA requires a background check and SafeSport training for any adults working on or off the field with a youth orgnanization. Some requirements carry over year to year and others will need a refresh. Instructions are below. You cannot volunteer without completing your requirements.   
Volunteer Roles: Coach (Rec only), Asst Coach (Rec or Travel), Team Manager (Travel)

Questions?   contact:  Kathleen, [email protected]    or     Risk Director, Tara McCarthy, [email protected] 


MANDATORY ONLINE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS: 

(SCROLL DOWN FOR INSTRUCTIONS)

1) SafeSport 
(annual renewal)
2) CJSA Background check 
(bi-annual renewal)
3) Concussion certification 
(NAYS or CDC HeadsUp, does not expire
4) NAYS Coach training 
(3-part certification, does not expire)
5) NAYS membership 
(annual renewal)   
   

 
        
         

SAVE-THE-DATE

SPRING 2024
VOLUNTEER REC COACH TRAINING

(In-Person)
SAT 4/06 @ 8AM - 8:30AM
Coleytown MS Front grass field
Dress for the weather and outdoor field
Instructor: WSA Coaching Program Director, Mickey Kydes

SPRING 2024  


WSA VOLUNTEER COMPLIANCE GOOGLE TRACKER:    CHECK YOUR STATUS HERE
(list is updated every 48 hours)

QUESTIONS?  [email protected]


IMPORTANT: 
 
- ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REQUIREMENTS BELOW IF THEY INTEND TO COACH OR MANAGE A TEAM THIS SPRING 2024


 - IF YOU ARE A 1st TIME VOLUNTEER, ALLOW UP TO 4 HOURS TO COMPLETE ALL THE TRAINING.  DO NOT WAIT!

- IF YOU ARE A RETURN VOLUNTEER FROM FALL 2023, MOST OR ALL OR YOUR TRAINING WILL CARRY OVER TO SPRING. 

- ONCE YOU REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER ON THE WSA SITE, YOUR COMPLIANCE/COACHING APPROVAL STATUS WILL APPEAR ON THE VOLUNTEER TRACKER (LINK ABOVE). List updates every 48 hours.


STEP 1:  REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER  ON THE WSA WEBSITE
(duration 5-10 minutes)

- Log into www.westportsoccer.org
(new users must create a new account)
(current users log in to your existing account)

- Hover over your account Profile Image on the top right of the page and select Account. 
   (or click button "manage acounts" then "view account" )
- Click  Volunteer on the left side of page;
- Choose Find Volunteer Roles
- Follow the registration steps, choose your volunteer role(s) and complete forms.  
- Upload any training certificates you have.  If you do not have any certificates, don't worry,  continue to Step 2 below. 

STEP 2:  SUBMIT A CJSA BACKGROUND CHECK (RISK STATUS)
(duration 5-10 minutes) 

 expires every 2 years.
- Log into your account on www.westportsoccer.org
- Hover over your Profile Image on the top right of the page and select Account.
- Click on Volunteer on the left menu bar to display My Roles&Certificates
 - Select
 the box next to Risk Status and then click Renew & Update
 - Follow prompts and answer required questions and SUBMIT 
                 - Still confused?  Follow these instructions


STEP 3: COMPLETE SAFESPORT TRAINING 
(duration is 90 min for 1st time core training or 30 min refresher -- if you've completed 3 refreshers, you will need to complete the 90 min training again) 

(Expires yearly after each spring season.) 
  - Log into your account on www.westportsoccer.org
- Hover over your Profile Image on the top right of the page and select Account (or click my account/manage/view account)
- Click on Volunteer on the left menu bar to display My Roles & Certificates  
- Select the box next to SafeSport and then click Renew & Update
   - You will be prompted to Login or Register with SafeSport
    - Complete the SafeSport Training or Refresher
This includes a
90-min video for New Vols or a 30-min refresher for Return Vols
or if you already completed 3 prior refreshers, then complete the 90 minute training again.  
    - The system will automatically update your completion status with CJSA
- If you already have a SafeSport certificate, you can upload it or send to [email protected]
- Still confused? Follow these instructions


STEP 4: COMPLETE (or Renew) NAYS COACH MEMBERSHIP & NAYS SOCCER COACH CERTIFICATION (for asst & head coaches only)
(membership expires yearly, training does not)
(training duration:  up to 2.5 hours)

Returning NAYS members
log into:  https://www.nays.org/ and renew your annual membership or any other training

 
Are you new to NAYS? 
Go to
 NAYS Coach Training  scroll down the page and click  the green "Register/Login" button 
Create a NAYS account (affiliated organization is "Westport Soccer Association")
You want to select NAYS COACH (not parent) for training: 

   - Complete the 3-part coach training to receive a NAYS coach certificate (this training does not expire): 
         1) Coaching Youth Sports
          2) Basic Youth Sports Safety & First Aid
         3) Sport Specific Training - Coach Youth Soccer 10 & Under
Upload your NAYS certificate to your volunteer account on www.westportsoccer.org 
       
If your NAYS membership expired
log in to www.nays.org and renew your membership for an annual $20 fee or multiple year fee. 



STEP 5: COMPLETE CONCUSSION TRAINING (NAYS or CDC HeadsUp is acceptable)
(training certificate does not expire) training is FREE
(training duration 20-30 minutes)

For NAYS concussion, click here:  
https://www.nays.org/concussion-training
For CDC HeadsUp concussion, click herehttps://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html



STEP 6: COMPLETE online CPR CERTIFICATE (free) - one adult needed per team.
(training duration 20-30 minutes)

   - 
To complete, click here:     https://www.nays.org/sudden-cardiac-arrest-training 


Thank you for your volunteering.  Please contact me with any questions. 

Tara McCarthy, WSA Director of Risk Management, [email protected]
Kathleen Galley, WSA Registrar, [email protected]

Contact

Westport Soccer Association
PO Box 2561 
Westport, Connecticut 06880

Phone: 203-221-9900
Email: [email protected]

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