Travel Coaches Resources
Thank you for being a coach with NSC. Please let us know if we can provide additional information that will be helpful to you in organizing your team, running practices, or getting additional training.
NSC Practice Plans developed by our Director of Coaching
MYSA Practice Plans can be found on MYSA’s Coach’s Corner page
More Practice Plans at SoccerPlans.com.
Dynamic Warm Up created for us by Andrea Noel-Doubleday, PT, MPH Asst. Dir. Rehab at Cooley Dickinson
Game Schedules are available on the Roots Website via Sports Engine. You can also e-mail your team from here. Please let us know if you need help
Florence Fields Fall 2018 Game Schedules are here: Field 1A (7v7), Field 1B (7v7), Field 2 (9v9), Field 3 (11v11)
NSC Parent and Family Responsibilities - Please share this document detailing appropriate sideline behavior with team parents.
NSC Code of Conduct - Parents agree to these rules during the registration process but it's helpful to share the document with them directly to remind them what they signed.
Northampton FIELD CLOSURE and CANCELLATIONS website
Field Closures - other towns
CORI Form for Parks Dept. - coaches must fill out this form every year and bring to Parks Dept with a photo id. Parks Dept is located at 100A Bridge Road, Florence (next to JFK middle school).
Certifications and Licensing - All coaches must complete these steps every 2 years.
US Club Soccer Staff Registration Process: http://usclubsoccer.org/registration/staff/
1. Become “SafeSport Trained.” [safesport.org] – effective as of the 2018-19 registration year (free)
The U.S. Center for SafeSport online training covers the following subjects: sexual abuse, hazing, bullying, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, harassment (non-sexual) as well as reporting obligations. There are three modules required to become “SafeSport Trained”: a) Mandatory Reporting: Understanding Your Responsibilities; b) Sexual Misconduct Awareness Education; and c) Emotional and Physical Misconduct.
Instructions: Please click here to send an email to SafeSport@usclubsoccer.org and receive an auto-reply with the link, U.S. Soccer access code, and instructions to take the course. (The U.S. Center for SafeSport and U.S. Soccer will not allow the code to be posted publicly.)
Download and save the final "SafeSport Trained" certificate. You will need to upload it to complete your background screening.
2. Complete Sideline Sports Doc (SSD) online course. [usclubsoccer.sidelinesportsdoc.com/] (Contact NSC President for Payment Code)
This training program includes a six-chapter online course, as well as downloadable .pdf/e-book and .mp3 products, designed to improve on-field triage of key injury situations. The course incorporates U.S. Soccer’s “Concussions in Soccer” video and other Recognize to Recover content. The chapters are: 1) The SAFE Method – initial evaluation of an on-field injury, 2) Ankle and foot injuries, 3) Concussion, 4) Fractures, 5) Heat illness, and 6) Knee injuries.
3. Complete background screening. [US Club Soccer Background Screening Application] (Contact NSC President for Payment Code)
Beyond a variety of national sources, our level of screening generally includes a direct county/state of residence criminal record search for all counties in which an individual has lived within the past seven years, regardless of whether any “hits” appear on the national database searches.
NSC Practice Plans developed by our Director of Coaching
MYSA Practice Plans can be found on MYSA’s Coach’s Corner page
More Practice Plans at SoccerPlans.com.
Dynamic Warm Up created for us by Andrea Noel-Doubleday, PT, MPH Asst. Dir. Rehab at Cooley Dickinson
Game Schedules are available on the Roots Website via Sports Engine. You can also e-mail your team from here. Please let us know if you need help
Florence Fields Fall 2018 Game Schedules are here: Field 1A (7v7), Field 1B (7v7), Field 2 (9v9), Field 3 (11v11)
NSC Parent and Family Responsibilities - Please share this document detailing appropriate sideline behavior with team parents.
NSC Code of Conduct - Parents agree to these rules during the registration process but it's helpful to share the document with them directly to remind them what they signed.
Northampton FIELD CLOSURE and CANCELLATIONS website
Field Closures - other towns
CORI Form for Parks Dept. - coaches must fill out this form every year and bring to Parks Dept with a photo id. Parks Dept is located at 100A Bridge Road, Florence (next to JFK middle school).
Certifications and Licensing - All coaches must complete these steps every 2 years.
US Club Soccer Staff Registration Process: http://usclubsoccer.org/registration/staff/
1. Become “SafeSport Trained.” [safesport.org] – effective as of the 2018-19 registration year (free)
The U.S. Center for SafeSport online training covers the following subjects: sexual abuse, hazing, bullying, emotional misconduct, physical misconduct, harassment (non-sexual) as well as reporting obligations. There are three modules required to become “SafeSport Trained”: a) Mandatory Reporting: Understanding Your Responsibilities; b) Sexual Misconduct Awareness Education; and c) Emotional and Physical Misconduct.
Instructions: Please click here to send an email to SafeSport@usclubsoccer.org and receive an auto-reply with the link, U.S. Soccer access code, and instructions to take the course. (The U.S. Center for SafeSport and U.S. Soccer will not allow the code to be posted publicly.)
Download and save the final "SafeSport Trained" certificate. You will need to upload it to complete your background screening.
2. Complete Sideline Sports Doc (SSD) online course. [usclubsoccer.sidelinesportsdoc.com/] (Contact NSC President for Payment Code)
This training program includes a six-chapter online course, as well as downloadable .pdf/e-book and .mp3 products, designed to improve on-field triage of key injury situations. The course incorporates U.S. Soccer’s “Concussions in Soccer” video and other Recognize to Recover content. The chapters are: 1) The SAFE Method – initial evaluation of an on-field injury, 2) Ankle and foot injuries, 3) Concussion, 4) Fractures, 5) Heat illness, and 6) Knee injuries.
- Go to http://usclubsoccer.sidelinesportsdoc.com
- Click the red box that says “Register Now"
- Fill in your information. Under Payment enter this code under “redeem a coupon:” (contact club president for code)
- After completing the course you will be emailed a certificate. Download and save it, you will need to access the number on it for your background screening.
3. Complete background screening. [US Club Soccer Background Screening Application] (Contact NSC President for Payment Code)
Beyond a variety of national sources, our level of screening generally includes a direct county/state of residence criminal record search for all counties in which an individual has lived within the past seven years, regardless of whether any “hits” appear on the national database searches.