Coaches Checklist

Medical Release Form – Coach to keep in personal file and taken to all practices and games
Uniforms for New Players
- Refer parents to the Uniforms page for information on ordering. Ensure new player does not have a duplicate jersey number

The following are to be given to the registrar:

Completed Roster.
- Be sure to verify player jersey numbers to ensure no duplicate numbers.

Get a Team and Individual Coach account and passwords to GotSport.com
Background Check (every year) – Individual Coach Page on GotSport.com
CDC Concussions Course (every two years) – Individual Coach Page on GotSport.com
Safe Sport Course (every two years) – Individual Coach Page on GotSport.com
Signed Code of Conduct (every year)
Signed Vermont Soccer Association Zero Tolerance Policy – (every year)
Get Player Cards – Usually a week or two before your first game
Review VSA Age Specific Rules Document

Check your email. Most communication is done through email so please pay attention to the emails sent out by the board.
Attend the club meetings – especially in the Spring – this is when you will select you practice times, locations, and get information for spring events and equipment
Get familiar with the GotSport.com website. This is where you can find your Concussion, Background Check and Safe sport course as well as team information. To log on:
- Go to home.gotsport.com
- Hit the login button in upper right hand corner
- Click on Team and Team Officials
- Decide which Account you want :
  - Team accesses your team schedule, rosters etc.
  - Individual accesses your personal information and where you can do your concussion, Background Check and Safe sport
- Enter the given username and password
Understand your age group and which children’s birthdays fit into that defined criteria.
- Teams that have multiple birth years on them will have to move up divisions based on the older kids on the team.
- Click here for season age groupings.
Be aware of Key Dates