District IX Coach Licensing Policy
(Adopted 2004, Revised February 28, 2009)
The goal for District IX is to have all of our coaches obtain the CYSA coaching license that corresponds to the division and age of the team they are coaching. By implementing and upholding this goal, District IX hopes to provide our coaches with the necessary teaching skills that will help improve the technical and tactical skills of the players they will coach, and in turn keep our youth players playing the game.
Subject to the exceptions noted in the transition (grace) periods outlined below, coaches must be licensed in accordance with the provisions below.
Head Coaches
- Coaches at the U6 level are required to have at least a CYSA Pre-F license.
- Coaches at the U8 level are required to have at least a CYSA F license.
- Coaches at the U10 Division 4 level are required to have at least a CYSA F License and it is strongly recommended that these coaches have at least a CYSA E License.
- Coaches at the U10 Division 3 level are required to have at least a CYSA E License.
- Coaches at the U12-19 Division 4 level are required to have a least a CYSA E License and it is strongly recommended that these coaches have at least a CYSA E/D license.
- Coaches at the U11-19 Division 3 level are required to have at least a CYSA E/D License.
- Coaches in Division 1, at any age, are required to have at least a CYSA State D License.
Assistant Coaches
- Assistant coaches at the U6, U8 and U10, Division 4 level are not required to have a CYSA License.
- Assistant coaches at the U12 and older, Division 4 level are strongly encouraged to have at least a CYSA F License.
- Assistant coaches at the U10 and older, Division 3 level are required to have at least a CYSA F License.
- Assistant coaches in Division 1, at any age, are required to have at least a CYSA E License.
Grace period for new coaches and returning coaches advancing their license
- During the periods outlined below, coaches are allowed to be rostered to teams. This grace period is for both head coaches and assistant coaches.
- New coaches (coaches that have not coached in the past 5 years) are required to obtain their appropriate CYSA License within 12 months of being approved on a roster.
- Returning coaches holding the appropriate CYSA License will be given 12 months to show advancement in their license corresponding with the age level they are coaching. In other words, a coach holding a CYSA F license and moving up from U10 to U12, must obtain a CYSA E license within 12 months of being approved on a U12 roster.
