Thank you for considering coaching with FC Richmond this season! The easiest way to register to coach your child's rec team is to volunteer while registering your child for rec soccer season through PlayMetrics -- make sure the person volunteering to coach is added as a Family contact (see below) with correct email address -- you can volunteer to Head coach the team (will be expected to be at each practice and game throughout the season, as well as communicating with the team) or as Assistant coach for the team (will support Head coach in practices and games and will be present when they can't be in attendance)
STEP 1: Whether you have already registered your child for the season with FC Richmond or not:
Make sure your name (person volunteering to coach) and contact information is entered as a family contact in PlayMetrics. You may need to have the person who registered your child Add you as a Contact rather than set up a new account for yourself in PlayMetrics. This will make it easier to link your name as coach to your child’s schedule in PlayMetrics.
The contact info you add in PlayMetrics will be the email/phone number where you receive FC Richmond notifications (schedule changes, weather cancellations, etc) and will also be the email address you use to log in to GotSport to complete your online requirements to coach with us.
If you don’t have a child playing rec soccer this season, but are still interested in coaching, email recreation@fcrichmond.com for more info.
STEP 2: Please complete the list of requirements below. Please let me know if you hit any obstacles and we will figure it out together.
1. Coaches Clinics - Mark your calendars now!
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 at Robious fields
Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at Robious fields
*if you cannot attend on the date assigned for your age division, you may attend on the alternate date!
2. SafeSport training/USYS background check -- All coaches will need to log into GotSport using the same email address registered to coach in PlayMetrics and check that your requirements are “Fulfilled” and up-to-date through November 2024.
Log into GotSport (update DOB if necessary) and check your requirements for SafeSport training and GotSport background check -- if necessary, complete SafeSport training (90-minute webinar) and enter your name and DOB for background check -- see below for additional details/instructions for completing this requirement!
3. Chesterfield County Coaches Card -- All coaches must have a current Chesterfield County Approved Background Check / “Coaches” card valid through May 2025.
Download, print and fill out the Chesterfield County Police Dept. Release of Information -- forms will need to be notarized this season, and there will be forms available and a notary on-site at Police HQ during the following times:
Appear in person to be fingerprinted at the Chesterfield County Police Headquarters (10001 Iron Bridge Rd. Chesterfield, VA 23832) at one of the following dates/times:
January
February
*pick a date now and put it on your calendar so you don’t forget!
4. Onboarding with Soccer Parent Resource Center --
This membership is free because FC Richmond leadership values parents who are engaged with and educated about the soccer experiences of their child!
You'll have access to hundreds of articles, interviews, courses, all created specifically for youth soccer parents!
We will recommend links to videos/articles throughout the season as we all work to bring the best to our soccer-playing children.
Once registered, take another 15 minutes to complete The Sideline Project so we can all be on the same page about sideline expectations.
1. Log in to GotSport - HERE – using the SAME email you used when you completed your coaching request in PlayMetrics
2. Click “Edit” in the top right of your Dashboard screen and add your date of birth. IF YOU DO NOT ADD YOUR DOB, YOUR REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT POPULATE
3. Click “Save” in the bottom left corner
4. Scroll to the top and click “Dashboard” – the far left menu choice
5. Scroll to the “Requirements” section of your Dashboard
You will need to complete the requirements listed for USYS – if you have requirements listed for US Club, you do NOT have to complete those – only the requirements for USYS. The requirements should be:
Safe Sport – if you coached within the last year, you should only have to do a 15 minute refresher Safe Sport course. You should not have to re-take the 90 minute course. When you log in to your account in the US Center for Safe Sport (instructions below) it should automatically populate your next course. If you are a NEW coach, you will start with the 90 minute Safe Sport course.
Background check – If you coached in the Fall, you should not have to repeat the background check. If it says “Required” next to “Background Check” you will need to complete it. ALL new coaches will need to complete the background check.
Directions to complete the Background Check LINK
Directions to complete Safe Sport LINK