Coaches
Coach Registration is Open
New Team Official => Free Online Registration Link for Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager or Female Designate (see below for explanations)
Existing Team Officials => Login to Online Registration for Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager or Female Designate (update required from one year to the next)
All Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Managers and Female Designates are required to register on the LGSC On-line Registration System. These individual are considered Team Officials and must register and complete necessary screening to comply with BC Soccer regulations. See the next section for more information regarding Criminal Record Checks.
Because the players are all girls or young women, each team is required to have a “Female Designate” as a Team Official who strives to attend all practices and games. If the team Coach, Assistant Coach or Manger is a woman, they can double as the Female Designate. If the Female Designate is not available for a particular game or practice, Coaches are encouraged to try and find suitable temporary replacements. (ie players’ mothers)
Being registered in the LGSC system allows the registrar to allocate players to the team. Once this has been done it provides Team Officials with access to information such as team lists, player and league contacts and medical information for players which they are expected to handle confidentially and for the purposes it was intended.
Criminal Record Checks and Vulnerable Sector Screening
For BC Soccer compliance and everyone’s safety and security, ALL Team Officials and Executive must submit a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening. NO individual or occupation (i.e. Police Officer or Firefighter) is exempt from this requirement.
The CRC and VSS documents are valid for 3 years and LGSC is able to accept photocopies of those valid documents you may have received for other organizations. Any new CRC documents must be provided within 6 months of the date on the CRC. The CRC's must be at least from May 1, 2011 for them to be valid for the 2013/14 season.
Ladner Girls is a separate entity from Ladner Boys Soccer. If you have submitted a CRC and VSS to Ladner Boys Soccer, you may request that they send us a copy by emailing the LGSC Registrar or LGSC Risk Management Manager indicating that you give approval for Ladner Boys to send these directly to us for our use. These documents must be dated no earlier than May 1, 2011 for them to be valid, otherwise you will be asked to submit a new CRC and VSS to LGSC.
Any Team Official for whom LGSC has not received valid CRC and VSS documents will lose their access to the LGSC website and communications and not be permitted involvement with the team in any capacity other than as a parent cheering from the sideline.
For the protection of the players and as required by BC Soccer, we require all Volunteers to provide a valid Criminal Record Check. The details and forms are in the "Forms" menu on this website.
BC Soccer Risk Management Program Link
BC Soccer YOUTHSAFE Program Document
Deadlines for Select Team Coach Applications
U10 Development to U13 Select Feb 15, 2013
U14 to U18 March 1, 2013
Application of Select Coaches for consideration - Process
The process will take longer than 2 weeks if multiple applications are received.
- Submit coach application as per the deadlines above.
- The Coach selection committee will review applications and request interviews if multiple applications are received.
- If necessary there may also be a coaching evaluation session set-up where the applicants may be given a topic and have to run a session with a team that they are not familiar with.
- Only the head coach will be selected. The assistant coaches will be selected by the head coach once the team has been selected.
- Coaches will be contacted once the Committee has selected the head coach. The Selection Committee will endeavour to review the applications within 2 weeks of the application deadline. If there are multiple applications, the committee will attempt to contact the applicants near the end of the 2 week period. The process will take longer than 2 weeks, if multiple applications are received.
- Select Coaches must get approval from LGSC Executive before agreeing to run joint evaluations with other clubs.
All Coaches selected will be required to sign a Select Team Head Coach acceptance form and have on file with LGSC a valid Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Screening).
BC Soccer Coaching Certifications - NEW
BC Soccer Long Term Player Development - NEW
http://www.bcsoccer.net/SOCCER/LongTermPlayerDevelopment.aspx
Tournament Reimbursement
The following are the tournament reimbursement guidelines.
1) Only Tournaments between Sept 1 and March 15 of each season will be reimbursed.
2) The maximum reimbursement for teams U13 and over is $400. The maximum reimbursement for teams U12 and under is $300.
3) Receipt and confirmation of attendance at the tournament are both required for reimbursement. These documents must be e-mailed to our treasurer => nathalie.mcgee@gmail.com
4) All receipts must be submitted after the tournament actually happens in order to avoid tournaments that get cancelled, etc and the receipt information must be submitted no later than March 31st, but preferrably shortly after the tournament occurs.
5) Cheques are written at our executive meetings which normally happen on the 1st Monday of the month. Please be patient though because the reimbursement may take a month or two.
Coaches Handbook
This handbook is to be used by all coaches to interpret the constitution and gives general guidelines for the playing season. Please take the time to read the points in this book and if you have any suggestions on how to improve it, please contact the club president.
Laws of the Game
Download Laws of the Game to help you review all the rules and regulations.