Resources for Rec Coaches

Important Links

• Make sure you have the Playmetrics App!  
  • Once you are assigned to a team as a coach, you will be granted the permissions needed as a coach.
  • You should be able to communicate to your team via Team Chat and Email!
• Rec League Schedule by Age Group
  • The Spring Rec. season will go live mid-April.
  • Coaches meeting and equipment pickup will occur mid to late April.
    • You will be supplied with player jerseys, a coach jersey, balls, cones, a first-aid kit, and pinnies.  All non-jersey related items will be returned to the club after the season.
  • Games will be played mid-May through mid-June
• You will be able to view multiple drills in the Playmetrics app.  As a coach, you should see a “Drills” icon on your Playmetrics home screen which will give access!

Practices: We will give you guidance as to what fields and times are available for training.  We encourage all teams to practice one time per week outside of your game times. You may start your training after the coaches meeting if you would like.  However, given games will start mid-May we recommend you start to train late April.  You may also practice or scrimmages other teams in the club.  If you do this, we suggest sharing players in order to make even skilled teams for scrimmage.  When practice is done, do not leave until the last player has been picked up and sure you have contact information for all parents.

Referees: Respect all referees! We will only have referees at U10-HS age groups. We target to schedule two referees per game but some games may only have one based on availability of refs. Refs will be paid prior to each game by the coaches. 

Weather: If games are canceled due to weather we will alert all teams via on Playmetrics.  It is our goal to try and make a decision by 3pm about games. Game will be played in rain, but if lightning is spotted, games will immediately be suspended for 30 minutes. We will alert all teams if the delay is temporary or if games are canceled for the night.

 

Risk Management and Safe Sport Training

Risk Management & Safe Sport Training: All coaches must complete this. This is administered through Playmetrics and you will receive a notification when you are required to take them.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
WYSA Risk Management Policy
Under this policy, any coach, assistant coach, team trainer, team manager, referee, club or district board member, WYSA administrator, WYSA Board of Directors member, independent contractor, or any other individual seeking affiliation with WYSA or WYSA Affiliated Clubs who has direct or indirect contact or influence on a youth player is required by WYSA to complete a Risk Management Disclosure, every two years through WYSA’s online risk management system. Each Club has a responsibility to ensure compliance across their organization.

The club will provide a code for you to purchase the background check.

PLAYER’S HEALTH
WYSA is excited to announce a new partnership with Players Health, a risk management services firm specializing in youth sports organizations. Player’s Health is built for managing background checks, protecting athletes, and protecting organizations by thoroughly investigating all screening subjects through a variety of databases and search parameters.  Player’s Health has integrated with the U.S. Center for SafeSport to ensure all coaches and staff members have completed the proper screenings to be compliant with WYSA standards.