Soccer Development Program

Head Coach and Assistant Coach for Soccer Development Program

Coaches are responsible for teaching fundamentals of soccer, teamwork, and sportsmanship to the players and parents. During the season, they organize and attend practices. Requires a commitment in the Fall from September through end of October and in the Spring from April through end of May. Assistance is available from the club Director of Coaching and the Director of Soccer Development program.

Equipment Volunteer

In August of the Fall season and in March of the Spring season, a group of 10 volunteers is needed to build coaches’ kits for the upcoming season. This involves meeting at Talley Day Park on a Saturday for 2 hours to organize soccer balls, pinnies, and cones into bags that the coaches pick up the first week of the season. During the season on Saturdays when playing in the last game of the day, ensure that all goals and flags are returned to the shed and the shed is locked. Organize parents on teams to set-up and put away equipment on game day. During the first two Saturday mornings of the Fall and Spring season, four volunteers are needed to sell reversible game jerseys at Talley Day Park.

Field Liner

In August of the Fall season and in March of the Spring season, a group of 10 volunteers is needed to line the fields at Talley Day Park. This involves meeting at Talley Day Park on a Saturday for 2 hours to line the fields. Once a week on a weeknight during the season, a group of three volunteers is needed to line the fields at Talley Day Park. This can be done while the players are practicing. Also, ensure enough paint is in stock at the Talley Day Park shed by getting from the shed at the Concord Soccer Complex.

Age Group Coordinator

In August of the Fall season and in March of the Spring season, a group of five volunteers is needed to use the online registration system to build teams. This task involves Microsoft Excel skills and takes about three hours for a volunteer to complete.

Director of Soccer Development Program

Responsible for the overall direction and operation development soccer for players age 4 thru 14. This includes:

• Set the practice and game schedules including field assignments. Coordinate with Rep, TOPSoccer, and Adult program games.
• Oversee the activities of the program volunteers including equipment, field lining, and age group coordinators.
• Organize the U12 and older age groups playing in the DYSA Inter-Club league.
• Using the online registration system-setup programs, enroll players, build teams, assign coaches, and set schedules.
• Update related program pages on the website with season dates and information.
• On Saturdays during the season, make weather cancellation decisions.
• For Fall and Spring seasons, hold a pre-season coaches meeting that reviews season details and educates coaches.
• Work with the Director of Coaching on coach and player development programming.
• Work with Referee Coordinator to schedule referees for games.
• Monitor Concord Soccer email account and respond to requests.

Representative Program

Field Liner

In August of the Fall season and in March of the Spring season, a group of 10 volunteers is needed to line the fields at the Concord Soccer Complex. This involves meetings on a Saturday for 2 hours to line the fields. Once a week on a weeknight during the season a group of three volunteers are needed to line the fields. This can be done while the players are at practice.

Representative Team Parent Board Meeting Attendee

A parent from each Representative Team is to attend the March, June, September and June Board Meetings. These meetings begin and conclude the Spring and Fall seasons and are important opportunities to hear and discuss the seasons as well as volunteer for needed efforts.

Club Coordinators and Committees

Fundraising and Sponsors Committee

In July for the Fall season and in February for the Spring season, a group of volunteers is needed to sign-up local businesses as sponsors for Soccer Development Program youth teams. Promotion packages are available for those sponsoring businesses, depending upon the amount of support being offered . During the winter season, a group of volunteers organizes a Spring club-wide fundraiser.

Soccer Complex Committee

A group of five volunteers that organize other volunteers for Fall and Spring pre-season set-up and post-season closing of the complex. Also, plan and complete capital improvement projects to the complex. This group also would oversee the irrigation, grass maintenance service, gate closing, parking lot usage, safety items, and feedback from the community. Also, the committee will order the Porta-Potty for the Concord Soccer Complex, delivered one week before the start of the Fall and Spring season and picked up two weeks after the end of the season. The committee will also order paint for lining the fields in the Fall and Spring.

Soccer Development and Representative Program Referee Coordinators

Manage roster of licensed referees. Schedule referees for games. Coordinate with the DYSA and State Referee Association to manage training of referees. Provide Treasurer with referees' names, addresses, and payment amounts. 

Uniform and Equipment Coordinators

Manage the Representative program uniform supplier to ensure gear is delivered per agreements. Work with coaches, parents, and uniform supplier to ensure uniforms are ordered and delivered. Provide service reports from Adidas uniform, spirit wear and coaches online stores to the Board when requested. Oversee Concord Soccer’s Adidas agreement and ensure benefits are received. Lead the delivery of t-shirts for soccer development program, sponsors, camps, and development coaches. Purchase and deliver tournament and uniform patches and other merchandising promoting the club and events.

DYSA Rep, DYSA Registrar and Representative League Coordinators

Coordinate the registration of Representative teams with DYSA, leagues, and DYSA State Cup Tournament (if applicable). Attend DYSA meetings to represent the club and report to the Board on DYSA issues affecting the club. Communicate with leagues and Representative teams and Director of Coaching on signup deadlines, division placement, game schedules and re-schedules and actions from league meetings. Attend league meetings representing the club –
usually two a season. 

Field Permits Coordinator

In January and in May, submit applications for permits with the Brandywine School District and New Castle County. Arrange payment for permits. In September, submit an application for a permit with the Brandywine School District for Springer Middle school for the Winter Indoor season.