STEPS TO BECOMING AN AYSO VOLUNTEER
- Go to www.ayso690.org
- If you had a child registered or volunteered last year with AYSO Region 690, you should select “LOGIN” at the top right corner of the screen. As you register your child for this upcoming season, you will be given the opportunity to select the option to volunteer. Follow the steps and update any information as needed. You will then be able to e-sign and print your form. Please bring your form to registration.
- If you did not have a child registered or did not volunteer last year with AYSO 690, you should select “Register Now” at the top right corner of the screen. You will need to create an account and follow the steps to complete the volunteer information with AYSO.
- Background Checks
- The state of PA requires ANYONE who volunteers with children in any capacity to obtain both a background check and Child Abuse clearance. If you have moved to the state within the past 10 years, you will also need an FBI clearance.
- There are NO exceptions to this rule. You MUST have your clearances or you cannot volunteer. The good news is there is no fee for the background check and Child Abuse Clearances!
- If you submitted your child abuse clearances within the past 5 years to AYSO, GOOD NEWS – please skip to #7.
- If you have not submitted your child abuse clearances with the past 5 years to AYSO, please continue to #3.
- Obtain Background Check
- When you register as a volunteer with AYSO, you will be emailed a link from Sterling to obtain your background check. Watch for this. If one does not show up, please contact us.
- Follow the instructions to email to complete your background check.
- Obtain Child Abuse History Clearance
- Go to https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
- This clearance takes a little longer to complete. It does ask for every single address you’ve resided at since 1975. You will then be asked to list everyone you’ve lived with since 1975: parents, siblings, spouse(s), children, roommates, grandparents, etc. The good news is they only want as much as you can remember.
- You must first create a Keystone ID. Select “Create Individual Account."
- Follow the prompts to create your username. You will then receive a confirmation email with your temporary password, click on the link in the email to proceed to log in.
- It will prompt you to immediately change your password.
- You will then need to select “Create Clearance Application”.
- When you get to “application purpose,” select “volunteer” and “other” for volunteer category.
- Please list the agency name as: American Youth Soccer Organization.
- Follow the prompts on each page to complete the application.
- Once completed, you will receive an email confirming the receipt of your request.
- Within a week you will receive another email indicating the clearance is complete.
- You will need to log in to the site in order to view your completed clearance.
- Make certain to print and also save your clearance.
- Fingerprinting
- YOU ONLY NEED TO COMPLETE THIS STEP IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN PA LESS THAN 10 YEARS
- This is the only clearance that is NOT free.
- AYSO Region 690 will reimburse you for the cost of this clearance
- Please submit a copy of your payment to: AYSO Region 690, PO Box 195, Montoursville, PA 17754.
- Again, you only need to do this if you have lived in PA for less than 10 years.
- Please go to https://www.identogo.com/locations/pennsylvania
- Select “Digital Fingerprinting”
- Follow the directions to register online – use service code 1KG6ZJ
- You will need a debit or credit card to submit payment
- Once you have registered you will need to print the confirmation
- To complete the fingerprinting you will need to go to an approved Fingerprint Location
- A list of locations and hours is provided on the site
- Remember to print a copy of your payment to be reimbursed.
- Submit Child Abuse Clearance
- Volunteers must mail—or scan and email—a copy of the required PA child abuse clearance:
Nicole Martinez, P.O. Box 195, Montoursville, PA 17754
Email:[email protected]
- Online Training
- Volunteers must complete the AYSO Safe Haven Training, Concussion Course, Cardiac Arrest and Safe Sport online.
- All but Safesport only need to be completed once – NOT each year. Safesport has a 30 min update yearly.
To access these, log into AYSO690.org. Once you have registered as a volunteer, on the left side you will find a volunteer button. That will take you to a page that you will see AYSOU link under name. Once you go there it will ask for a log in. It is the same as your AYSO690 site. Since they have changed over systems, it will actually take you to EtrainU, which is the current training site. To keep going back to it throughout your training, you will need to go in through the ayso690 site. You will go into the training library. These 3 courses are found in the Safe Haven Folder (safe haven, cdc concussion and cardiac arrest). .
Safe Sport will be found by clicking the little square beside it in the volunteer part of
ayso690.org. Below are the instructions for Safe Sport.
You will be able to access the SafeSport training by following these instructions:Login to your Sports Connect account where you registered as a volunteer.
Click on the volunteer tab on the left-hand side of the screen
Click on SafeSport box
Click on Renew and Update
A screen will pop up where you will click on the “click HERE” link or copy and paste the URL into your browser to begin training
- Stay up-to-date
- Stay connected with our Facebook page (search: AYSO montoursville 690) and www.ayso690.org for updates as AYSO is constantly changing their requirements and options for completing those requirements
- Live training courses will be offered over the next few months, please make every effort to attend these live trainings so that you can become a certified coach and/or referee
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Please contact Nicole Martinez at (570) 220-2767 or [email protected].