Team-based Volunteers

Deerfield AYSO is an all-volunteer organization.  Coaches, referees, team parents - we're all parents of players or former players, or just people committed to carrying on the great tradition of soccer in Deerfield.

If you have not considered coaching or refereeing, please take this opportunity to think about it:

• We will provide all the training you need.
• The experience is deeply rewarding - watching the player's progress from fall to spring is truly a pleasure!
• In the younger divisions, you can still be an effective coach without having played as a kid or even having an intricate understanding of the game.  We are all part of a volunteer community and simply put, we need your help!

As a coach, your time commitment will be 1-3 hours per week during the season.  A coach participates on game days, holds team practices, teaches game fundamentals to the players, and helps players develop good sportsmanship.  You don't need to have played soccer or know much about it in order to coach. Particularly at the lower levels, many coaches learn the game along with their kids.

How do I register as a volunteer?

Please register from a regular computer and not a mobile device.  We have seen registration issues from both iPhone and Android devices.

• All volunteer registration is done online via www.deerfieldayso.org
• You will have the ability to volunteer while you are registering your player or you can do it at a different time.
• Follow all instructions and electronically sign the volunteer application.
• All volunteers are subject to a criminal background check.  You must complete this criminal background check.  

If you choose to register as a volunteer at a different time than your player registration:

• Please log in to your account (the same account where you registered your player) and select the volunteer link from the left menu
• Please follow the steps to a volunteer position for the appropriate division.
  •  You can select either yourself or a different volunteer (such as a spouse) - and that person will be sent an email to register on the system.  

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jon Emery, our regional coach administrator, at [email protected].  All coaches are volunteers and although the above requirements are mandatory, satisfaction and competition of them does NOT assure placement.  Character, history, adherence to the AYSO philosophy and rules and regulations all play a role in the selection process.