Welcome to the Coaches Corner

Any adult who has regular contact with a youth team or its players must be compliant with all safety requirements. This includes registering as a coach through USA Softball, completing a background check, obtaining ACE certification, and fulfilling SafeSport training requirements.

In accordance with state law, all staff members involved in youth sports must also be SafeSport compliant and have a Concussion Training Certification on file. Detailed information on these requirements is provided at the bottom of this page.

Forms and Important Info

For any forms that require board approval (e.g. coaches application), please submit online

Practice Fundamentals

Tips For Comp Coaches

Tips for REC coaches

Tips All Divisions

AGE CALCULATOR 

Coach Application

Reimbursement Expense Request

ACE Certification Instructions

Coaching Manual

Coach Meeting Agenda

Field Dimensions

Field Locations

Our Rec Rules General

USA SOFTBALL COMP RULES

Incident Report

Game Snack Schedule SAMPLE

Team Parent Meeting Check list

Team Parent Guide SLVGS

Team Roster SAMPLE

Score Keepers Clinic

Score Keepers Presentation

Resources

Positive Coaching Alliance is a national nonprofit organization that provides online tools courses and workshops. This positive culture encourages athletes to play multiple sports and never pressures players to specialize in one sport too early. https://positivecoach.org/



USA Softball has many important responsibilities as the National Governing Body of softball in the United States, including regulating competition to ensure fairness and equal opportunity to the millions of players who play the sport. https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball



The ACE (Aspire, Challenge, Encourage) Coach Education Program is a coaching program, developed and designed to provide softball coaches of all levels – from beginning coaches to experienced veterans – an opportunity to be educated as a coach with a national softball organization.
As the National Governing Body of Softball, it is the USA Softball’s responsibility to ensure that our coaches achieve a certain level of understanding of what their duties are as coach of a youth softball team. The ACE Education videos are a practical guide to the everyday situations you will encounter as a youth softball coach. After obtaining your ACE education, you will be well prepared to coach a youth softball team.
To become ACE Coach Educated, please visit RegisterUSASoftball.com.


CDC HEADS UP is the go-to resource for concussion safety and prevention.

Youth Sports Concussion Protocols

https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/

SafeSport develops materials and resources to help organizations create a culture that encourages safety, openness and disclosure. The U.S. Center for SafeSport is an independent nonprofit committed to building a sport community where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and misconduct. Explore our site for training resources, help and best practices for coaches, parents, athletes, youth and amateur sports organizations in creating your SafeSport environment.
Learn more: https://uscenterforsafesport.org/