Become A Coach

No adult is permitted to coach, assist or help out with NSC players, teams or programs in any capacity without first completing all adult registration requirements below AND being in possession of an MA Youth Soccer credentials lanyard for the CURRENT Fall-Spring ‘soccer year’ (e.g Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)

Thank you for your interest in coaching or volunteering with Needham Soccer Club. All our teams are volunteer coached and we are always in need of enthusiastic Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches and volunteers.

No prior soccer experience is necessary, just enthusiasm, and completion of mandatory registration requirements.

Head coaches must be 18+ but we do offer volunteer opportunities for 7th Grade+ through our TOPSoccer and Mentor programs – Click here for more info

Fall Registration Deadlines – Key Dates

4/28/26 – Fall Registration Opens (1st-8th Grade)
5/6/26 (midnight!) – Deadline for 7th/8th Grade registration and BAYS Travel Coach Applications
5/7/26 & 5/8/26 – First 7th/8th Grade Tryout sessions CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF TRYOUT DATES
5/11/26 – Deadline for 4th-6th Grade players wishing to be considered for BAYS Travel teams + Coach Applications for those teams.
5/16/26-6/2/26 – All other tryouts will take place between these dates. See link above for full dates.

Two separate MANDATORY Parts Each Fall-Spring Year To Coach with NSC:

GotSport is our club management system, and is used for all club registrations and roster building/management. All coaches must be registered in order to get access to rosters and team communication tools once teams are released.

Coaches are required to register annually on GotSport for each Fall-Spring year.

Note – the below are currently requirements for the 25-26 season. 26-27 Adult Requirements will be listed at a later date.
As mandated by federal law, and enforced by MA Youth Soccer, Needham Soccer Club follows a comprehensive Adult Registration and CORI/SORI security background check procedure, as well as mandatory completion of abuse prevention training, and concussion course, as well as required policy review requirements for all adults working with children in youth sports.

These requirements are administered via a separate platforms called US Soccer Connect, and the US Soccer Learning Center (NOT via GotSport).
Once completed/up to date, coaches can be issued their MA Youth Soccer credentials lanyard which should be carried for all practices and games with NSC. No adult is permitted to coach without being credentialed.

This is a multistep process, and understandably coaches can sometimes find it difficult to navigate the various components or understand what’s missing. The step by step instructions linked below should get you through everything if followed in full. If you are still having trouble, please review our help/FAQ section below. If you still have difficulty contact admin@needhamsoccer.com

Some helpful tips BEFORE STARTING: 

• Be sure to use the same email address and password for ALL of your MA SafeSoccer components.
• Returning coaches – use the same login credentials each year
• Strongly recommend that you complete the registration and training steps on a computer
• Be sure to use your full LEGAL first, middle, and last name.
• You need to have your driver’s license number and expiration date.
• You need to have a color head shot photo (under 1 MB in size) on the device you are using that can be uploaded (initial registration only, returning users’ photos are stored). You will also need a photo to upload within the initial Abuse Training course.
  • The selected photo must be a CLEAR, HEAD Only picture of you with NO other people in the picture, no sunglasses, no hats, and sufficiently well lit and CLOSE enough to clearly see your face. Parts of other people, including faces, arms, hands, etc. are also not allowed.

Once all steps are completed, coaches receive a printed credential/lanyard from the club that you must have at all practices/games/clinics. Returning coaches that still have their plastic lanyard sleeve may be sent the new credentials via email/PDF to print at home, new coaches will receive their lanyard and printed credential at pre-season coaches meetings/uniform pick up.

U.S. Soccer Connect Tech Support

If you are having issues with this system or downloading your forms, please contact tech support immediately. This system is not run by NSC, and we cannot help you with account set up or password issues.Help line number: (800) 808-7195 or (855) 703-2558.