SYSA Volunteer Opportunities

Coach

SYSA relies on the dedication of volunteers to ensure a successful season every year. As a club we encourage all our families to contribute in some capacity and be actively involved. Volunteers are the backbone of our club, allowing us to maintain and continue to deliver high-quality soccer programs.

SYSA will cover the cost for each SYSA coach registered for a coaching course and are committed to coaching an applicable team in 2025, this is for all ages U6-U18 through the current Canada Soccer Association Community Stream.

2025 Spring Coaching course – Sunday, April 6th

SYSA is hosting the FUNdamentals Coaching clinic.

Clinic Structure & Planning

This clinic is in 3 parts, 2 online portions & in person on field.

Session 1: Coaching in Canada online (1 hour)

Session 2: FUNdamentals course online (1 hour)

 Session 3:  In person on-field (3 hours) – Sunday, April 6^th 9:00am – 12:00pm

Location: DESC –School Board Office – 341 Shuswap Street South

Please follow the steps below to register for this clinic:

Pre-registration is mandatory, to register for this clinic, please login or create a new account at –  https://canada-soccer.myshopify.com/

1.Select Grassroots Coach Education Program

2.Select the FUNdamentals and pay for the course.

Once you complete the 2-part online theory, Canada Soccer will notify Coach Centre that you are ready to register for the on-field portion. This may take a day to receive the email.

Pre-registration is mandatory, to register for the On-field portion of the course, please login or create an account at – https://www.coachcentre.ca/

SYSA will reimburse you for any expenses paid, after completion of the course.

Any parent attending the above clinic will have their applicable child’s registration fees reimbursed for the Spring 2025 season, if you have not taken this course before.

Manager

The Team Manager is the liaison between the coach, parents, players, and the Club. Keep the team organized and running smoothly by communicating practice information, snack schedule and game schedules through our soccer system. It is important that the Team Manager works with parents to ensure that player availability is kept up to date for all games and practices.

Junior Coach Program

The purpose of the program is to provide the framework and opportunity for student athletes to not only begin giving back to their communities, but also get them started on their own Coaching development pathway.

SYSA is excited to support players in our community in gaining coaching, leadership, and professional skills by providing an environment with great role models for our younger players to look up to. Junior Coaches will gain experience to develop effective communication/listening skills, goal-setting accountability, showing initiative, and taking risks to grow and creating opportunities for players to build confidence in coaching roles.

Junior Coaches Responsibilities:

• Be professional, enthusiastic, and energetic
• Participate in one of the Canada Soccer Grassroots workshops to support methodology and training outcomes. SYSA will be hosting one of the courses in March/April 2025
• Assist team(s) during practices and games
• Work with coaches in supporting team development through age-appropriate sessions
• Provide leadership, instruction, and guidance to athletes
• Mentor the young Shuswap FC players by being a positive role model

SYSA Programs available for Junior Coaches:

SYSA In-School Soccer program: This program runs in February and March. SYSA Staff will visit elementary schools to promote our upcoming season and have a fun day of soccer with each class! Junior Coaches will miss a day of their studies. JC interested in this program must ensure that their studies are up to date and permission is granted by parents and teachers.

Spring House Coaching

Timbits (U3-U5): This program runs on Saturday mornings at Blackburn Park. This age group is our youngest and most fun!! Our Timbit program focuses on physical literacy, basic soccer skills and most importantly having fun making new friends and learning new skills!!

House League (U6-U9): This program runs twice a week, one mid-week practice and Saturday game day. This program will allow JC to learn how to lead a team by creating practice sessions, game day management and being a role model for their players.

Future Stars (U9-U10): This program will run twice a week and is for players interested in joining our Development Competitive pathway. SYSA Staff will lead the session with the assistance of JC.

SYSA will help all applicants find the best program for them to start their coaching pathway.

We ask all interested players to please register through your Demosphere account before the January 15^th deadline. 

Registration link – 2025 Junior Coach Program