Coaches Training Requirements

All coaches must be current on the following training/credentialing items before being allowed to coach.

1) Current US Lacrosse ADULT-Coach level membership ($55)

• Must be good through the last day of the season you're coaching
• Click HERE to purchase or renew your membership

2) Register with us as a coach (free)

• Have your US Lacrosse number handy (you'll be prompted to enter it)
• Register in our coaches database HERE
• As part of this process you will be redirected to NCSI to submit to a background check (free):
  • Background check must be completed every 2 years
  • Click HERE for details on what the screening checks for

3) Current concussion training certificate (free)

• Certificate must be < 12 months old
• If you need to take the training, take the NFHS online concussion class HERE (takes 30 minutes)
• Email your certificate of completion to this email address - 

4) CYLA Rules class (free) - TBA

• CYLA requirement for head coaches (recommended for all):
  • You can't be a spring head coach unless you take this class
• Class is 2-4 hours of in-person training given in a half dozen locations around the state mid-February through mid-March
• Must take each year:
  • Email your certificate of completion to this email address - 

*****The following are suggested - but not required - for the spring season*****

5) US Lacrosse level 1 online coaching class (free)

• Click here to login to your US Lacrosse account
• Click on "Find a Course"
• Type in "Fundamentals" and hit enter
• Click on "Fundamentals of Coaching Boys' Lacrosse" and take the class:
  • Takes 2-3 hours (does not need to be completed in one sitting)

6) US Lacrosse level 2 online coaching class ($30)

• Click here to login to your US Lacrosse account
• Click on "Find a Course"
• Type in "Men's Level 2 Course" and hit enter
• Click on "Men's Level 2 Course " and take the class:
  • Takes 2-3 hours (does not need to be completed in one sitting)

7) Windsor Bulldogs Coaching Clinic - Spring 2019 dates TBA

8) CYLA coach training program (free)

• Each coach will have the opportunity to attend a regional coaching clinic and will receive access to the 3d Methodology Library, a portal of terminology, drills, pre-set practice plans by age, an ability to create your own practice plans to share with other coaches, diagrams, and video. Each regional coaching clinic will contain the following components: 
  • Age specific skills, concepts, drill setups, and proper layers within each drill.
  • Sample practice plans and how to create practice plans utilizing the 3d Lacrosse Methodology Library.
  • Creating the ultimate learning environment in practice.
  • Becoming an effective in game coach.
  • Communication strategies to connect with and teach players.
  • Best practices of effective youth coaching.
  • Practical portion where coaches interact in skill and drill walk throughs.
• Dates and times of each coaching clinic are currently TBA