Partnerships Coaching Resources & Training Decatur Park District Sponsors Volunteer Coaches Volunteer Soccer Board Member YMCA Volunteer Coaches Youth Sports Programs are dependent on the willingness of YMCA Volunteer Coaches. The backbone of any YMCA Youth Super Sports program is the volunteer coaches. As leaders, these caring adults play a large role in the development of our youth, shaping their sporting experience, and teaching life lessons that help our youth in making correct decisions. Watch for Youth Sports Coaching Certification sessions coming this spring. Volunteers become certified as a Youth Sports Coach, and then apply their certification while working with youth in any of a variety of sporting experiences. All program volunteers are background screened for your child's protection. For more information email Gene, or call 872-3835 ext. 146. Click here for a Coaching Application*. Coaching Resources & Training The Decatur Family YMCA desires to provide our coaches the best training available and to encourage and promote professionalism amoung our volunteers. We are proud to offer ASEP's Coaching Youth Soccer, Basketball and Softball certifications to our volunteers and the community. Those completing the certification are eligible for 1/2 off their YMCA program registration fee when they return to the program as a coach. These certifications are valid for three years. To enroll and purchase your online coach's training course, click on the picture below. It will take you to the ASEP website: While you're at it, check out the following link: http://www.zipidee.com/profile.aspx?userid=739713f8-a9e8-4419-9039-27e57001a189. This link gives you access to a wide variety of coaching videos that can be either rented and downloaded to your computer for a 10-day viewing period or purchased to download and add to your virtual library. In the left-hand column of the page, scroll down and click on Sports & Recreation and check out the offerings under soccer and basketball! Decatur Park District Cooperation between the Decatur Family YMCA and the Decatur Park District have led to several opportunities for coaches and players alike. Coaches at the U5 through U8 levels can participate in informative and instructional team practice sessions during the fall season, helping them set up and run a practice session and providing additional coaching assistance - free of charge. For more information, contact Gene - 872-3835 x 146. Volunteer Soccer Board Member Soccer Board Members serve a three-year term providing assistance to the Sports Director/Sports Coordinator in facilitating the Youth Super Sports Fall and Spring Soccer programs. Click here for a complete job description and a volunteer service application. Sponsors We are greatful to these businesses who have chosen to give back to the community and provide financial support for sports programming through the Decatur Family YMCA. Their sponsorship provides resources for a variety of equipment and other program needs, allowing the Decatur Family YMCA to keep program fees within the reach of many families throughout the area. Please thank them by your patronage and support! YMCA Youth Basketball      Fall/Spring Soccer Field Sponsors Leo H. Berger Insurance Agency John C. Kefalas, MD SC Orthopedic Surgeon   * All forms are in .pdf format. If you have not downloaded a free copy of Abobe Reader, click here.

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