Wendy Kinimaka
Coach Administrator
Welcome Coaches! Mahalo for volunteering your time and giving back to our keiki in Kane’ohe! You will not only have a great bonding experience with your child, but will touch the lives of many young ones for years to come! We will train you and provide you with the tools you need to succeed as a positive coach in AYSO!
Coach Certification Requirements:
To ensure you are equipped to coach at your specific age level, you are required to register for, and complete the online coach course, AND participate in the in-person field training to complete your certification.
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UPCOMING COACH COURSES:
February 21 & 22, 2026 - INTERMEDIATE (14U) COACH COURSE 8:00am - 3:30 pm
SATURDAY: 2/21/26 - 8am - 12:00 pm - Classroom Session: Windward Nazarene Academy 45-232 Puaae Road, Kaneohe, HI. 96744
Prerequisites for this course: 12U Coach Certification, Completion certificate for Intermediate Coach Online Course, Safe Haven, Concussion, Safe Sport, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Laws of the Game. Please email or text a screen shot of your Skills Passport certification record to [email protected]
BREAK: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
1:00 - 3:30 pm - Field Session at Kaneohe Civic Center Field 45-270 Waikalua Road ***Have your players meet at the field
SUNDAY: 9:00 - 11:00 am Coach Assessment
Ho’opili 4J’s Soccer Park, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 (Iwikuamo’o Street and Onohi Ula Street)
****COACH CANDIDATES MUST BRING PLAYERS for Field session on Saturday, AND Coach Assessment on Sunday. Coach candidates are responsible for bringing any equipment you need to instruct Stage 3 of your training plan.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026 - COACH EDUCATOR UPSKILL COURSE for current Coach Instructors
8:00 - 11:00 am Kaimuki Public Library 1041 Koko Head Avenue
Current certified AYSO Coach Instructors who are actively instructing.Online Pre-work: Please note that there is a short online pre-course and a few brief individual activities that must be completed prior to the in-person session. These will be used and discussed during the live course.
11:30am - 1:30pm: Kapiolani Park, Field 4a
Field is along Paki Ave (mauka side of Waikiki Shell). Parking lot is on Monsarrat and Paki (come UP Kapahulu Ave around the zoo).
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Saturday, March 7, 2026 - ADVANCED COACH COURSE
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Kalihi Union Church 2214 N. King Street, Honolulu, HI. 96819 (enter entrance on the Diamond Head side)
Prerequisites for this course: Intermediate Coach Certification, Completion certificate for Advanced Coach Online Course-Part 1, Pre-Course Module completion: training plan, coaching moment, self-reflection. Please email a copy or screen shot of your Skills Passport certification record: Safe Haven, Concussion, Safe Sport, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Laws of the Game BEFORE the day of the course. Lunch is included.
Send Personal Reflection, Training Plan, and Match Analysis Part 1 to [email protected]
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Coaching Manuals - Click on the link below to access coaching manuals for your appropriate age-division:
6U Manual
8U Manual
10U Manual
12U Manual
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Download MOJO Sports from the App Store to help you with team management to communicate with your parents, access coaching tools (instructional training videos, practice plans, team activities), and tap into FC Barcelona and MLS Go training plans.
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Looking for How-To's as an AYSO Coach? Click on the AYSO Wiki tab or click this link https://wiki.ayso.org/wiki/Category:Coach to find information, forms, how to navigate Sports Connect AYSOU and anything else you need.
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You have the ability to positively enrich the lives of your players, so keep it positive, encouraging and informational! Develop each player technically, tactically, physically and psychosocially and instill in them a love for the game! The game is the best teacher, so let them play!