All adults must complete the following risk management requirements before beginning any sanctioned activity with their club. The annual requirements help ensure that the youth players are participating in a safe environment so we appreciate your help in making sure all adults take the necessary steps.

1. Approved MYSA Background Check
2. Valid SafeSport Training Certificate (valid for 1 year, then complete refresher) 
3. Valid Concussion Training Certificate (valid for 3 years)

All updated links and instructions can be find at MYSA

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants have an approved background check before they participate in any MYSA activity. 

SAFESPORT

Federal Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants complete SafeSport Training.

If it is your first year as a coach or manager, you must complete the full 90-minute training. If you are returning, you only have to complete the 30-minute refresher course.

Once you submit your background check you will receive 

Upon completion of your training, you will receive a certificate of completion that must be uploaded into your MYSA account for the club to validate. If your first name, last name and email address match in your MYSA account and SafeSport, then your completion certificate will be automatically electronically updated in your MYSA account and no manual upload is needed.

• Manually uploading your certificate of completion: 
  1. Please select the “Menu” icon at the top right of your page.
  2. Select “Transcript”.
  3. Once the transcript page displays, locate the most current completion for the course under the “Certificates” section.
  4. Download the certificate by selecting the “Download” button at the right of the completed course.  

CONCUSSION TRAINING

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants complete the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HEADS UP Concussion Training every three years.

Upon completion of your training, you will receive a certificate of completion that must be uploaded into your MYSA account for your club to validate:

1. Save certificate as a PDF directly from the training portals.
2. Login to your US Soccer Connect account and go to your Certificates tab.
3. Click on the appropriate box to upload your file, click choose file, choose the appropriate file to upload, click on the green “Upload Image” button. The pop-up box will close and your certificate will replace the generic upload certificate picture that was previously in the box.

We are excited to share an incredible resource that we think will really help you this year.

MOJO is a one-stop coach-in-a-box app that takes the aggravation, stress and chaos out of coaching.  The app sets coaches up for success by providing hundreds of activities designed by top youth soccer coaches and child development experts, with videos produced by Emmy Award-winning teams. And it automatically builds each team’s practice at the tap of a screen — customized to age, skill level and more.

We want all our coaches to download the MOJO app – it’s free! Once you create a profile, you will have access to MOJO’s extensive library of content and practice plans.

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After you’ve set up a profile, please affiliate with our organization on the app by following these instructions:

1.    On the “Practice” tab, select “Team” in the top right corner of the app

2.    Tap the gear wheel in the top right corner of the app

3.    Under “Org Affiliation” search for “Cambridge-Isanti”

4.    Select “Cambridge-Isanti Soccer Club”

We believe this will be a game-changer for our coaches and players. I am personally very excited about the opportunity to use MOJO — it is a fantastic resource for our families.

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