
Coach Registration & Education
Registration to become a coach
For any Club/Team that plays under Utah Soccer Federation formerly Utah Youth Soccer Association
All coaches and managers are responsible for creating a U.S. Soccer Learning Center account to stay up to date with National and Utah Soccer Federation SafeSport and concussion requirements.
Coach Registration Requirements
- Requires Learning Center account
- Safe Sport Training – yearly, through the learning center (free)
- Intro to Safe and Healthy Play Environments; Concussion Training, yearly, through the learning center
- U.S. Soccer Coaching License – Utah requirements below
- All coaches required to have attend and pass 2 in person grassroots courses
- All U14-U19 Premier (National 1) Head Coaches are required to have a D License or higher
- Click HERE for Coaching Education Instructions and registration links
- Requires Utah Coach Account with Sports Connect or Got Sport
- Every club has their own link to register, please contact club/team registrar
- Background Check
Coach License Requirements
- Utah requires all coaches (Head or Assistant) on the roster to attend and pass 2 in person Grassroots courses (or equivalent)
- Premier Team Head Coaches must have a USSF National D License.
Please see below for pathways and more information on coaching licenses
Coaching License Information
Additional Resources
To Download or Print a Safe Soccer Phase 1 completion certificate – needed if U.S. Soccer Learning Center account and Utah Coach account are not syncing. This certificate can be uploaded for both Safe Sport and Concussion.
To Download or Print a Coach License Certificate (do NOT upload to Utah Coach account)
If your coaching license is missing from U.S. Soccer’s Learning Center, please email Jenni jbreckenridge@uysa.org with questions. If you received your coach license in Utah, and have a copy of the certificate (emailed at the time you recieved the license) include that copy.
If you received a coach license in another state, before the learning center was created. Pleae email the state that you received the license in to have that sate verify and add license to your account.

