Thank you to all our volunteer coaches for the 2023 Spring Season!  We would not have a season if it weren't for YOU! There's a lot of information we need to pass on, please take some time to look over details below and let us know if you have any questions. We are here to support you! 

• 3/4/23 Equipment pick up for Head Coaches
• 3/3/23-3/6/23 Stafford Soccer Day at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Fredericksburg (20% off entire purchase) CLICK HERE  for coupon. Please CLICK HERE for a coupon to use all year long.
• 3/8/23 Coach Training Session (Embrey Mill Field #7) 
  • U6/U8 6:00pm-7:00pm
  • U10 and older 7:15pm-8:15pm
• 3/6/23 REC Head Coaches reach out to their team with practice details asap (no later than 3/9/23)
• 3/13/23 First week of practices for Academy  
• 3/20/23 First week of practices for REC  
• 3/25/23 Jamboree (Academy only, Embrey Mill Fields)  Revolution Academy Jamboree Schedule will be posted HERE when available.
• 4/1/23 First weekend of games  
• 5/13/23 Last game weekend  
• 5/20/23 Held for rain-outs if needed
• 6/2/23 Held for rain-outs if needed

Additional Information for Coaches:   

• Please CLICK HERE to see detailed information regarding fields and scheduling
• Please take a moment to watch Gwyneth’s Gift CPR Video, Hands Only CPR Training
• Office hours CLICK HERE if you need assistance beyond these hours please email recreation@staffordsoccer.com or call 540-657-0734
• Please complete the REQUIRED Safe Sport online training  CLICK HERE for more info   
• Your rostered families need to purchase uniforms quickly if they haven’t already and are in need.  CLICK HERE for the uniform link. Uniforms will be shipped directly to their home.   
  
• Field Closures can be found on our website, weather hotline (540-657-2010), or our social media platforms.  Please let your rostered families know.   
• If you are a head coach without an Assistant Coach, please try to procure a Team Parent to assist you. Anyone helping must be registered in our system.
• Background checks will be performed on anyone 18 and older.   
• Coaches will have access to their online team page for communication with rostered families. Parents can communicate through their team page as well.  
• To print/download your roster:

1. Sign into your account
2. Go to your team page
3. Navigate to the Roster tab
4. Select Print Roster, Select All Fields, and then Generate Roster
5. You may also use the e-mail function on your team page to send your initial email to your team. 

• CLICK HERE for a sample initial email. Head coaches can edit to send out to your team. If you choose to copy and paste from this document, please paste to your Discussions as "plain text". If you do not past as plain text you will get an error message due to hidden formatting from the Word Document. 
• Rosters WILL change! Coaches, please check your team page often and watch for emails from the office regarding changes.   
• Ideas for practice sessions for each age group can be found on our home page under the COACHING tab. Here you will find session plans and videos for specific age groups.    
• Please become familiar with the RULES OF THE GAME, found under the COACHING tab   
• Coach Education - use THIS LINK to learn more about the Coaching Education program provided for all coaches
• Crown Trophy Link for end of season celebrations 2023 Catalog CLICK HERE
• Coaches and Parents can follow our social media platforms for club highlights and late-breaking information.   
• Find us on FACEBOOK using @staffordsoccer   
• Find us on INSTAGRAM using @staffordsoccervirginia   

PRACTICE SESSION FIELD REQUEST FOR RECREATION HEAD COACHES VIA GOOGLE FORM 

• Practice session field assignments will be made in order of receipt as the google form is date/time stamped   
• Only head coaches are permitted to request a practice field   
• Please CLICK HERE to look at detailed field and scheduling information   
• Please request fields in your team’s county quadrant.  Your quadrant can be found in your TEAM NAME (NW, NE, SW, SE). You will not be assigned a field that is outside of your team's county quadrant.  CLICK HERE if you are unsure what fields are in your county quadrant.
• If you missed the coaches equipment pick-up event (head coaches) on 3/4/23, please plan on coming into the office to pick up needed equipment. CLICK HERE for office hours. If you need a time outside of office hours, please email [email protected] to set up a day/time.
• If you are a recreation HEAD COACH, please CLICK HERE to access the Google form to list your top 3 practice locations/days/times preferences. Please do not choose the same field three times. Coaches with multiple teams must submit one request per team. Thank you for helping us organize coach preferences in a timely manner by adhering to guidelines.

Please contact recreation@staffordsoccer.com if you have any questions regarding your roster or other general questions.
Please contact [email protected] if you have questions regarding fields/practice sessions.   

Thank you and we are looking forward to a great  Season!