soccerchauffer33
BRONZE
I have a question, if a team manager holds an F license can the step in for a coach who is running late to a game?
Under Presidio rules, the coach must be affiliated with the club of the team.From the CSL Rules, which are essentially the Cal South / US Youth Soccer Rules:
Credentialed Team Administrators and/or Coaches MUST have a USYS white laminated Coach and/or an Administrator Cal South laminated card to be within the technical area (the team bench). Such Credentialed Administrators and/or Coaches MUST be on their sidelines at ALL TIMES during the game, or the game will be forfeited by the team without the Coach and/or a Administrator laminated card. In an EMERGENCY, any Cal South Administrator/Coach of any Cal South League/Club who holds at least a USSF “F” license with a current approved Risk Management designation may coach the Team.
What constitutes an "EMERGENCY" is not defined.
I agree with @GunninGopher. Let them play. Standing in to act as coach for a game isn't going to make a difference in the life of the youth soccer player. An F is good enough for this task because the real coaching occurs before and after game day.
Also note, the key from a Cal South stand point is making sure "adults" who can influence "minors" have gone through Risk Management. The license is just the mechanism to get that Risk Management and demonstrate they have better knowledge than the average parent.