Please complete the Coach Registration link to indicate your interest in volunteering. All coaches must complete certification including a background check. You will receive instruction from Jen Sherman, our Club Registrar, after you sign up on the steps to follow to complete your certification.
The team must have a coach or administrator from within the same club (FC Exeter) at all scheduled matches in which the team participates. The coach or administrator must be in possession of a valid US Youth Soccer coaching pass. We encourage teams to have a head coach and one or more assistant coaches; a maximum of five coaches are permitted on a team's sideline.
We're all volunteers. FC Exeter offers support to all of our coaches, providing training plans and a roving Seacoast United instructor for our U9 and U10 practice sessions. Additionally, the club will reimburse coaches who attend coaching education classes through the New Hampshire Soccer Association. If you are interested in learning more about coaching, reach out to admin@fcexeter.com and you will be connected with our coaching director.
There is a small fee for both the background check ($18) and a Sideline Doc certification ($5). These expenses will be reimbursed by FC Exeter, simply send a copy of each receipt and the mailing address for reimbursement to Treasurer@fcexeter.com.
No, your coach pass is eligible for two years.
There will be a coaches kickoff meeting prior to each season start where you will receive information on the season, coaches jersey and equipment bag. FC Exeter policies and game rules will also be communicated. Separate Player cards are no longer used by the league and are instead embedded within weekly game rosters emailed to coaches prior to each game.
If you need any waivers for tourneys, guest players rostered, or additional rosters (currently you need 2-3 for each game for opposing coach and referee) contact Jen Sherman our Club Registrar: registrar@fcexeter.com.
Score reporting is the responsibility of the HOME team and should be reported immediately after each match. Info on this is covered at the Coaches Meeting and also located on the Leagues (NNESL or NHSL) website