1. HOW TO BECOME A PART OF EDGE SOCCER ACADEMY Edge Soccer Academy Managerial Training

2. Form a Roster ESA recommends that coaches and managers do their best to form rosters with players and parents who have similar views on the amount time, money and travel that they want to invest.

3. Each Player Must Claim a Status  A full time player is someone who is committed to attending at least 90% of all games.  A part time player is someone who has other commitments (church, other sports etc.) during the season which prohibit them from attending 90% of games.

4. Each Team Must Claim a Status The number of full time players on your team determines your team status.  Option 1: Training Status Teams  Option 2: Travel Status Teams

5. Which Team Status is Right for Your Team? What do Training Status Teams Get?  Coaching Oversight  Access to ESA Curriculum  Free in season clinics  Edge Lectures:  College Recruiting Process, Exercise Science, Sports Psychology, Nutrition and Recover for Youth Athletes etc.  Local, weekly ESA small sided games  Liability Insurance Certificate for Facility Use What do Travel Status Teams Get?  All of the above  Permission to compete against outside clubs and attend tournaments

6. Prepare for a Team Meeting Coaches Should Bring Parents Should Bring Managers Should Bring Signed Coaches Contract Completed EDGE COACH/MAN AGER INFO FORM A signed player/parent contract. EDGE PLAYER PARENT INFO FORM Parents of players who are new to Edge should bring…. 1.A copy of their son/daughter birth certificate 2.A recent head shot photo of their son/daughter 3.A completed and signed US Club Medical Waiver for their son/daughter. Signed Manager Contract EDGE COACH/MAN AGER INFO FORM All underlined text forms available for print at www.edgesocceracademy.net

7. Have a Team Meeting Collect documents and information from parents, coaches, and managers (all underlines forms in last slide). Discuss goals for the season  Team status (training or travel)  Number of tournaments/games  Practice time and location  Financial commitment (refund policy, estimated amount to be paid/player, date fees are due etc.).  Coaching philosophy / expectations  Managerial expectations of parents  Club expectations: see policies and procedures manual.

8. What do I do with all of these documents? Submit through Dropbox Link Parent/Player Contracts Coaches Contract Manager Contract Scanned and Labeled Documents (NEW EDGE PLAYERS ONLY) 1) Copy Birth Certificate 2) Head shot photo 3) US Club Medical Waiver Submit through www.edgesocceracademy.net Team INFO Team Financial Summary Team Payment

9. What do I do with all of these Documents? You will use the documents you collect at your team meeting to register your team.  These documents will be sent to ESA via Dropbox Signed Coaches Contract Signed Manager Contract Signed Player Parent Contract Birth Certificate (new Edge players only) Head Shot Photo (new Edge players only) US Club Medical Waiver (new Edge players only)  You will use these documents to complete registration through edgesocceracademy.net under the registration tab.  EDGE COACH/MANAGER INFO FORM  EDGE PLAYER PARENT INFO FORM  Financial Estimate (next slide)  Team Payment ($110/player)

10. After the Team Meeting Create a financial estimate based on feedback from the team meeting.  Must use this format when you register on our web-site EXAMPLE Travel Team - Season Financial Estimate (Per Player) Edge Soccer Fee$110.00/player Tournament Fees$200.00/player Field Use Fees$75.00 Uniform Fee$90.00 Misc Fee$100.00 Total Fee / player$575.00 EXAMPLE Training Team - Season Financial Estimate (Per Player) Edge Soccer Fee$110.00/player Tournament Fees$0/player Field Use Fees$0.00 Uniform Fee$0.00 Misc Fee$0.00 Total Fee / player$110.00

11. Electronically Compile Dropbox Documents Create a team folder “U-12 girls Coachname” Individually scan, label and upload the documents you collected at your team meeting. Be sure to title each document so we can identify it.  “U-12 Johnny Bravo Player/Parent Contract” (one for each player)  “U-12 girls coach contract” (one for all coaches)  “U-12 girls manager contract” (one for all managers)  “Johnny Bravo Birth Certificate” (new Edge players only)  “Johnny Bravo head shot photo” (new Edge players only)  “Johnny Bravo US Club Medical Waiver” (new Edge players only)

12. How to Send Edge Your Team Documents When you are ready to submit your scanned documents to the club, send a request to submit files to info@edgesocceracademy.net. info@edgesocceracademy.net  “I have all of my files ready for my U-12 girls team. How can I submit them to the club?” You will get an email reply with a link. Click the link and upload your documents from your computer to Dropbox.  Please double check that all documents are clearly individually labeled. Note: you do not need to create a Dropbox account. We will receive the files as soon as they are uploaded.

13. Last Step!!! Go to www.edgesocceracademy.netwww.edgesocceracademy.net Click on the registration tab Select fall/spring season  Input your team info  You collected this at your team meeting from EDGE PLAYER PARENT INFO FORM and EDGE COACH MANAGER INFO FORM  Provide your team financial estimate for the season.  This should be the same breakdown you provide to all parents.  Complete your registration by paying your team fee via debit or credit card (PayPal also accepted).

14. Continue to Plan for a Successful Season Continue planning your game schedule if you are a travel team.  Register for tournaments, arrange friendly games. For other questions please refer to Edge Policies and Procedures Manual provided at www.edgesocceracademy.net

15. Summary Submit through Dropbox Link Parent/Player Contracts Coaches Contract Manager Contract Scanned and Labeled Documents (NEW EDGE PLAYERS ONLY) 1) Copy Birth Certificate 2) Head shot photo 3) US Club Medical Waiver Submit through www.edgesocceracademy.net Team INFO Team Financial Summary Team Payment