Coach Administration

Purpose: The purpose of this Coach Administration page is to centralize all resources that you, a coach, will need to facilitate administrative tasks, such as accident reports, calendars, and coach forms. Please utilize the dropdown function to learn more about each resource.

Please note: this page does not house curriculums. Curriculums can be found within each program page on the site toolbar.

Accident Report Form
The Accident Report Form form is to be completed by a DC SCORES coach and turned into the DC SCORES Office within 24 hours of the incident.**

▶️ Accident Report Form

Boots From Pros (cleats)

What is Boots from Pros?

Boots from Pros: BFP is a unique opportunity for Poet-Athletes to receive new or lightly worn cleats from professional soccer players on the Washington Spirit and other NWSL teams. Boots From Pros was started in 2020 by Washington Spirit and US Women’s National Team player (and DC SCORES board member!) Ashley Hatch. 


The goal is to not only provide our poet-athletes with high quality equipment, but to create a special bond within the soccer community among youth players and their local professional players. Each pair of shoes will include a note of advice or encouragement from the professional player. We also have opportunities for our poet-athletes to connect with the pros at our events and Washington Spirit games at Audi field. Occasionally, Washington Spirit players may be able to visit our schools and present the cleats themselves.

How do you nominate a poet-athlete?

Poet-Athlete Eligibility: Requests are open to all Poet-Athletes. However, in an effort to continue to empower our girls and gender-expansive youth, we have set a requirement to balance requests, as you will see in the request form. Complete the Request form!

Have a poet-athlete in mind? 

▶️ Submit a Boots From Pros Request, HERE.

Building Use Agreements & Partnership Agreements

For School Leaders: Required Partnership and Building Use Agreements HERE!  (2024-2025 Partnership and Building Use Agreements) 

▶️ Submit Building Use Agreement, HERE.

Calendar & Events

Access up-to-date calendars, key program dates, and communicate with all stakeholders utilizing: English and Spanish flyers with fall and spring event schedules; Print-friendly program schedules; Links to our program events page on the DC SCORES website; Best practices for where to find event logistics, how to use flyers, and communicate schedules to families and school admin. 

▶️ Calendars & Events 

Coach Agreement

Please complete your coach agreement at the Coach Agreement page. The Coach Agreement is required for all paid coaches. This is how DC SCORES collects payment information.

▶️ Coach Agreement

Coach Bulletin

All past coach bulletins will be archived here! Check up on important bi-weekly updates and timely resources. 

▶️ Coach Bulletin

Coach Compensation Guide

The coach compensation page will inform you about pay rate based on coaching level, stipends, and key payment dates for the season.

▶️ Coach Compensation Guide

Coach Handbook

Read the Coach Handbook for everything you need to know about being a DC SCORES coach. 

▶️ Coach Handbook

Coach FAQ

The Coach FAQ has answers to all of your questions about DC SCORES coaching, payment and paperwork, game days, soccer and writing. 

▶️ Coach FAQ

Community Building: Activities & Resources

Utilize the Community Building page to strengthen your team culture, values, and norms by empowering poet-athlete voice. You'll find activity templates, workbooks, and poet-athlete and parent/guardian "promises". 

▶️ Community Building: Activities & Resources

DCPS Background Check

All of our coaches who are going to be at DCPS sites must complete a DCPS Volunteer Background Check (fingerprinting). If you are a DCPS teacher, you do not have to go through this process. If you are not a DCPS teacher, please see the steps below to complete the background check. This must be completed before you begin coaching! Please feel free to reach out with any questions to support@dcscores.org.

1. Fill out the DCPS Volunteer Clearance Application. It will ask you to put a DCPS school as your volunteer site; put "After School Program". If you have any questions, just email support@dcscores.org!

2. You will be prompted to complete a TB health screening to determine if you must go in person to have a TB test completed. If it is determined that you must have one done, it must get your TB test FIRST before going to DCPS. If you have a negative TB test from the last year, then you are good to go and bring that to the DCPS office!

TB tests are offered at most doctor's offices and at a variety of clinics. DC SCORES recommends the following location:

You must go in to get the test and then come back within 48-72 to get your results read.

3. Get your DCPS clearance.

4. Your DCPS Clearance letters will be emailed to you 5-10 business days after you get fingerprinted. Please send a copy for your file to support@dcscores.org.


Emergency Preparedness

Please review important emergency protocols and links on the Emergency Preparedness page. Links include: Emergency Preparedness Plan Upload Form, Incident Report Form, and OAG Guidance on Immigration Enforcement for DC Schools

▶️ Emergency Preparedness

Fair Play Talk

Please reference the Fair Play Talk Checklist and apply it at games and practices! Our staff leads both teams in the Fair Play Talk before every competition to set a consistent standard of Fair Play. We encourage you to take these principles back to your team!

▶️ Fair Play Talk

Family Engagement

Please utilize the family engagement resources page to plan your family meeting and learn how to keep families engaged throughout the season. 

▶️ Family Engagement 

Field Trip Forms (Family and Student)

Forms to be completed for DC SCORES programming. Used as needed.

▶️ Student and Family Forms 

Game Day Report- Junior SCORES only

Junior Scores Game Day form to be completed. One form submission per school.

▶️ Junior Scores Game Day Form 

Liason Guide

Visit the liaison page for knowing the responsibilities and payment for being a liaison.

▶️ Liaison Guide

New Coaches

What you will find on the New Coaches page: Everything a new coach needs to get approved to coach! This includes a coach recruitment flyer (for liaisons and admin), an introduction to DC SCORES, the coach application form, as well as links to a new coach checklist, coach agreement, and more!

Who should visit this page?: New coaches and liaisons or existing coaches recruiting and onboarding new coaches. 

▶️ New Coaches

Site Checklist

Required tasks to be completed within the first two weeks of programming

▶️ Site Checklist 

Site Coordinator Contacts

Sites: 


Site coordinator emails: 

Site Support Request Form

Please utilize this resource to request support from our team. If your support requires immediate assistance from DC SCORES, please contact your site coordinator.

▶️ Site Support Request Form 

Site Workbooks

Site Workbooks: Plan your sessions and take coach/student attendance while participating in DC SCORES programming.

▶️ Site Workbooks 

Student Recruitment & Registration

Recruit and register new poet-athlete with these materials: PDF registration forms (in English and Spanish), Online Registration Form: register.dcscores.org , a guide on the Student Registration Process, Elementary School & Middle School Student Recruitment Flyers, and Family Letters (in English and Spanish).

▶️ Student Recruitment and Registration

Check out the School Checklist Here!

Don't know who your site coordinator is? Find out here!

2024-2025 Partnership and Building Use Agreements 

For School Leaders: Required Partnership and Building Use Agreements HERE!