Soccer Coach Resources
2026 SOMD Soccer State Championship Information
Sunday, October 25th at Crown Sports Center, Fruitland MD
Fact Sheet
State Tournament Brackets (Team Competition)
Venue Map
Individual Skills – Results
Team Competition – Results
As a reminder, pets are not permitted anywhere at Crown Sports Center. Please leave your pets at home and you can fill them in on your success when you return.
2025 SOMD Soccer State Championship Results
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Team Play
To qualify for the State Competition, teams are required to attend the current season's Soccer Required Qualifier AND two other Soccer State-sanctioned qualifiers throughout the season whether that is held in their own county or another participating county.
Special Olympics Soccer Sport Rules 2024(opens in new tab)
Special Olympics Soccer Sport Rules Summary 2026(opens in new tab)
Individual Skills Competition Rules and Forms
To qualify for the State Competition, individual skills athletes are required to compete in one in-house competition and one other Soccer State-sanctioned multi-area competition.
Individual Skills Competition Stations
Webinars
Webinar slides and recordings will be posted after the webinar concludes.
2026 Pre-Season Coach Webinar
DATE: August 20th
TIME: 7:00pm
Download Slides(opens in new tab) | View Recording(opens in new tab)
2026 Pre-Competition Coach Webinar
DATE: October 21
TIME: 6:00pm
REGISTRATION: https://somd.zoom.us/meeting/register/EF_HL0LpS6SRL04kPEQtKw#/registration(opens in new tab)
Download Slides | View Recording
Coach Education and Training Opportunities
If your Area Program would like to host a training opportunity for a specific area of focus, please reach out to Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org).
When getting ready for your upcoming season, please review the chart in this section for required certifications for Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Sport Volunteers. Make sure these requirements are met BEFORE the season competition begins. See below for available training opportunities for this Soccer season.
For additional information about Coach Education and Development, and to view your coaching transcripts, please click here.
Soccer Sport-Specific Trainings (Required Certification for All Head Coaches)
Soccer Sport-Specific Training: In-Person & Zoom
If you would like to host a training, please contact Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org(opens in new tab))
Soccer Sport-Specific Training: Team Training and Skills Requirements
WHEN Saturday, August 29th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
WHERE Cedar Lane Park - Field 7 | 10725 Route 108, Columbia, MD 21044
CLINICIAN Byron Pena, Anne Arundel Head Coach
REGISTER https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KQZX6QM(opens in new tab)
Please register by Friday, August 28th by 12:00pm
Soccer Sport-Specific Training: Practice Sessions & Drills
WHEN Saturday, August 8 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
WHERE Dewey Local Park | 11720 Dewey Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20906
CLINICIAN Cameron Schnaack, Baltimore Blast WFC Head Coach
REGISTER Registration is closed (opens in new tab)
Soccer Sport-Specific Training: Virtual Self-Paced
For anyone interested in renewing or receiving their Soccer Sport-Specific Certification, SOMD offers virtual and self-paced courses through Human Kinetics. Currently, there are two courses offered, "Coaching Youth Soccer - PDF" and "Coaching Soccer Principles". Course details and instructions can be found on this PDF linked here(opens in new tab).
Coaches are advised that some content in some courses must be “adapted” for use with the age and ability of their athletes. When selecting a course, if “Special Olympics” is not included on the “choose and association . . .” list, then select “Human Kinetics Coach Education” from the droplist (SO is not listed on all courses).
SOMD will reimburse up to $50 of course registration fee with documentation of both payment and successful course completion/passing (submit both to coaches@somd.org). Some Area programs are able to reimburse any registration fees not covered by the SOMD reimbursement. Contact your Area leadership to see if your Area is in a financial position to provide this support.
For additional info on online courses please visit the Coach Education & Development Page(opens in new tab).
Coaching Special Olympics Athletes Training - CSOA (Required Certification for all Assistant and Head Coaches)
To view and register for available CSOA training opportunities, please visit the Coach Education and Development Page(opens in new tab).
2026 Season Competitions
If you would like to host a competition this season, you MUST complete a Sanction Form and submit it to Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org(opens in new tab)) at least 30 days prior to competition. Sanction forms are provided by the host Area and must include info such as location, overall schedule, directions to site, contact information, and equipment/staff support requests for the State Office. Information is subject to change/update.
Download Blank Sanction Form | PDF(opens in new tab) | MS Word(opens in new tab)
Competition schedules are developed during the week prior to the competition and include individual game schedules. Information is subject to change/update. These are distributed to coaches via email on the Thursday prior to the competition date and posted on this page.
Coaches are encouraged to complete a Competition Feedback Form after each qualifier they attend to let us know about their matches. The fillable form can be found below as well as above in the "Coach Resources" section.
Download Competition Feedback Form | MS Word(opens in new tab)
2026 SOMD Soccer Qualifier Schedule |
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| Date | Host | Qualifier Type | Site | Location |
| 9/12/26 | HA | Team | Archbishop Curley High School(opens in new tab) | Baltimore, MD Schedule(opens in new tab) |
| 9/19/26 | HO | Team | Cedar Lane Park(opens in new tab) | Columbia, MD |
| 9/26/26 | HO | Team | Cedar Lane Park(opens in new tab) | Columbia, MD |
| 10/3/26 | HO | Team | Cedar Lane Park(opens in new tab) | Columbia, MD |
| 10/3/26 | BA | Skills | Garrison Forest School(opens in new tab) | Owings Mills, MD |
| 10/11/26 | SOMD | Required - Team/Skills | Severn School(opens in new tab) | Severna Park, MD |
| 10/17/26 | HO | Team | Cedar Lane Park(opens in new tab) | Columbia, MD |
To register a team for any of the above competitions, please email Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org) at least one week in advance. (Registration will be "automatic" for the required qualifier on 10/11/26, so there is no need to contact Lydia Morris for that event.)