Background Check Authorization - ANYONE WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER IN ANY CAPACITY MUST COMPLETE A BACKGROUND CHECK AND GET A BADGE. THIS GOES FOR ALL AGE GROUPS AND ALL YOUTH SPORTS.
Coaching Responsibilities:
- Have a parents meeting at the first practice.
.explain your expectations
.explain your coaching style
.have everyone (parents and players) introduce themselves
.remind parents what equipment is needed.
- Be organized and prepared
.have a lesson plan for practices
.have a pre-game routine
.keep parents informed about practices, games, pictures, etc.
- Wear athletic clothing (shirt and shorts for example) to all practices and games.
- Have the proper equipment.
.whistle, balls, etc.
- Know the rules
- Treat players as individuals
- Never put the entire emphasis on winning. Winning is important, but should not be the overall focus.
- Try to be the first one to every practice and game.
- Assign assistant coaches to help you.
Youth Coaches Code of Ethics:
- Place the emotional and physical well being of my players ahead of a personal desire to win.
- Treat each player as an individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.
- Do my best to provide a safe playing situation for my players.
- Promise to review and practice basic first aid principles needed to treat injuries of my players.
- Lead by example in demonstrating fair play and sportsmanship to all players.
- Provide a sports environment for my team that is free of drugs, tobacco and alcohol and will refrain from their use at all youth sports events.
- Be knowledgeable in the rules of each sport that I coach, and will teach these rules to my players.
- Use those coaching techniques appropriate for all of the skills that I teach
- Will remember that I am a youth sports coach and that the game is for children and not adults.
Cancellation Information: In case of rain coaches need to call the Athletic Information line at 920-5640 by 3:00 p.m. to see if games are cancelled. If games are not canceled by 3:00 pm, teams must go to the field. Site supervisors and Umpires will make a game time decision as to the playability of fields. If the first game is canceled, all subsequent games will be canceled.