COACHES

Prospective Coach:

Thank you for volunteering to coach this year. There have been many questions about how the league selects the teams and how coaches are placed, so we hope to clarify some misconceptions with this informational sheet.

Team Selection Process

1. In all divisions except 7^th and 8^th grades, teams are generally formed by schools. There are no guarantees though because odd numbers of sign ups are usually the norm at each school, so some players will have to be combined with other schools to form a team.

2. A committee of impartial officials – such as referees, and school officials – is used to select the teams.

3. Teams are formed in this priority:

A. Each team must have a coach.

B. Each team must have a sponsor. The sponsor usually has a child on the team.

C. The team must be competitively balanced with the other teams at the SAME school. This of course is an inexact science and on some occasions mistakes are made.

D. Last on the priority list are “Requests”.

Coaching Placement

1. Sometimes there are more coaches than there are teams at a given school. In this instance teams may have “Co-coaches”. Also some coaches may be asked to be assistants or some volunteers may not be provided with a team this year– especially if they are already coaching another team. If this occurs, the league is hoping that the adults will be able to work together to provide a positive learning experience for their players.

2. Some schools will have more teams than coaches who have volunteered. In this case, all available coaches at that school sight will be asked to coach a team whether they signed up as an “assistant” or whether they wanted to “co-coach” with another parent. Remember your child or other children CAN NOT play without a coach. If no one volunteers to coach, we will be forced to drop your child and all children on that team on to the waiting list.

3. Requests to coach together will only be granted if the teams are balanced, all teams have a coach, and teams have a sponsor. Requests are last on the priority list when it comes to coach placement (expect in the 1^st and 2^nd grade division in which case most requests are granted if there are enough coaches).

4. Coaches may be asked to coach multiple teams in different divisions if there are not enough coaches at a particular school sight. Scheduling requests will be fulfilled so there are no conflicts with teams playing at the same time.

5. There are NO guarantees about any coaching placement.

In closing, the league appreciates the fact you have signed up to be an active participant in the lives of our youth. We hope that your main priority is to provide a positive learning experience for all players.

CODE OF ETHICS

I will place the emotional and physical well being of my players ahead of a personal desire to win.

I will treat each player as and individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.

I will do my best to provide a safe playing situation for my players.

I will promise to review and practice the basic first aid and principles needed to treat injuries of my players.

I will do my best to organize practices that are fun and challenging for all my players.

I will lead by example in demonstrating fair play and sportsmanship to all my players.

I will provide a sports environment for my team that is free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, and I will refrain from their use at all youth sports events.

I will be knowledgeable in the rules of each sport that I coach, and will teach these rules to my players.

I will use those coaching techniques appropriate for each of the skills that I teach.

I will remember that I am a youth sports coach and that the game of for children and not adults.

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