Become a Coach!
Volunteer coaches are the backbone of our youth! We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic volunteer coaches who are interested in teaching youth sports.
TIPS ON BEING A VOLUNTEER COACH
- A checklist
- Practice - Make sure parents know where to be and when to be there. Remind them to communicate with you if they are not able to be there.
- Emergency action plan for practices (games are taken care of by the league)
- Playbooks – keep them basic for young children.
- Practice plan to keep you on task
- Equipment (if not supplied by the league or players)
- Communication - Make sure you have a way to communicate with the parents & players.
- Phone numbers
- More parents to be a volunteer coach to help assist with the team.
- More parents might want to help but don’t think they are needed.
- They can help cover in case you can’t make practice or a game or are running late.
- More help allows you to break the team into smaller groups during practice.
- Additional support on game day for sideline help to keep the players focused.
- You can assign certain duties to take more off your plate.
- More parents might want to help but don’t think they are needed.
- Team mom or dad
- They are a great resource for any team no matter the level or sport.
- It’s another team position for a mom or dad that doesn’t want to coach.
- They help the coach with making sure all the players have the required forms filled out.
- They are responsible for the treat schedule. It is not mandatory, but the team can vote on having treats. Ask the children or their parents about food allergies.
- They bring an extra first aid kit just in case a coach forgets theirs.
- Have them take pictures during practice to share with the team through text, email or a private Facebook group.
- They can help coach make announcements or reminders about the week.
- They can help the coach make sure the players have all their uniforms and proper equipment for practice and game day.
- Keep it Simple
- The one thing a lot of coaches have to understand is that children don’t have the mindset of learning like you do and don’t have the knowledge that you have. Every child might have a different way of learning, so you need to make sure you incorporate all the ways.
- Visual Learners - learn through seeing
- Put your playbook on paper.
- Draw it up on a dry erase board.
- Use cones that allow the players see the spots on field.
- Auditory Learners - learn through hearing
- Listen to the coach.
- Follow directions given by the coach.
- Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners - learn through moving, touching or doing
- Tell the players where to go then go do it.
- Show the players what to and then mimic it right after.