Guidelines for Managers and Coaches

Players                           Training                      Match day

Players

 

Ensure there is equal opportunity given to develop and progress players at their own age group and level. Coaches must be of a standard to help in their development. A high level of discipline and respect is given to all coaches, players and club members at all levels on and off the pitch whether it’s on match day or at training and even outside the game. A high level of commitment will be expected form all players in the club. We want to see a positive progression in players and teams over the coming season. Players and coaches will be monitored throughout the season to ensure this is so.

 

Training

 

Prepare Session planners, record quality information, maturation and age specific. Plan time allocation (warm up, session, warm down), facilities (indoor, grass, all weather pitch), equipment (balls, cones, bibs, water bottles, First Aid Kit). Ensure players wear proper gear (boots, shin- guards, gloves, shorts, tracksuits, hats). Monitor time keeping (on time and ready – both players and yours as well!).

Training sessions will be monitored during the season to ensure quality coaching and information is being relayed, that there’s a level of progression and a structure set in place. Time will be spent with teams and coaches if help is needed for them to develop at the same rate as other teams. Session block planners will be introduced if they’re needed to help this process. Also coaching days will be held for teams during the season with coaches from inside and outside the club.

 

Match day

 

Organisation and a professional approach is needed in relation to time keeping (players and coaches) meeting times (adequate), pre-match warm up, proper gear (boots, shin-guards, knicks, socks, gloves, GK gear, club tracksuits), water bottles, First Aid Kit, balls, bibs & cones.

Pre-match analysis, Half time analysis, Match analysis, after match warm down - these need to be done as a team by the team manager and not every Tom, Dick and Harry on the line who think they know. Get your team into a routine so these things become habit. Lets not forget what you’ve just spent the week coaching and encourage it in the games.

 

Parents

 

Every club needs them because they are important to the club set up bringing players to and from matches, training and supporting teams on match day and getting involved within the club, perhaps even becoming coaches themselves. However, you are the team manager, not the parents of your players on the sideline. Coaches must ask parents not to coach from the sidelines, this is your job and instructions from other sources during a game only confuses the players. If this persists you will find yourself losing the confidence of the parents and of your players so you need to be assertive while at all times treating people with respect. If you are confident in what you’re coaching you will earn their respect.