Sporting Teams Code of Responsibilities

You and Your Coach

The coaching role is a very important one and mutual co-operation to help you improve your game and reach your potential will assist the coach in reaching theirs.
An effective Coach – Player relationship is very satisfying.

Coaching takes a lot of time and effort and is mostly done in a voluntary role. People coach because they like you and the sport they are coaching. Coaches like to see players able to participate and enjoy their sport. The coaching role is a skilled job and involves many responsibilities.

Coach Responsibilities Include:

• Understanding players, their goals and aspirations.
• Taking opportunities to up-skill themselves.
• Teaching skills and tactics.
• Moulding a team into a motivated and co-operative group.
• Giving praise and effective feedback.
• Making training and playing enjoyable.
• Providing opportunities for players to reach their potential.

How Can You Assist Your Coach:

• Involve yourself wholeheartedly in trainings and games.
• Follow team protocols e.g. punctuality, dress code, training and game day routines.
• Assist in setting up and packing away of equipment.
• Listen carefully and follow directions quickly and quietly so training is efficient and beneficial to everyone concerned.
• Focus in and do not be distracted.
• Listen to your coaches advice and put it into practice.
• Always inform your coach if you are unable to attend trainings or games.
• Communicate with your coach.
• If you do not understand or are unhappy with some aspects of your game or trainings, talk to your coach about it.
• Provide your coach with thoughtful feedback.
• Be tolerant – If your coach makes the odd mistake or is sometimes tired and irritated remember it is a voluntary job often done in their spare time.
• Coaches, like players, are only human.
• Appreciate what your coaches are doing for you. A “thank you” goes a long way.

How you relate to your coach will determine how quickly you learn the skills and tactics and how much you enjoy playing your sport.

Mrs Broughton