Coaches Expectations
The Coach is hired by the Director of Coaching, Technical Director and approved by the Executive Board. The Coach has the following responsibilities:
- Selecting and deleting players from the team
- To motivate, teach and constructively criticize players of the team
- To provide player evaluations annually for each player
- Establishing and implementing training techniques in accordance with the format developed by the Director of Coaching and Technical Director
- Securing a substitute coach if for any reason you are unable to attend a game or practice
- Determining tactics and formations for the team
- Determining playing positions for the team
- Determine playing time for each player
- Determining times for training sessions in conjunction with club training
- Selecting tournaments in which the team will play in conjunction with the Director of Coaching and the Technical Director
- Ensure that the uniform policy is enforced for practice and games. Players must be wearing adidas whenever representing Sparta United Soccer Club
- Selecting a team manager and approving any parental team support
- Keep good communication with the manager regarding team finances
- Assist team manager with fee collection when required
- Be available to parents to discuss players
- Keep good communication with parents of the team
In addition, the coach will:
- Lead by example
- Wear club provided adidas gear whenever representing Sparta United Soccer Club, i.e. games, practices and other club sponsored events
- Fulfill all Club expectations
- Be ultimately responsible for the team regarding the enforcement of all club, team, league and UYSA policies, procedures, rules, regulations, including the philosophy of the Club
- Attend all scheduled club coaches meetings, including special meetings called by the Director of Coaching, Technical Director or Executive Board
- At no time, handle any team or club funds, including the maintenance of bank accounts or accounting records