Coach Responsibilities

  • Pray as though nothing of eternal value is going to happen in my athletes’ lives unless God does it. 
  • Prepare each practice and game, giving my utmost for His highest. 
  • Seek not to be served by my athletes for personal gain, but serve them as Christ served the church. 
  • Be satisfied not with producing a winning record, but with producing winning athletes. 
  • Attend carefully to my private and public walk with God, knowing that the athlete will never rise to a standard higher than that being lived by the coach. 
  • Glorify Christ in my coaching, trusting the Lord will then draw athletes to Himself. 
  • Desire to have a growing hunger for God’s Word, a transformed heart and daily obedience. 
  • Depend solely upon God for transformation, one athlete at a time. 
  • Live out Christ’s word in a Christ-like manner on and off the field of competition. 
  • Recognize that it is impossible to bring glory to both myself and Christ at the same time. 
  • Allow my coaching to produce the fruit of the Spirit, thus producing athletes who are authentic followers of Christ. 
  • Trust God to reveal to my athletes His chosen purposes, regardless of whether the wins are clearly visible. 
  • Coach with humble gratitude, as one privileged to be God’s coach. 

Head Coach: 

  • Uphold the Coach’s Creed as you personally grow in Christ this season. 
  • Share Team Huddle content with players each week at practice to disciple them in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  
  • Conduct practices that develop players:
    • Skills
    • Understanding of the game
    • Enjoyment of the sport
    • Relationship of Sport and Faith
  • Prepare for each practice by:
    • Developing a detailed practice plan
    • Reviewing the Team Huddle material
  • Maximize practices with drills that improve player’s skills (found in the coach app). 
  • Understand the unique rules of the game for your division.
  • Oversee games by competitively coaching your team with integrity as you model actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ.
  • Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
  • Communicate with parents.
  • Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early.

Assistant Coach: 

  • Support your head coach as you assist his/her efforts in developing players at practices and games.
  • Assist in the skill development of each player.
  • Communicate with head coach to prepare for each practice and game.
  • Assist with game day logistics as assigned by your head coach.
  • Keep track of playing time for each player during games.
  • Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
  • Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early. 

Head Coach: 

  • Uphold the Coach’s Creed as you personally grow in Christ this season. 
  • Attend all Coach and Club Huddles as scheduled by your Club Director. 
  • Share Team Huddle content with players each week at practice to disciple them in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  
  • Conduct practices that develop players:
    • Skills
    • Understanding of the game
    • Enjoyment of the sport
    • Relationship of Sport and Faith
  • Prepare for each practice by:
    • Developing a plan for each practice
    • Integrating spiritual principles into practice
  • Pushing your players to be the best version of themselves
  • Reviewing the Team Huddle content to be shared at practice
  • Have a practice plan ready in timely manner for your assistant coach
  • Maximize practices with drills that improve player’s skills. 
  • Oversee games by competitively coaching your team with integrity as you model actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ.
  • Oversee all travel logistics for your team as you communicate with families about tournament details per Club Director.
  • Communicate with parents.
  • Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes prior to player arrival time. 

Assistant Coach: 

  • Attend all Coach and Club Huddles as scheduled by your Club Director.  
  • Assist in the skill development of each player assigned to your role by the head coach. 
  • Support your head coach as you assist his/her efforts in developing players at practices and games. 
  • Assist with tournament logistics as assigned by your head coach.
  • Keep track of playing time for each player during games and player and team statistics.
  • Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
  • Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early.
  • Communicate with head coach to prepare for each practice and game.
  • Understand your ministry responsibilities as assigned by the head coach. 

Character Coach 

  • Prepare and deliver Huddle content as scheduled by the Club Director. 
  • Invest in the spiritual development of players. 
  • Get to know players throughout the season and be available for ministry opportunities as they arise.
  • Focus on each individual player as an individual opportunity to make a spiritual impact in their life. 
  • Connect with families/parents when players are practicing.