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 your relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.  
  • Attend all Coach and Club Huddles as scheduled by your Club Director. 
  • Review and Share Team Huddle content with players each week at practice to disciple them in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  
  • Conduct training sessions that develop players:
    • Technical Skills
    • Tactical understanding of the game
    • Physical Fitness, Strength, and Agility
    • Mental Strength
    • Team Chemistry
    • Enjoyment of the sport
    • Relationship of Sport and Faith
  • Prepare for each practice by:
    • Developing a plan for each practice based off of a season plan or game based needs.
    • Integrating spiritual principles into practice
    •  Sharing the plans with your assistant coach(s) in a timely manner.

  • Helping each individual player strive to reach and perform at their God given ability as they discover their strengths and uncover the value that they add to the team.

  • Provide player feedback through self/coach assessment tools at scheduled times during the club season.

  • Oversee games by competitively coaching your team with integrity as you model actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ. Let the players play by giving them room to think, make mistakes, and grow.

  • Communicate standards, schedules, travel logistics, and development plans with parents.

  • Ensure that parents understand and adhere to appropriate sideline behavior during all training sessions and games.

  • Arrive at practices and games at least 10 minutes prior to your player arrival time.  (Player Arrival Time should generally be 10-15 minute early for training and 30-45 minutes early for games to allow time for relational connections and physical/mental preparation.)

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 game and tournament logistics as assigned by your head coach.
  • Keep track of playing time for each player during games and player and team statistics as assigned by the head coach.
  • Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
  • Arrive at practices and games at least 10 minutes prior to your player arrival time. 
  • 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.
  • Assist in maintaining appropriate sideline behavior from parents as needs arise during games.