Pre-Season

• Set up your team's practice schedule (time and location)

• Sign up for a practice field in August or early September. See "Scheduling Practice Fields"

• Recruit an assistant coach and team manager and work with them to accomplish the following tasks:

• Obtain all medical release forms

• Obtain a roster. Only rostered players can play. An unrostered child is not medically insured

• Create a snack schedule to assign responsibility for bringing water and snacks for half time to a different family each weekend

• Create and distribute a team contact list with contact numbers, email addresses and other relevant information

• Pick up coaching equipment provided by CYS (First aid kit, balls, cones, pinnies). Additional equipment you may wish to obtain include a ball pump, ice packs, etc.

• Complete the tasks in the "Be Prepared" portion of the "Safety, Injuries and Emergencies" section

• For BAYS Coaches only: Make sure that you and a second adult (usually the team manager or assistant coach) have valid Coaches Cards to bring to games

• Conduct a parents meeting (a sample meeting agenda for the Parents Meeting developed by Mass Youth Soccer is contained in the CYS Coaching Binder)

• Conduct a players meeting (depending on the age group)

During the Season

• For BAYS Coaches only: Bring a valid Coaches Card to your games. If you can't attend a game, make sure that a second registered adult (usually the team manager or assistant coach) with a valid Coaches Card attends the game

• For BAYS Coaches only: Confirm field and time with opposing coach prior to the coming Saturday's game

• You must pre-pone games for Memorial Day and Columbus Day. Check with your opposition weeks in advance to confirm whether the game will be played

• If not, inform the referee manager and the fields manager of cancellation

• For all cancelled games, reschedule them in advance (see game rescheduling outline)

• Provide help in player placement activities in spring

• Attend two player placement meetings for your current age group children and the age group that your children will be going in to in the spring

• Complete and send in objective and realistic player evaluations in spring