Role of a Team Manager
The team manager supports the team’s coach.
Each coach dedicates a large amount of their personal time each week for training, match preparation, and supporting the players during each match.
As such, administrative duties are given to team managers.
The major role is to ensure communication occurs with the coach, players and their parents.
The team manager allows the coach more time to ‘coach’ by making sure the team is informed about training and game day details.
Responsibilities and Duties
The Team Manager is directly responsible to the Hi-Lites Club committee through the Hi-Lites Secretary, and to their team and its coach & players.
- Liaises between the club and the team
- Helps the coach to get messages to the team as required
- Handles the administration and management of the team and welfare of all team members at training and games.
- Resolving any problems that may arise amongst players, parents, and the coach.
- Produce and distribute a list of team players & contact details including Email addresses and mobile phone numbers of parents and players, if possible
- Co-ordinating training times and attendance and informing players and parents of game times and court venue
- Inform the coach of any players who have notified you they cannot attend to either training or to a game
- Rostering parent scorers for each game
- Alerting players to cancelled training/matches because of weather or any other reason
- Attend training sessions if possible, or ensure that another adult attends
- Ensure players are in correct uniform at games and have removed all jewellery and piercings. Only medic alert bracelets can be worn and only then if they are taped
- Ensure scoring is done correctly and any other rules/regulations of the competition are always carried out
- Ensure all players remain together at games and support each other
- Encourage friendly cheering and encouragement from the sidelines
- Ensuring that all parties (Coach, Players, Parents) are adhering to the Codes of Conduct.
Knowledge and Skills Required
- Good communication
- Be approachable, encouraging, respectful and inclusive
- Understand the rules set out by Whitehorse Netball Association called the WNA By-Laws