A Team's Head Coach is responsible for the team, any actions taken by members of the team are ultimately held accountable to the coach.
Manager, Coach and Treasurer should NOT be in the same family, nor the same person.
Roles need to be enforced, Coach and Manager should not have access to the Team Funds.
Managers and Treasurers and all other team officials need to stay out of Technical and player decisions.
Managers should not be in the Technical Area with the players, ONLY Coaches are eligible and should be there.
Technical Matters should be referred by the COACH to the Technical Staff.
Requests for Technical assistance from Managers, Treasurers, etc. will be returned to the sender with a CC to the Coach, to include Move-ups.
Administrative matters, should be Managers responsibility, rosters, etc. These should at all times be routed through their League Rep.
Under no circumstances should any team member contact leagues directly.
Field requests need to be routed to Fields Coordinator, with CC to Technical Staff. Requests coming directly to Technical staff or Board Members will be routed back to the requester, with a CC to the Coach.
Coaches need to schedule discussions with parents and players and provide feedback on player development. These discussions should not be held after a game or in a public forum.
Under NO circumstances should any team members contact any players on other teams, for any reasons. Any requests to play/guest should be routed to the coach of the team, that includes any/all teams, Classic, Rec, Travel in SASA and in other clubs.
No sideline coaching. Players should hear a consistent voice of instruction from the coaches on the field.
Players, parents and coaches will always conduct themselves in an appropriate manner and present themselves as models of good sportsmanship.
Under no circumstance, should a team member (parents, relatives, friends or players) approach, talk to or challenge, an opponent, referee or coach, during, before or after a game.
Only carded players, team coaches and officials are allowed on the team sidelines before, during and after a game or scrimmage. Leagues have very stiff penalties for teams that violate this rule.
Travel Soccer is highly competitive, and NOT a purely recreational activity.
We will always prepare to win, we will not sacrifice the fundamentals and skills we’ve learned during our training sessions, just for the sake of winning.
We will always respect the sport, our opponents, the referees, and the spirit of the game while striving to excel in a highly competitive and challenging environment.
Lack of knowledge of the rules are not valid excuses.
