Coaches and Managers

Information - Coaches & Managers

COACH/MANAGER

Our Coaches and Managers are our greatest asset.

It is through their passion, patience and skill that the talent of our youth is fostered and developed. With an emphasis on quality training, Pagewood Botany Soccer Club aims to provide a valuable sporting and social experience for all our players and develop talented players.

If you would like to Coach or Manage a team in 2010, please contact:

U6 - U9 yrs	www.pagewoodsoccer.com
Juniors	Mark Kraljevic	0407166 934
Senior	Danny Bustos	0437635 365
Girls/Women's	Dave Booker	0412000 049

The selection of Coaches and Managers takes place over the two weeks following final registrations

Each team is required to have 1 Coach & 1 Manager (RTO - Registered Team Official)

For the Under 6's to Under 9's , Managers & Coachers are sourced from within your own team.

If the Club has any 'available' coaches they will be appointed as the need arises.

If you wish to coach or manage a team please fill out an application form available at Information/Forms and present it at the park office. Click here.

COACH

There must be a minimum of one (1) Coach registered with every team nominated. This nominated person must wear their registration card at all times when officiating at their team’s games.

If you wish to coach a team in 2010 please fill out a “Registered Team Coach” form and a "Probihibited Employment Declaration" form, and present it at the park office. Registration is free and includes insurance cover with the “Accident Support Program”.

The main role of the Team Coach

• Coordinate training sessions
• Game day team selection, strategy & substitutions.

To assist all coaches, the Club, at the Club's expense, runs Coaching Courses. All SSG Coaches are required to complete a Grass Roots Coaching course. There is no cost for this course to be held early March 2010 at Jellicoe Park.

The course duration is three (3) hours and provides plenty of practical information for new coaches along with a handbook full of drills and games specifically designed for young players.

These courses are perfect for coaches of junior teams.

For coaches who have a Grassroots Coaching Certificate and wishing to go on to do the Junior Licence Course, more information can be found on the FFA Coaching website. This Course does have a fee but the Club will reimburse the fee upon passing the course.

MANAGER

There must be a minimum of one (1) Manager/Registered Team Official (RTO) registered with every team nominated. This nominated person must wear their registration card at all times when officiating at their team’s games. The RTO is the team manager. The RTO Manual is available by visitng Information/Forms tab. Click here.

If you wish to manage a team in 2010 please fill out a “Registered Team Official” form and a "Probihibited Employment Declaration" form, and present it at the park office.

The role of the Manager (RTO) is to

• Forward information that is sent out by the Club to all team members
• Communicate to players training times, match time, social events etc.
• Complete the Match Cards
• Look after the players ID cards and present them to the opposition Manager for inspection before each match as well as checking the oppositions cards.
• Relay any concerns from the Coach or yourself to your Age Coordinator

Does our Club embrace the Child Protection Legislation?

Absolutely! Anybody involved with your child must sign a Prohibited Employment
Declaration and through the implementation and strategies that assist in preventing child
abuse from occurring, our club takes a pro-active role in helping to foster
a safe and positive environment for every child to participate.

If I still have any questions, who do I call?

If you are unsure about anything, please call the committee member at the top of this page.