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Overarching Coaching Principles for FCYLC
- Teach a love for lacrosse
- Make it fun
- Be social and build friendships
- Communicate early and often
- Grow yourself as a coach
- Honor the game
Coach Expectations
- Recruit – Help us recruit players, coaches and volunteers to support FCYLC
- Get Smart - Grow you knowledge of the game learning new strategies and tactics that you can teach
- Comply – Complete required registrations and trainings before season begins
- Prepare – Be ready with practice plans before you show up
- Tryouts – Structured, quantifiable and impartial
- Introduce – Once you have your team, introduce yourself in person and by email
- Lead – Take charge of your team and give clear, consistent direction
- Motivate – Convey passion to your players with an always positive mindset
- Delegate – Seek out a team manager to support you, get the parents involved
- Gear Up – Work with the equipment & apparel managers for team gear
- Socialize – Try to organize a beginning of the season team social
- Communicate – Send weekly emails: progress, schedule, reminders [website will as well]
- Be Early – Arrive to practice ahead of your team
- Warm Up – Dynamic stretching to avoid injuries
- Engage – Short speeches, short lines, fast paced drills – keep the kids focused
- Homework – Give players reminders and drills to do at home
- Health - Encourage good nutrition, hydration and sleep before games and practices
- Protect - Keeps the kids safe, avoid uncomfortable situations and unneccesary contact
- Honor – Set the tone for good sportsmanship and keep the game in perspective
- Celebrate – Finish the season with an end-of-season party
- Return – Collect FCYLC rental gear, team equipment, pinnies and uniforms
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