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Youth Sports Orientation

Youth Sports Orientation. Alief Houston Family YMCA. YMCA Sports Staff Richard McDougal: Youth Development Lead of Sport, Camp and Play. Thank You. The Alief YMCA thanks you for volunteering in youth sports! Your involvement will be critical to the success of the program. Agenda.

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Youth Sports Orientation

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  1. Youth Sports Orientation Alief Houston Family YMCA YMCA Sports Staff Richard McDougal: Youth Development Lead of Sport, Camp and Play

  2. Thank You • The Alief YMCA thanks you for volunteering in youth sports! • Your involvement will be critical to the success of the program

  3. Agenda • YMCA Youth Sports Mission, Core Values, 7 Pillars, Code of Conduct • How teams are formed and coach expectations • Practices/Parking • Games/rain outs and make ups • Officials • Emergency procedures/child abandonment and abuse/appropriate touch/Raptor • Character development • Pictures/Trophies/Awards • Communication • How to handle corrections to rosters/need for coaches • Important dates

  4. YMCA Mission Statement • To put Judeo-Christian values into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all

  5. Youth Sport Philosophy Everybody Plays, Everybody Wins • Every team member plays at least half the game regardless of score • Team members have the opportunity to play different positions • Child First-Sports Second • Sets the child’s well being above the cost of winning the game

  6. Core Values • Respect • Responsibility • Honesty • Caring • Faith Please make this a part of your practice routine. We expect it from parents and players!! Children will follow your lead!!!!!!

  7. 7 Pillars of YMCA Youth Sports • Everyone Plays • Safety First • Character Development • Positive Competition • Family Involvement • Sport for All • Sport for Fun

  8. Coaches & Parent Code of Conduct Points to remember: • Be kind to your parents and other coaches • Let the children have fun! • Be kind to the officials and other teams • Be realistic with complaints/criticisms

  9. How teams are formed • By age (1 year, 2 years, 3 years) • By sex (female, male, coed) • By request (for a coach or teammate) • By school • By subdivision • Random assignment • No tryouts; No “no practice, no play” rule

  10. Coach Expectations • Establish good ongoing communication • Agenda for practices (warm-up/stretch, skill development, play/scrimmage, cool-down/stretch) • www.ymcahoustontraining.org • Know rules of play (coaches given these) • Exhibit and model core values • Follow all policies and youth sports philosophy

  11. PCA Coach’s Training • PCA Coach’s Training is now required by the YMCA of Greater Houston • By taking this course, you will also help us earn a sports grant • Instructions are on Quickscores.com/aliefy

  12. Practices • Starting date –week of June 4 • 1 hour per week • All games/practices will be played at Alief Family YMCA and Killough Middle School • No Practice week of July 1- July 7 • Sports referees – on site during games • Trash/food, kids unsupervised • Problems – coach call the YMCA

  13. Facility Use Policies • Coaches are held responsible for care of facilities • No tobacco products in buildings or by entrance/exit doors, or on fields • All children (siblings of players) must stay in the gym or be attended to if exiting the gym • Have team pick up any trash after games

  14. Games • Games are typically all on Saturdays, 9:00am to 5:00pm • Locations – will vary • How to cancel or reschedule a game (coach will call the YMCA as well as opposing coach) • 10 minute wait if no official, then start • 8 games (June 16-Aug 4) • No games on July 7

  15. Rain Outs/Make Ups • Decision will be made by 7:30am on Saturdays (Call the YMCA you will be playing at) • Decision will either be “fields are closed” or “fields are open” • For game rain-outs, coaches will be contacted by the YMCA the following week to reschedule • We will schedule make up games and provide officials. If new time does not work for the team/coach it will be up to the coach to find a new game time! • Practice rain outs are up to the coach’s discretion.

  16. Officials • Most officials are 16-22 years old • All are trained • Any serious problems, coach should address with official in appropriate manner (not a parent), then call YMCA if necessary • Please be courteous • Harassment of officials will not be tolerated • First games are usually the toughest – be kind!

  17. Emergency Procedures • Coach contacts Parent or Guardian Immediately • Make sure you can get a hold of all parents- have correct contact numbers (Rosters) • Do not just drop your child off at practice/game • Accident Reports, Incident Reports • Must fill out and turn into YMCA within 24 hours

  18. Abandoned Child Procedures • Ask all parents to stay at all practices and games – If they leave do following: • Coach will call YMCA for other contact information if they cannot reach parents • Coach will ask the assistant coach or another parent to stay until abandoned child is picked up, if he/she cannot • Last option – two adults drive child to the YMCA

  19. Child Abuse Prevention • We make an active effort to prevent child abuse. These efforts include but are not limited to: • Background checks on staff and volunteers • Allegations and suspicions are taken seriously and are reported to the proper authorities

  20. Child Abuse Reporting Procedures • The YMCA has a no tolerance position on child abuse • If you suspect child abuse you can report it to any Director in the YMCA or call CPS (Child Protection Service)

  21. Appropriate Touch • Kids need touches of encouragement, but there are appropriate and inappropriate ways of touching a child

  22. Character Development • Incorporate into practices, games • Coach’s manuals are available on Quickscores (www.quickscores.com/aliefy) with ideas of how to do this

  23. Pictures, Trophies and Awards • Pictures will be done by Me and My Pal Portraits and coach will be contacted with shoot time the week prior to pictures. • Picture Day-June 23rd • YMCA will provide the end of the season trophy or medal. Other trophies or awards, will have to be arranged independently. • End of Season Awards Ceremony- Aug 11th

  24. What the Front Desk Can Do for You • Your first stop for questions 281-495-9100 • Coach contact info, schedules, practice times, maps, rain out information • They will determine if the question needs to be forwarded to Management • Goal is to get you quick and correct answers!

  25. Refunds/Credits • Refunds and credits are given on a case by case basis and must go through the Sports Department

  26. Important Dates • PRACTICES - Begin week of June 4th • SCHEDULE/FINAL ROSTERS- Please contact your teams by May 30th with practice information • PICTURE DAY- Saturday June 23rd • FIRST GAMES - Saturday June 16th • LAST GAMES - Saturday August 4th • End of Season Awards - Saturday August 11th

  27. Coming Up! • Check out what’s going on at your YMCA! adult sports, health and wellness, aquatics, teen and family programs, after school programs, seniors programs • www.ymcahouston.org/aliefy

  28. Parting Shots Thank you again! Have a great season! We are here to assist you in any way possible -Youth Sports Committee Interest

  29. YMCA Contact Info 281-495-9100 Richard McDougal Youth Development Lead of Sport and Play Richard.McDougal@ymcahouston.org

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