Cdn2.sportngin.com



2017-2018 COACHES GUIDELINESSOUTH LYON TRAVEL BASKETBALLGOALSCreate an environment (practice & games) that is conducive to positive character development, team unity and FUN.Teach the fundamentals.Teach how to win and lose graciously.PLAYER GUIDELINESBe aware of all the player guidelines. Rather than printing all of the player guidelines again, please refer to that document for details.MULTIPLE TRAVEL TEAMS PER GRADEAt the 5th thru 8th grade levels we are going to an “A” and “B” team arrangement for teams in the SLHS geographic area, and one team for the SLEHS geographic area. The “A” and “B” philosophy is to challenge the better players (“A” team) and allow those who haven’t developed yet more opportunity to play and rise up as leaders (“B” team).Each team will have a minimum of 10 players, if possible.Try-outs will be held each year and players may be switched from “A” to “B” year to year. The kids need to know this.PLAYING TIME POLICYEach player must play a minimum of 1/3 of the game and play in each half for ALL league games.Each player must play a minimum of 1/4 of the game for ALL tournament games.Minimum playing times can be lowered or even taken away for disciplinary purposes at coach’s discretion.*Coaches will be held responsible and accountable for ensuring this policy is carried out.SELECTION OF OUTSIDE TOURNAMENTTournament must be within 1 hour driving time of the South Lyon Middle Schools, unless there is prior 100% approval from the parents/guardian of every player before registration. Tournaments further than 1 hour should be rare.190500FINANCIAL POLICIESRegistration Fee Collection is the duty of the head coach and that should be done long before your first game. We have a few rules to help expedite this: Uniforms do not get handed out until the full balance is paid. Players will not be allowed to participate in any games until the full balance is paid. NOTE – If there is a legitimate financial need for a family please communicate privately with a board member.Only bona fide South Lyon Travel Basketball functions can use SLTB funds. The following constitute bona fide SLTB functions: BCB League, Rumble in the Jungle Tournament, 1 outside tournament, uniforms, gym rental fees, and coach’s polo shirts. The following DO NOT constitute bona fide SLTB functions: Spring Leagues, Tournaments from May through November; HS travel teams (9th–12th), summer camps, etc. Regarding outside tournaments, each team gets ONE. We ask that coaches choose a tournament and go together for logistics/finances/organizing. The treasurer should be informed as early as possible giving him ample time to cut one check paying for all SLTB teams (rather than URGENT short notices with multiple checks for separate teams going to the same place). The emphasis is PLAN and COMMUNICATE early. Early planning also ensures we don’t miss out on reserving a spot.PRACTICE SCHEDULEFor any scheduling needs we will go through our designated Facilities Liaison – Aaron Etnyre. He is the only person that has authority to deal with the schools regarding practice time and facilities. No other coaches are permitted to schedule SLTB practices.TRYOUTS AND TEAM SELECTION4th grade tryouts (2 days): Selection committee will consist of the 4th grade coaches, Board members and representatives from South Lyon high school coaching staffs.If there are enough players from each district, SLE and SLHS, then two distinct teams, one made up of East players and one made up of SLHS players should be formed. There could be exceptions depending on player’s abilities.A 3rd or 4th team can be formed if there are enough players that can compete at the travel level. These team(s) could be a mix of players going to East HS or SLHS.The teams will be set after the 2nd day of tryouts once the selection committee reaches agreement on the teams.5th and 6th grade tryouts (2 days): Selection committee for 5th grade will consist of the 5th grade coaches, Board members and representatives from South Lyon high school coaching staffs.Selection committee for 6th grade will consist of the 6th grade coaches, Board members and representatives from South Lyon high school coaching staffs. After the first two days of tryouts the selection committee will break the teams down into an “A” & “B” team. 7th and 8th grade tryouts (2 days): Selection committee for 7th grade will consist of the 7th grade coaches, Board members and representatives from South Lyon high school coaching staffs.Selection committee for 8th grade will consist of the 8th grade coaches, Board members and representatives from South Lyon high school coaching staffs.After the first day of tryouts the selection committee will break the teams down into an “A” & “B” team. The 2nd day of tryouts will be for selecting the tough bubble players. The teams will be set after the 2nd day of tryouts once the selection committee reaches agreement on the teams. Notes for all tryouts: Varsity Program Coach and SLTB Board Members will have final approval on all teams.After the teams are set there will be NO SWITCHING without the approval of the SLTB Board.The tendency is for coaches to pick almost all guards, cutting many of the bigger, clumsier kids, because at this age level the shorter ones tend to be better athletes and more skilled. I have seen several BIG & CLUMSY kids slip through the cracks because of coaches not taking into consideration their belated development and maturity.190500RUNNING THE VARSITY COACHES SYSTEMVarsity coaches have specific things they want their teams running. As a coach in either the SLHS or SLEHS geographic area, you must run the offensive and defensive systems of that coach. If there is disagreement in coaching system philosophy, it is NEVER to be discussed with players. Each coach will conduct their own mandatory TEAM clinics to teach all of the progressions and systems. These dates and times will be determined by the two Varsity coaches before your practices begin.COACHING POLICIESCoaches work on a volunteer basis and follow all school policies and rules during practices and games.Coaches will be selected on an invitation basis at the beginning of each season.Term of service will be for one year (concluding with the last tournament in the spring).Each head coach should identify an assistant after try-outs that can run practice if the head coach can’t make it. The assistant coach should also ensure proper subbing takes place during games since many head coaches get mesmerized by the game. All coaches will work within the mentoring process as laid out by the SLTB board each year. This is a new process which will evolve over time.Coaches must be in complete compliance with the South Lyon Travel Basketball program goals and policies outlined in this document. As confirmation of their acceptance to coach, signing the agreement form at the end of the document is mandatory. This must also be signed by all assistant coaches.All coaches must complete the Heads up on Concussion Training. Please see the following link. . Send training certificate to Mike Job sparty202@ to show completion of the training. Assistant coaches must complete this training as well.Both practice scheduling as well as tournament scheduling is the responsibility of the coach. Of course all practice scheduling must go through our scheduler (Aaron Etnyre).For major breach of policy, coaches may be terminated at any time by the South Lyon Travel Board.Every year each coach will have a background check completed. The results of this check will only be viewed by the Varsity HS Coaches & South Lyon Travel Basketball President. Coaches will forward and encourage all parents to complete the year-end League/Travel Program Survey.Coaches will enter their roster and parent e-mails onto the BCB website prior to the start of the season.The Shoot-a-thon is SLTB’s only fundraiser for the year. Coaches are responsible to coordinate this fundraiser with their teams which includes… organizing and promoting for their team, collection of donations from their players, and participation during the shoot-a-thon. Coaches are to turn in their total team fundraiser to the shoot-a-thon coordinatorSportsLeaderAs our mission is “To prepare SL Boys is to prepare boys for high school basketball and life's challenges. We strive to create a passion for the game, emphasize player development through teamwork and connect the lessons learned from life to basketball.” Each coach will be provided a SportsLeader Coaches Manual and Virtue of the Week to facilitate connecting basketball with life’s challenges. As a coach in SLTB, you are committing to connecting basketball with life’s challenges and most importantly modeling this character in coaching the team and modeling character conduct during games and practices. SOUTH LYON TRAVEL BASKETBALL COACHES AGREEMENTI, _____________________________________ (PRINT NAME), agree to all of the goals and policies outlined above and will do my very best to abide by them all. I do understand the emphasis of the program is SKILL DEVELOPMENT first and winning second. I will conduct practices and games according to the goals and policies outlined in the South Lyon Travel Basketball Coaches Guidelines.PRINT NAME: ___________________________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________________________ DATE: _____________________________ ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download