The Junior/Minis Coach Volunteer is responsible the recruiting, retaining and improving the skills of junior players.

Duties:

• Ensure that all Southern Football League coaches code of behaviours are followed.
• Develop the team fairly and without bias, by ensuring that all players are given an equal amount of playing time.
• Ensure a positive playing environment by ensuring that all mini players have good sportsmanship, play fairly and letting them know that the game is played for fun and not for the win.
• Communicate with players on their own level.
• Build relationships with the players, parents, committee and the football community.
• Keep in touch with player’s families about any changes that may affect game day eg. Playing field and time changes.
• Contact the coaching coordinator of any problems that occur during the match.
• Be willing to assist the club in running of social events that junior players are involved with.
• Design and implement as a member of a team an attraction and retention program that will boost the level of junior players at the club.

Qualifications:

• a youth level 1 course must be completed.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate verbally to the intended audience.
• Have a familiarity with the game, how it is played and the rules that are followed.
• Time management and people management are essential.
• Have an understanding about fair play and good sportsmanship.
• Have knowledge and ideas of player retention and recruitment and be able to implement them in the role.

Experience:

• No experience is necessary just an understanding of the rules of the game and how to communicate with children under the age of 18.

Training available to completed for becoming a coach.