WELCOME TEAM MANAGERS!

The role of the team manager(s) is critical to a positive experience for your team. The role of the coach is to teach the players in their soccer skills and direct them at practices and games. The team manager should provide a positive administrative support for the coach and the team to ensure communication happens throughout the season.

CURRENT MANAGER ACTIONS

Date Action
August Connect with Your Coach
Jan./Feb Register your teams for tournaments
March /April Hand in Volunteer Bond Checks to Club
March 18 - April 1 Reschedules
April Outdoor Practice Schedule

FIRST REQUIRED STEPS AS A MANAGER

The following are the requirements a team manager will need to complete. The Club Administrator will send you an email with specific instructions regarding your background check and online training. Please do not pay out of pocket.

  1. Login to your LSC account and mark that you are volunteering as a team manager
  2. Background Check (MYSA every year and TCSL approx. every two years)
  3. SafeSport (every year)
  4. Disqualification Suspension Review (TCSL)
  5. Concussion Training


Any questions, contact the Club Admin Assistant at rbeard@lakevillesoccer.org.


NEXT STEPS


  • Introduce yourself to the head coach
  • Get on the same page as the head coach
  • Set a date and time with the head coach for a team meeting
  • Send an email to the team regarding the team meeting
  • Start collecting conflict dates for the fall season


TEAM MANAGER'S JOB DESCRIPTION


The team manager should provide positive administrative support for the coach and the team to ensure communication happens throughout the season. Below are a few but not limited to what a team manager is responsible for.


Your Tasks

  • Set up a team meeting
  • Collect the team's blackout dates
  • Team Budget
  • Collecting team fees from parents (additional practice times, winter league fees, tournaments, year-end party, coach gifts, etc)
  • Add game schedules to Playmetrics
  • Printing and laminating player and coach passes
  • Printing the game day roster
  • Notify the Club what tournaments the team will be attending (Spring Season Only)
  • Tournament registration
  • Tournament check-in
  • Set up lodging for out-of-town tournaments
  • Reschedules games
  • End of season team party


Any questions, reach out to the Club Admin Assistant at rbeard@lakevillesoccer.org.

Team manager resources

Use the following resources to assist you in your role.

FUNDRAISING IDEAS

  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Bagging Groceries at Cub Foods
  • Car Wash
  • Chipotle
  • Chick-Fil-A
  • Culvers

TEAM BONDING eVENTS

  • Bowling
  • Escape Rooms
  • Feed My Starving Children
  • Going for Ice Cream After a Game
  • Laser Tag
  • Let's Paint
  • Pasta Feeds/Pizza Parties
  • Pool Parties
  • Rockin Jump Trampoline Park
  • Tournaments

Staff / Board CONTACTS


STAFF

Club Administrator

Darlene Patyk

clubadmin@lakevillesoccer.org


Club Admin. Assistant
 Rhonda Beard

rbeard@lakevillesoccer.orgnis


Field Coordinator

Dylan Hammershmidt

fields@lakevillesoccer.org


Ref No Show Contact - TBD

Samantha Dalsin

samantha@matassigning.com


Referee Assignor

Matt Tiano

matt@matassigning.com


BOARD

Board Member / Travel Coordinator

Tom Lopez

travelcoordinator@lakevillesoccer.org