Thank you for Volunteering to be the Manager for your team this season.

You are a pivotal role within the Raiders organization and are contributing to the success of your team.
 

Season Start Up

• -  Plan to have a meeting between yourself, head coach and assistant coaches ASAP to discuss duties, expectations, plans for the season and philosophy of how the team will be run. Sample Meeting 

• -  Discuss with Coaches expectations of Parents in the dressing room before and after games/practices.

• -  Decide how to communicate with your team - TeamSnap is a good option for this.

• -  Organize a Parent/Coaches meeting after the first or second practice. Send out an agenda with projected budget prior to this meeting. Sample Budget 

• -  Any issues with Sportsoft contact our Registrar

• -  Address whether or not your team will be ordering team apparel.

• -  Discuss fundraising vs cash call vs both. Fundraising raffles require a lottery license from Alberta Gaming and Liquor.

• -  Establish the Chain of Communication with your team (Parent - Manager - Coach) with the 24 hr rule.

• -  Decide how many tournaments to enter. Typically teams will do 1 travel tournament, and 1 local tournament. See ALA for tournament tab
  
  - Decide on off Floor team Apparel or Team Shorts early so everyone can wear the same shorts for unity. See Apparel Director for Team Shorts or shirts if needed. apparel@beaumontraiders.com

• -  All Coaches, trainers and anyone on the floor to help will need appropriate coaching requirements. Trainers must have St John's First Aid or Higher

• -  Girl teams are required to have a female present in the change room and on the bench. 

• -  Assign Volunteer roles (some suggested roles: first aid, box officials - 2 for each game, social coordinators, tournament liaison, and fundraiser - These are NOT association credited)

• -  Assign Jersey #’s to players. You can do based on size or jersey # requests

• -  Hand out laminated roster cards to families - use a volunteer for this if needed.

• -  Ensure that medical forms are filled out, and keep a copy with you at all times. It is also recommended that a second set of forms be kept with the Coaches. Review medical sheets and watch for players with allergies or other medical conditions and make Coaches aware. Medical Form 

• -  To save time at games do up roster stickers for game sheets. Players are to be listed in numerical order, with Goalies being first. Gamesheet Label 

• -  Any exemptions or release forms keep with both sets of medical sheets 
  
  GELC Incident Report - for injury of a player unable to return to the game. Submitted within 48hrs of incident. 
  CLA Head Injury Form 
  CLA Head Injury Info 
  Medical Injury Form 
  Dental Injury Form 
  ALA Insurance Brochure 
  
  Soccer Center Waiver 
  
  How to fill out a Gamesheet 
  How to enter a Gamesheet in Sportzsoft 
  How to video for entering a gamesheet in Sportzsoft 
  
  Player Roster Template 
  Mini Tyke and Tyke Jamboree Tournament Tshft Order Forms 
  
  ***Gamesheets WILL be entered in Sportzsoft by the Manager or Coach - Login info will be sent out

  1.Scoring on line, please note the game should not change to FINAL  until GELC has received and reviewed games sheets. The winning team needs to scan or take a photo of the white copy and upload in Sportzsoft. ALSO email  to gelcadm@telus.net or fax in to 780-463-0591
  
  2.Game sheets MUST include: 
            a.Team names
            b.Coaches names and signed or been recorded on the game sheet
            c.Stickers are need to be placed on all copies if being used
            d.Game sheets MUST be legible especially scanned pink and yellow copies.
            e.When going thru the games if I  missing a game sheet I will be changing final to : to be played until the game sheet comes to the office please submit via email if it is missing and you believe you have entered it or sent it, probably means I cannot read it.
  
  3.A tip about a program for your cell phones
  a. Scanner pro or Tiny Scan are great apps you can download to create a clear copy of gamesheets. 
   
   
   
  Donna Haggstrom
  Executive Director
  Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Council
  Office 780-466-0981
  After hours
  780-908-6539 cell phone
  Physical and mailing address
  202-303-69 Avenue NW
  T6P OC2
   
  www.gelc.ab.ca

  
  
  All Team Games and Practice are now available on the GELC Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Association) website. There is a great amount of league information on that site for any questions and forms. GELC HOME 
  Tournaments and other information can be found at ALA website (Alberta Lacrosee Association) 
  
  GELC hosts a coaches/manager meeting at the beginning on the season
  
  Coaches and Managers Handbook 2016
   
  Alberta Lacrosse Rule and Situation Handbook 2015-2016 
  
  Lacrosse Parent and Player Guide 
  
  Parent Role in lacrosse 
   

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