Mission Statement:
Serve others by creating and managing a community-based sports program that positively impacts the lives of young people through character building, skill development and competitive play in a safe environment.
Goals/Objectives:
To promote and cultivate the values intrinsic to sports: commitment, citizenship, accountability, and sportsmanship.
Coaching Core Values:
· Build boys into men built to serve others
· Exemplify respect, responsibility, compassion, honesty, cooperation, and fair play.
· Ensure each child has a fun and positive experience.
· Instill a sense of community pride
· Create a positive learning environment.
· Provide positive role modeling.
· Respect individual and developmental differences.
· Relate pertinent and valuable life lessons derived from sports.
· Identify and implement acceptable behavioral standards for players.
· Foster a true love of the game.
· Reflect our league’s positive ideals in the community
· Further the advancement of the league.
Success Re-Defined:
While many believe the success of a sports team is dependant of the scoreboard and/or its record, we believe the truest measure of our efforts is seen in countless other, less tangible, ways. Although we will coach to win, it will not be at the expense of our greater goal --- nurturing our players to create young men that serve others.
Expectations:
Coaches-
· To adhere to and exemplify the ideals set forth herein.
Players-
· To give maximum effort.
· Strive to improve at every opportunity.
· To accept responsibility for decisions/actions.
· To respect one another.
· To prioritize team before self.
· To be attentive (pay attention).
· To exhibit good sportsmanship.
· To believe in each other.
Parents-
· To support the players and coaches.
· To contribute to an overall positive environment.
· To communicate with the designated team liaison on proactive and constructive
manner consistent with the standards provided.
· To ensure player attendance for all scheduled practices and games on a timely
basis (communicate situations of non-attendance and/or tardiness).
· To reinforce the ideals of our philosophy.