Scott County YMCA
Coaches Meeting 2015
7 Pillars of YMCA Sports
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Everyone Plays
Safety First
Fair Play
Positive Competition
Family Involvement
Sport for All
Sport for Fun
Character Development
Four Core Values
• Caring – love others and be sensitive to their well being.
• Honesty-have integrity. Make sure that one’s actions match
one’s values through sports
• Respect-value the worth of every person, teammates, opposing
team, officials, and coaches.
• Responsibility-be accountable for one’s behavior and
obligations.
Implement team circles into your practices. Visit
www.ymcahoustontraining.org for practice ideas
along with team circle discussion and game
ideas.
Annual Giving Campaign
The YMCA’s goal is to not turn away anyone
due to inability to pay.
In 2012 the YMCA of Central KY awarded a
little over $1.4 million in financial aid
scholarships to youth, teens, and families
in Fayette, Jessamine, and Scott
Counties.
YMCA Coach’s Prayer
Coach’s prayer is led before every game by officials
Win or Lose
I pledge before God
To do the best I can
To be a team player
To respect my teammates, opponents,
officials,
and coaches
And to improve myself in spirit, mind, and
body
Child Abuse
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Physical
Neglect
Emotional
Sexual
To report an incident of child abuse you can contact:
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
1.800.CHILDREN or www.pcaky.org
Coaching Expectations and
Code of Conduct
Follow the YMCA mission statement and core values, you
are a role model.
• What do you think the coach’s role is?
• Smile and hello. Greet participants and their families
Practice Plan and Preparation
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Knowledge of rules
News or information to parents at practice
Positive attitude
Stretching
One on One interaction with each player
Breaks – Get WATER
Positive player reinforcement
Group games
• Remember- www.ymcahoustontraining.org for practice
ideas.
Game Plan and Preparation
• Player rotation or system that is fair.
• Players should be rotating positions in all
leagues (with the exception of tournament
play).
• Knowledge of rules (included in your
packet)
• Knowledge of key dates
Picture Day
• October 3rd is outdoor sports picture day
• Basketball Picture Day is October 17th
• Parents will want to arrive 30 minutes
early in order to start games timely.
• Pictures that are purchased will be mailed
to the player’s home.
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Inclement Weather Procedure
• PRACTICE CANCELLATIONS are up to the
COACHES. Please contact your team in the
case of cancelling and the Y in order to schedule
a make up practice if desired.
• Y staff will notify coaches as soon as possible on
GAME CANCELLATIONS. Cancellations will
also be posted on the Y Facebook Page
– facebook.com/YMCAofScottCounty
To Remember:
• Practices will begin the week of Aug 31 for
soccer. Games begin September 12th.
There will be no practices the week of
October 5th
• Please contact your parents as soon as
possible to introduce yourself and inform
them of their practice day and time. First
time contact should be a phone call.
• Game schedules will be emailed out to
parents. There is also a copy in your
packet
Snack Schedules
Encourage Healthy Snacks
• Players should bring water to practices
and games. Encourage water over sugary
drinks.
• Encourage parents to bring snacks like
fruits, veggie packs, crackers.
• Website on Healthy Eating –
www.ChooseMyPlate.gov
Coaches
• All Games and Practices will be held at Grace Christian
Church located at 1648 Lexington Rd.
• All soccer players will need to come with a soccer ball,
cleats, and shin guards.
• T-Ball Coaches will be provided with a bag of 4 helmets
and 5 T-Balls. Parents are asked to provide a glove. I
would suggest they bring a hat the first couple of weeks
until their team hats are handed out.
• Jerseys will be handed out on the day of the first games,
unless they arrive early, then they will be available at the
Y office for you to pick up and hand out at practice.
• Players will be given the size as noted on the team
roster, regardless of fit so that everyone receives the
size they requested.
E-Learning for Coaches
http://training.ymca.net/
To help you with your season, we’ve provided concise elearning lessons that contain education on the
philosophy of YMCA Youth Sports, basic coaching
techniques that include practice plans, skills, drills, rules
and tactics of the sport, and valuable volunteer
resources.
Certificates of completion can be printed at the end of each session.
YMCA Contact Information
• Scott County YMCA
Rob Van Til, Operations Director
Office: 502-863-4841 Cell: 502-542-8805
Email: [email protected]
Thank you for volunteering
for the with the YMCA of
Central KY