Commitment to coach must be made by registration deadline.
Assessments
Assessment sheets will be provided to evaluate girls on scale of 1-5 in the areas of hitting, running, fielding and pitching.
Draft
Head coaches only
Draft order will be picked out of a hat
Snake Format
Each team will pick a pitcher first
The draft will remain confidential as it is our belief that players in a recreational sport don’t need to know what order they were picked in.
Parent Meeting
Aquire help for the following roles and communicate as much as possible with the parents.
Promote a team mentality of "fun first".
TEAM MOM (s)
Snack Parent
Pictures for website
Dugout
Bookkeeper
Assistant Coach
Base Coach
Game Changer App Manager
Background Checks
Must be completed prior to season opener
Uniforms
Will be delivered just before the first game
Development
Provide continued coaching of softball fundamentals, skills, and techniques throughout the season
Promote and support through email of past team in between seasons, and current team of all WCWAA clinics, camps, fundraisers, sponsorships, etc
MUST complete evaluation form used in the pre-season assessments and at the end of each season
Fields
Clean up dugouts, cages and field after games and practices. Ask opposing coaches to do the same once games conclude.
When moving pitching mounds, fill the anchors with plugs
Rake pitcher’s mound
Line fields before the first game each day during EOS tournament
Lights out by 10PM. If last to leave, make sure they are off
Pre-build Game Roster
Document your lineup before game
Bring copies for coaches and opposing teams
Coach Readiness- Dates
Assessments
Draft
WCWAA Coach Meeting and Equipment Handout
Mandatory Char-Meck Meeting
Season Opener
Last Regular Season Game
EOS Tournament
EOS Tournament Championship
Equipment
ALL gear must be returned to the shed or the commissioner at the completion of each season.
Hitting Sticks
Tees
Catchers Gear
Game Balls (To be given out at Char-Meck Coaches Meeting)
Practice Balls
Weather issues with Practices/Games
Practices are cancelled at coaches discretion due to weather or field conditions.
Game cancellations are up to home field coach or board member. Rule of thumb is to get the game in if possible.
Rescheduling Games
Games are not rescheduled for any reason other than weather or school related functions that affect a large number of players.
Char-Meck
Rules will be handed out at their coaches meeting
Enter game scores and innings pitched on the Char-Meck site
Playing time
6u - Fun First. all players play all positions all season
8u - Fun First. All players need to own one outfield and one infield position to play each game all season. Justification is from a competitive standpoint you will always have a player in a position that knows what to do at that position at any moment during a game. Develop your players, don't just coach them.
10u - Fun First. Maximize your player’s ability at more than one position. Develop any new players to softball rotate them accordingly infield and outfield.
No player should sit more than one inning in a regular season game.
Coach complaints
Coach will immediately send that email or relay that voicemail, text message to the board for reply back to the parent
