Moorestown Youth Street Hockey Association
P.O. Box 266
Moorestown, New Jersey 08057
www.mysha.org
MYSHA Coach’s Responsibilities
Volunteers for Coaches are solicited by E-Mail prior to each Season’s Registration Drive
and there are Coach Volunteer Sign-Up sheets at Registration.
During the final 2 weeks of Registration, MYSHA Division Managers will assign
Coaches to Teams and will contact each Coach to confirm availability to Coach, to
indicate the date/time of the Coach’s Meeting & Player Draft, and to review the Coach’s
responsibilities at the Coach’s Meeting & Player Draft.
A Coach’s Meeting and Player Draft will be conducted on the Monday or Tuesday
following the final Saturday Registration session. All coaches are expected to attend.
 Each Coach should bring the Name and Contact information for his/her Assistant
Coach(s).
 The Mighty Mite, Bantam and Cadet Division Managers will conduct a Player
Draft as described in the MYSHA Season Timeline document. [The Half Pint
Division Manager will have already assigned the Half Pint Teams and Coaches.]
 At conclusion of the Player Draft, each Coach will have a stack of Registration
forms for the players on his/her Team.
 the Division Manager and Coaches will select Team names from the list of
available Team names.
 The Division Manager will provide a (blank) Team Roster and Jersey Order
Form for each Coach to fill out. Information includes Team Name, Coach’s
Contact Info, Roster, Player Jersey numbers, player Jersey Sizes. Each Coach is to
turn in the Team Roster and Jersey Order Form and the stack of Registration
forms to the Division Manager.
 There will be a Pre-season Practice Slots sign-up form and a Season Practice Slots
sign-up form; coaches are to sign-up for a fixed practice slot (same day same time
each week) for pre-season, and (optionally) a fixed practice slot for the season.
During the remainder of the week of the Player Draft, contact each family to let them
know that their child is assigned to your team, the practice times, and briefly discuss your
coaching philosophy and your expectations of the players and parents. Remind them to
frequently check the MYSHA Web Page www.mysha.org for Rosters, Standings,
Schedules and Announcements.
Pick-up your Team Equipment Bag from the Equipment Coordinator, identified in the
Staff page of the Web Page. The Coach of each team will be issued an Equipment Bag
with Goalie Equipment, including a Goalie Stick. That coach is completely responsible
for that equipment during the season, and is expected to turn same in at the end of the
season. Coaches will be responsible for replacing any lost or damaged equipment. The
equipment bag will also contain your team's supply of balls (expendable) for this season;
no additional balls will be available. One waterbottle (expendable) for each player will
also be included in your equipment; they are to be passed out to the players for them to
keep. At the end of the Season please remember to turn-in your team’s Equipment
bag to the Equipment Coordinator.
Conscript a "Team Mom" to handle team communications for you. Each Team will be
assigned a day/evening to provide parents to man the Concession Stand; your Team Mom
can coordinate this. The concession stand’s inventory and pricing has been simplified to
make it easier on parents. EVERY team is expected to fill their team’s concession slots.
This is a very minimal demand.
Remember that MYSHA supports a "FAIR PLAY" Policy and that in volunteering to
Coach a MYSHA Team that you are agreeing to 100% abide by this Policy!
PRACTICES:
Practices will be for 4-5 weeks preceding the Season, per the Practice Schedule posted on
the Web Site. All practices are full-court. Coaches are responsible for remaining at
the Rink until ALL of their players have been picked-up.
SEASON SCHEDULE:
The game schedule will be posted on the Web Page when it is completed. There will be
NO game changes; do NOT ask. If the Coach cannot make a game, the Assistant Coach
will step-in. If both coaches cannot attend a game, notify the League President and we
will provide a League Official to coach your game in your absence.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Communications and Announcements are primarily via E-Mail and Web Page
Announcements. Please make sure that we have your current E-Mail address and that
you and your Assistant Coach(s) check your e-mail frequently; else be sure to check
“Coaches Announcements” on the MYSHA Web Page.
COACH’S WEB PAGE PRIVILEGES: When you sign-in on the Admin Page with
your Name and Coach Password, the Admin functions available to Coaches will be
displayed on the Admin page left border menu:
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Administer|Messages Link: You can post Team Bulletins that will be displayed
on your Team Page (and optionally e-mailed to all Team members).
o To EDIT an existing Team Bulletin, click on the Edit Icon next to the
message on your Team Bulletins page.
Log Out: Be sure to Log Out of the Admin Page when you’re done!
Once you’ve signed-in, you can click on the Team Tab, select your League & Team from
the League and Team drop-down menus, select the Roster page, and perform the
following Team functions:
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Edit Player’s contact information by clicking on the edit icon to the left of the
player name.
Edit Parent contact information by clicking on the underlined parent name
beneath the player’s name.
Mass E-Mail the Entire Team by clicking on the “E-Mail the Team” link below
the roster. It’s important that we have an e-mail address for EACH team member.
E-Mail individual players by clicking on the underlined player’s name.
Print the Roster (with contact information, except e-mail address) by clicking on
“Printer Friendly Version” and printing.
NOTE: Coaches CANNOT assign players to teams or enter Game results.
Log Out: Be sure to Log Out of the Admin Page when you’re done!