Download EFFECTIVE USE OF ASSISTANT COACHES

EFFECTIVE USE OF
ASSISTANT COACHES
SALARIES BY PERCENTAGE
Salary Compensation
Asst. D 13%
Head Coach 31%
Asst. C 15%
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Asst. B 18%
Asst. A 23%
WORK LOAD DISTRIBUTION
Work Load Distribution
Asst. D 5%
Asst. C 7%
Asst. B 8%
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Asst. A 15%
Head Coach 65%
THE IDEAL ASSISTANT COACH
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Hard working, willing to help out.
Trustworthy (Extremely important!!)
Knowledge of the game
Can teach the game
Works well with others
Understands their role and ACCEPTS their
role on the staff.
DEFINING THE ROLES
• Head Coach clearly defines expectations
for Assistant Coaches.
• Get Assistants to be “coaches” not
“players” on the ice.
• Their role is to instruct the players.
• Provide growth opportunities for Assistant
Coaches.
• Agree to disagree (in private!!!)
TAKING/GIVING
RESPONSIBILITY
• Take on responsibility for pre-season, inseason, and post-season tasks.
• Keep learning about the game and how to
teach it to your players.
• Take leadership roles outside your own
program (i.e. Coach in off-season MGHCA
programs, MN Hockey programs, youth
association, etc.)
THE TASK LIST
• Head Coach prepares task list.
• Review list to give all coaches opportunity
to contribute.
• Along with responsibility comes
accountability – Do your job!
• Reward all coaches for a job well done!!!
SAMPLE TASKS
HEAD ASST. ADMIN. N/A TASK
COMPLETE SAFETY/INVENTORY
CHECK ON EQUIPMENT
OFF-ICE TRAINING, WEIGHTLIFTING,
ETC,
EMAIL RATINGS OF OFFICIALS TO
MSHSL AFTER GAMES
PREPARE DAILY PRACTICE PLANS
REPORT GAMES SCORES AND STATS
TO MEDIA FOLLOWING GAMES
PREPARE BUDGETS, PURCHASE
ORDERS, ETC.
SUMMARY
CREATE A COHESIVE STAFF BY:
1. Have the same goals.
2. Always show a united front.
3. Trust one another.
4. Respect abilities and contributions of all
coaches.
5. Use the talents of all the coaches.
6. Have fun, enjoy the opportunity!
PRESENTATION BY:
BRYAN CARLSON &
TIM MORRIS
EDEN PRAIRIE HS
FOR THE MGHCA
FALL CLINIC,
OCTOBER 21, 2005