Team Volunteer Jobs:
Head and Assistant Coaches: Every team should have at least two adults per practice. Parents should be encouraged to attend and assist in practices.
Team Manager: Create an e-mail list and facilitates all administrative functions of the team Ideally the coaches only focus on practices and playing games. Anything else is delegated to the team manager.
Volunteer Coordinator: interacts with Club Volunteer Coordinator. Ensures all families of the team fulfill volunteer requirement.
Referee: No experience necessary. But this person must have a thorough understanding of the U8 rules (included in packet). There will also be a separate mandatory referee meeting for your team referee. Your team referee should be someone who is patient and able to run up and down the field. You will be required to provide a ref for approximately half of your scheduled games (Home). It is a good idea to have two people share this responsibility.
Snack Coordinator: Prepares and administers a snack schedule.
Uniform Coordinator: Prior to the season coordinate the uniform order for the entire team. The Club Uniform person requires one order and one check per team. This should be done sooner than later, sizes occasionally run out.
PCA Coordinator: Ensures one member of each family of the team attends a PCA workshop. They also reinforce the concepts of PCA at each game. If someone associated with the team is being overzealous it is the responsibility of this person to talk with the individual.
Picture Coordinator: This person is the contact person for interfacing with the club level picture coordinator. You will be assigned a specific time on a Sunday morning and your job is to ensure that your team is punctual and prepared with necessary forms and checks.
Club Volunteers: individuals who volunteer for field maintenance days and other club events.
Equipment/Uniforms:
Team Equipment: You will be provided with practice balls at the annual coaches meeting and will receive a credit at Jade soccer for other items. If you desire the people at Jade Soccer can assist you in selecting your equipment. The Jade Soccer equipment order form is available on line. Either fax your order or plan on dropping off the order and picking your equipment up at a later day.
Uniforms: Every player is responsible for acquiring a uniform (jersey, shorts and socks). You may purchase a set through your team’s uniform coordinator or there are a limited number of used uniforms available through the club for free.
Cleats: Two excellent stores are Jade Soccer in Oakland and the Soccer Post in Alameda.
Games/Season Schedule:
Locations: The fields may change from year to year. Check the schedule which will be posted on www.Sportability.com for U8.
Medical Contact Sheets: You must have a roster and medical contact sheet (yellow form) for each player at every practice and game. This is the yellow copy of the registration form.
Practices: All practices are scheduled at specific U8 fields, Monday – Friday. Time slots are 4-5pm or 5-6pm. There will be 2 teams per field for each time slot. Fields and time slots are assigned via a lottery at the annual coaches meeting.
Team Roster: You will be receiving the Roster directly from our club’s registrar.
Rain Outs: In the event of rain check www.jlysl.org and/or this website to see if the games have been cancelled.
