Coaching commitment and Requirements
Coaching flag football
Coaching can have numerous benefits for both the coach and the players involved. Here are some of the key advantages:
- Sportsmanship and Character Building: Through coaching, children can learn the importance of fair play, teamwork, respect, and good sportsmanship. Coaches can emphasize the values of integrity, discipline, perseverance, and respect for others, helping players develop positive character traits that extend beyond the field.
- Confidence and Self-Esteem: By learning and improving their skills, children gain confidence in their abilities. As a coach, you can encourage players, provide constructive feedback, and help them set and achieve goals, boosting their self-esteem and belief in their own capabilities.
- Social Interaction: Youth flag football provides an excellent opportunity for children to interact with their peers, make new friends, and develop social skills. As a coach, you can create a positive and inclusive team environment where players learn to communicate, collaborate, and support each other.
- Lifelong Learning: Coaching provides an opportunity for personal growth and learning for both the coach and the players. Coaches can continuously expand their knowledge of the game, leadership skills, and coaching techniques, while players can develop a lifelong passion for sports and continue learning and participating in physical activities as they grow older.
No prior experience needed
- All coaches are put through a background check with our official partner, Checkr.
- NFL FLAG offers a mandatory virtual coaches meeting and training
- Coaches are provided plenty of resources
- MOJO App - provides individual team practice plans, team communication and so much more
- Practice and game playbook
- All approved coaches will receive the official coach's shirt and one team football (to keep)
Time Commitment
- Practice and games are on the same day
- Practice is held one hour prior to the game
- All Practices and games are on the weekends only
Coaching Positions
- Maximum of three volunteers will be assigned to the team
- Team Coaching Staff
- Head Coach - This position takes on the leadership role of the coaching staff
- Co-Coach or Assistant Coach - This position will work with another coach during the season. This may include a Head Coach or another Co-Coach.
- Team Manager - This position is a coach support manager. He/She may assist the coaching staff with family communications, snack schedules, managing sideline players and helping the team in any way.
Who are the Volunteer coaches
- Most of our coaches are either parents, relatives or friends of players on the team
- We do not require coaches to have experience to join the team
- Most coaches are learning right along with the participants
- All coaches will be background checked, attend the mandatory coaches meeting/training, and complete the concussion training
- Coaches are not paid
Teams are not guaranteed a Head Coach. Our staff will make every attempt to have a minimum of two coaches on each team. A team's coaching staff can be considered complete with two Assistant Coaches or one Head Coach.
