The team manager role is very important for the club, ensuring teams are organised and have the appropriate support. The team manager is also keeps in contact with the SABC committee so any issues can be quickly resolved.
As a team manager you are responsible for the off-court organisation of the team. This includes all communication between the club and your team’s families, which will help ensure that the team runs smoothly.
Another important part of your job is to work co-operatively with the team coach who is responsible for on court activities. You also have an advisory role to play at the end of each season with the team selection for the following season, and mid season when any vacancies arise.
Your roles throughout the season
Beginning of the season
- Notify parents of team composition, time and venue for training
- Notify parents of the time and venue for first match. Many team managers set up a WhatsApp group to keep in regular contact with parents, which helps keep everyone in the loop
- Stadium locations and the season’s match schedule can also be found Play HQ website’s fixtures
- Draw up a roster of parents to score at matches and supervise training – make sure all parents “do their share”
- Remind parents of the club’s policy regarding siblings at training
- If you have a parent of a player who is also the coach, please do not roster that family for scoring duties – they’re already doing their share!
- Consult with the coach to decide upon the most appropriate way to decide on player awards
During the season
- Remind families of their duties
- Cover scoring duty if the rostered family fail to arrive
- Attend the each week’s game
- Before the game, ensure player names and numbers are correctly entered into the venue’s PlayHQ iPad
- To qualify to play in finals, players must be registered and have played at least 5 games
- Familiarise yourself with the rules especially with regards to finals eligibility
- Explain scoring to inexperienced parents
- Make sure no parents sit on the bench – the bench is for players only
- Contact the SABC committee, such as the grade delegates, venues or uniforms coordinators when necessary
- Refer any concerns about coaching to the SABC committee
End of the season
- Confirm that all players taking to the court in finals are eligible
- Refer players interested in joining the club to the SABC registrations committee member
- Collect money and organise a card and gift from the team to the coach to be presented at the end of season.
- Let the SABC committee know if there any issues, such as changes of team members, which may affect team for the coming season
Basketball Victoria’s code of conduct
Please refer to the Basketball Victoria Code of Conduct document for the expected behaviours in for administrators, coaches, officials, players, parents and spectators.
