All Carnarvon team coaches are volunteers. The Club prefers to have 3-4 coaches per team. Many softball coaches start out with their own children at a young age and continue to coach up through the competitive levels of fastball.
Each coaching team will ultimately determine how they would like to organize themselves in a given season, but the following is a general guideline of what is involved with each role:
Head Coach
- Completes Carnarvon Coach Registration.
- Submits a Criminal Record Check prior to season.
- Attends every practice and game (arrives early and sets up equipment)
- Attends field and game scheduling meetings and coaches meetings
- Plans practices and drills (a very good practice manual is provided for U8)
- Determines team line-ups for games
- Develops a thorough understanding of divisional rules (see www.svifastball.ca)
- Liaises with umpires
- Manages equipment
- Sends team communications
- Completes NCCP Level 1 coaching certification (cost may be reimbursed by the Club, contact VP Fastball if you are interested)
Assistant Coach(es)
- Completes Carnarvon Coach Registration.
- Submits a Criminal Record Check prior to season start.
- Attends every practice and game (arrives early and sets up equipment)
- Assists with practices, drills
- Runs warm-ups
- Provides base coaching during games
- Provides coach pitch or runs the pitching machine during games
- Has a thorough understanding of the divisional rules
- Helps manage equipment
- Optional: Completes an NCCP Level 1 coaching certification (cost may be reimbursed by the Club, contact VP Fastball if you are interested)
Team Coordinator/Manager
- Liaises with fastball uniform coordinator
- Coordinates parent volunteers for field prep
- Helps coaches with administrative duties as needed
- Helps organize the season-end party
- Submits a Criminal Record Check prior to season start if helping on field or in the dugout
On- Field Helper Parents
- Helps out during practices (bring your glove)
- Submits a Criminal Record Check prior to season start