Manager’s Responsibilities

Manager’s Responsibilities – Pre-Season Attending mandatory clinics and meetings Attend as many general meetings as possible Attending evaluations (if applicable) Drafting team Selecting good assistant coaches Ensure they attend mandatory coaches clinics Know the rules and make sure your assistants know the rules: League rules Pitching Rules Substitution Rules Assigning a Concession Stand Parent for your team Collecting and turning in background checks Run effective practices

Manager’s Responsibilities – Season Attend as many general meetings as possible Be present: Majority of games Playoffs Pre-game Ensure concession stand is open for every game you are assigned Prep the field before games if you are the home team Ensure your team is at the field and warming up before games Game Management Set the line up Set your fielding rotations Watch your pitch counts Control your coaches and parents – Sportsmanship, Sportsmanship, Sportsmanship…. Clean up field, dugouts, garbage cans after every game – don’t just assume the other guy is going to do it

Manager’s Responsibilities – Post-Season Return your equipment: Cleanout equipment bags before returning them Turn your equipment in ON TIME Attend the September Board of Directors Election and vote for the next board

Manager’s Responsibilities – Communication YOU ARE THE FACE OF MOON BASEBALL One of the most important jobs of a manager Let the parents know: You are their manager as soon after the draft as possible What you expect from them and their child What you will focus on as a manager and how to contact you When practices will start and their schedule When games start and their schedule Let them know when events are cancelled or changed Keep them up to date on events going on in the organization After the season tell them how the players have progressed Encourage them to continue playing – Starting with Fall Ball Be respectful – if a parent starts to harass you or does something that goes against the code of conduct then escalate to your league commissioner (DON’T TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS)