1. Scott County YMCA Coaches Meeting 2015

2. 7 Pillars of YMCA Sports Everyone Plays Safety First Fair Play
Positive Competition
Family Involvement
Sport for All
Sport for Fun

3. Character Development
Four Core Values
Caring – love others and be sensitive to their well being.
Honesty-have integrity. Make sure that one’s actions match one’s values through sports
Respect-value the worth of every person, teammates, opposing team, officials, and coaches.
Responsibility-be accountable for one’s behavior and obligations.
Implement team circles into your practices. Visit for practice ideas along with team circle discussion and game ideas.

4. Annual Giving Campaign
The YMCA’s goal is to not turn away anyone due to inability to pay.
In 2012 the YMCA of Central KY awarded a little over $1.4 million in financial aid scholarships to youth, teens, and families in Fayette, Jessamine, and Scott Counties.

5. YMCA Coach’s Prayer Win or Lose I pledge before God
Coach’s prayer is led before every game by officials
Win or Lose
I pledge before God
To do the best I can
To be a team player
To respect my teammates, opponents, officials,
and coaches
And to improve myself in spirit, mind, and body

6. Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky 1.800.CHILDREN or www.pcaky.org
Physical
Neglect
Emotional
Sexual
To report an incident of child abuse you can contact:
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky CHILDREN or

7. Coaching Expectations and Code of Conduct
Follow the YMCA mission statement and core values, you are a role model.
What do you think the coach’s role is?
Smile and hello. Greet participants and their families

8. Practice Plan and Preparation
Knowledge of rules
News or information to parents at practice
Positive attitude
Stretching
One on One interaction with each player
Breaks – Get WATER
Positive player reinforcement
Group games
Remember- for practice ideas.

9. Game Plan and Preparation
Player rotation or system that is fair.
Players should be rotating positions in all leagues (with the exception of tournament play).
Knowledge of rules (included in your packet)
Knowledge of key dates

10. Picture Day October 3rd is outdoor sports picture day
Basketball Picture Day is October 17th
Parents will want to arrive 30 minutes early in order to start games timely.
Pictures that are purchased will be mailed to the player’s home.

11. Inclement Weather Procedure
PRACTICE CANCELLATIONS are up to the COACHES. Please contact your team in the case of cancelling and the Y in order to schedule a make up practice if desired.
Y staff will notify coaches as soon as possible on GAME CANCELLATIONS. Cancellations will also be posted on the Y Facebook Page
facebook.com/YMCAofScottCounty

12. To Remember:
Practices will begin the week of Aug 31 for soccer. Games begin September 12th. There will be no practices the week of October 5th
Please contact your parents as soon as possible to introduce yourself and inform them of their practice day and time. First time contact should be a phone call.
Game schedules will be ed out to parents. There is also a copy in your packet

13. Snack Schedules Encourage Healthy Snacks
Players should bring water to practices and games. Encourage water over sugary drinks.
Encourage parents to bring snacks like fruits, veggie packs, crackers.
Website on Healthy Eating –

14. Coaches
All Games and Practices will be held at Grace Christian Church located at 1648 Lexington Rd.
All soccer players will need to come with a soccer ball, cleats, and shin guards.
T-Ball Coaches will be provided with a bag of 4 helmets and 5 T-Balls. Parents are asked to provide a glove. I would suggest they bring a hat the first couple of weeks until their team hats are handed out.
Jerseys will be handed out on the day of the first games, unless they arrive early, then they will be available at the Y office for you to pick up and hand out at practice.
Players will be given the size as noted on the team roster, regardless of fit so that everyone receives the size they requested.

15. E-Learning for Coaches
To help you with your season, we’ve provided concise e-learning lessons that contain education on the philosophy of YMCA Youth Sports, basic coaching techniques that include practice plans, skills, drills, rules and tactics of the sport, and valuable volunteer resources.
Certificates of completion can be printed at the end of each session.

16. YMCA Contact Information
Scott County YMCA
Rob Van Til, Operations Director
Office: Cell:

17. Thank you for volunteering for the with the YMCA of Central KY