Requirements for Coaching

The following are the requirements by the Township of East Hanover to coach recreation sports. 

• Rutgers Safety Course - Proof of certification of completing the course.- Course is good for life.
  • http://youthsports.rutgers.edu/
• Background check - The attached are the Application and Instructions for background/fingerprint checks and the East Hanover Township Recreation Volunteer Coaches Application. 
  • These 2 documents are mandatory for all coaches and assistant coaches.
  • Needs to be renewed every three years.

 

Role of a Coach:

 

Coaches

The coach’s role is one of teaching soccer skills and sportsmanship to the players. The coach is responsible for communicating practice and game times to the players and parents. The coach is also responsible for monitoring the behavior of the players and parents during practice and games. All coaches within the basketball program will promote good sportsmanship among players, foster team camaraderie, and help participants have fun while teaching players the skills of basketball

 

The program will not tolerate unsportsmanlike conduct of coaches. Such unsportsmanlike conduct includes berating or making unkind comments to a player or referee that would reasonably be expected to cause substantial embarrassment to the player or referee. Other examples include the intentional abuse or attempt to abuse the player selection system or willful failure to follow program rules. Each coach agrees to the above code of conduct, certifies that he/she has read all East Hanover Basketball Asociation Rules and will abide by them and acknowledges that coaching in the basketball program is a privilege and not a right.

 

In addition, each Coach will ensure that his/her conduct sets a good example for team members and spectators. To meet these responsibilities, the Coach is expected to:

•      Instruct player and parents in the rules and motivate each player to compete according to the rules at all times.

•      Respect the game officials at all times. Refrain from questioning their decisions or challenging their authority.

•      Ensure that all players and spectators follow East Hanover Basketball Association rules.

•      Ensure that fans of his or her team exhibit sportsmanship and maturity at all times and assist league and game officials in maintaining control of spectators during games.

•      Respect the coaches and players of the opposing team before, during, and after the game.

•      Take appropriate steps to minimize scoring in runaway games.

•      Teach each player, especially through personal example, to be humble and generous in victory and proud and courteous in defeat.

•      Maintain control of his/her emotions and avoid actions, language, and/or gestures that may be interpreted as hostile and humiliating.

•      Teach and practice good sportsmanship and fair play by personally demonstrating commitment to these virtues.

•      Promote the concept that basketball is merely a game, and those players and coaches on other teams are opponents, not enemies.

•      Refrain from using any language that would be considered offensive in nature including all forms of profanity