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Grassroots Team Coaching

Qualifications and safeguarding in order, a season planned in blocks, weekly sessions players enjoy, fair selection and minutes, calm parent communication, and the match days, tours and reports that keep a grassroots team running.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Grassroots Team Coaching, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

Before you start: this plan is general information, not medical advice. Check with a doctor before starting a new training programme, especially if you have a health condition, are pregnant or are coming back from an injury, and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.

What it installs.

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Starter tasks

🏋️ Fitness & Sport

Grassroots Team Coaching

Coaching a junior or amateur team: session plans, player development, match-day selection, parent communication and coaching qualifications.

  1. One-page coaching philosophy
  2. Entry-level coaching qualification
  3. Safeguarding course and background check
  4. First aid course for sports coaches
  5. Squad register with medical and emergency details
  6. Emergency action plan for each venue
  7. Coach's kit bag and session equipment
  8. Season objectives agreed with the club
  9. Season launch meeting with players and parents
  10. Season plan in six-week coaching blocks
  11. Weekly session plan
  12. Post-session reflection notes
  13. Fair selection and playing time tracker
  14. Weekly team update to families
  15. Player development reviews each term
  16. Pre-session pitch and goal safety check
  17. Volunteer and assistant coach rota
  18. Attendance and drop-out early warning
  19. Monthly catch-up with a coaching mentor
  20. Game-based practice design
  21. Questioning and feedback at training
  22. Age and stage development basics
  23. Coaching mixed-ability groups with STEP
  24. Injury-reducing team warm-up
  25. Inclusive coaching for players with additional needs
  26. Refereeing small-sided games and the laws
  27. Peer observation and filmed coaching review
  28. Position rotation policy for younger players
  29. Choosing a formation and style of play
  30. Selection policy for an oversubscribed squad
  31. Choosing a team communication app
  32. Parent concerns and complaints process
  33. Team behaviour agreement with players
  34. Training equipment spend from the team budget
  35. First match of the season
  36. Tournament day plan
  37. End-of-season awards and player reports
  38. Overnight tour or away trip with juniors
  39. Holiday skills camp for the squad
  40. Taster session to recruit new players
  41. First season as a parent volunteer coach
  42. Teacher running a school team
  43. Coaching your own child fairly
  44. Player-coach of an adult amateur side
  45. Moving the team up to a larger match format
  46. Taking over a team mid-season
  47. Intermediate coaching award and assessed portfolio
  48. Mentoring a new assistant coach
  49. Club-wide coaching curriculum across age groups
  50. Talent pathway referrals and representative trials

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

One-page coaching philosophy

Ask ten grassroots coaches why they coach and you get ten answers, but players and parents only see what you do on a wet Tuesday in November. Writing one page on what you want players to get from a season, how you balance winning against development and enjoyment, and how you will share minutes gives you something to decide from when selection gets awkward in week twelve.

First tasks

  • Write down the three reasons you agreed to coach this team
  • Draft one paragraph on how you will share playing time and positions
  • List three behaviours players will see from you every week
  • Send the finished page to the club coach coordinator for comment

Entry-level coaching qualification

Most governing bodies and leagues expect at least one qualified coach per team, and many club insurance policies only cover sessions led by one. The entry course, usually a weekend or a few evenings plus online modules, covers safe session design, communication and age-appropriate practice, and it is where you meet the other volunteer coaches in your district.

First tasks

  • Look up your governing body's entry-level coaching course for your sport
  • Ask the club treasurer whether the club funds coaching courses
  • Book the next course date that fits your work and family diary
  • Finish the online modules before the first practical day
  • Record the certificate number and renewal date in your coaching file

Safeguarding course and background check

Anyone coaching under-18s needs an in-date safeguarding course and a criminal record check arranged through the club, such as a DBS check in the UK, before working with players. Getting both done before the first session protects the children, the club's affiliation and you, and it is usually the first thing a league or school asks to see.

First tasks

  • Email the club welfare officer to start your background check
  • Book the safeguarding course your governing body recognises
  • Save the course certificate and check reference in your coaching file
  • Check safeguarding and background check expiry dates @recurring(yearly)

Make it yours.

Install Grassroots Team Coaching, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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