MANAGER COMMITMENT AND BACKGROUND CHECKS
Manager Commitment:
As a manager for Corona American Little League you will be expected to satisfy several requirements:
- Attend Manager Meeting(s) prior to start of season
- Participate in CALL functions such as Opening Day
- Handle administrative requirements of the team
- Attend tryouts and draft team
- Hold TEAM MEETING prior to first practice
- Select a Team Parent
- Take responsibility of equipment issued to you by CALL
- Learn and abide by Little League International Rules and Regulations, as well as CALL Standing League Rules
- Promote safety, sportsmanship and league camaraderie
- Encourage appropriate level skill improvement
- Represent CALL in a positive manner at all times
Authorization to Conduct Background Check
Little League requires that background checks be completed for all Managers, Coaches, or Team Volunteers. By submitting this signed application you authorize Corona American Little League Board of Directors to conduct a background check, which may include a review of sex offender registries, child abuse and criminal history records and checking with any players and/or their parents who have been on teams you have coached and/or managed in the past. In addition to this Manager Application, the Little League Volunteer Applications must also be completed.
Completed applications will be reviewed by the Corona American Little League Board of Directors for approval and team assignments. Corona American Little League appreciates the importance of the Manager role as a position of trust and responsibility in Little League. Acceptance of an appointment as a Manager in Corona Amercian Little League constitutes a contract with the players, parents, other managers, other coaches, umpires and league officials to demonstrate your appreciation of the philosophy of Little League and cooperation with others in making the program benefit all who participate.
All volunteers will be checked against a national sex offender registry, as required by Little League International. The protection of Corona American Little League participants is and will continue to be of the utmost importance to the league.
| Team Managers | Coaches |
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| Roles and responsibilities of Team Managers include: | Roles and responsibilities of coaches on the team include: |
| Overall team leadership and accountability | Skill instruction (pitching, hitting, fielding) |
| Teach and demonstrate good sportsmanship by respecting the rules, opponents, officials, teammates, and one's self | Teach and demonstrate good sportsmanship by respecting the rules, opponents, officials, teammates, and one's self |
| Refrain from the use of insulting, embarrassing, foul, or abusive language. Be a good role model. | Refrain from the use of insulting, embarrassing, foul, or abusive language. Be a good role model. |
| Have the understanding, patience, and the capacity to work with children in the age group of the division | Have the understanding, patience, and the capacity to work with children in the age group of the division |
| Attendance at mandatory manager/coaching clinics | Attendance at mandatory coaching clinics |
| Accountability for actions of the team (parents, players, coaches) | Responsible for understanding, complying with, and enforcing all Corona American and Little League rules, regulations, and policies |
| Responsible for understanding, complying with, and enforcing all Corona American and Little League rules, regulations, and policies | Player Skills developmenttraining (ground balls, fly balls, batting practice) |
| Game preparations and related decisions | Base coaching |
| Practice planning and game strategy | Pre-game dugout set up. |
| Discipline and personnel moves | Pitcher warm-up |
| Team communication (rules, schedules, league events, etc) | Field preparation and cleanup |
| Field preparation and cleanup | Manage the team in the absence of the Team Manager |
| Return all issued equipment at the end of the season in good an clean condition |