Preseason Checklist Outline

Draft and send an introductory email to your team. Information should include:

• Weekly practice schedule
• Link to league game schedule (if available)
• Tournament Dates/locations (Tournaments are tbd as we are currently applying; once confirmed you will be the first to know on your team and notification to your team will be a priority)
• Any information you and your coach have discussed
• Reinforcing club message
• Anything else you think might be helpful for returners and new players
• Below is an example of a team preseason introductory email:

• Every GGFC player must submit the US Club Medical Form to the Team Manager both a printed and electronic copy. While parents are instructed repeatedly to do so, it is often the manager’s responsibility to remind and collect these. These will be used not only for league play, but tournaments often require having these on hand to play. Please double check your roster and ensure you have everyone's medical form. Once collected, they should be filed for emergency use (in Team Binder).
• Often this is just done once a year in the beginning of the season, but be sure to continue to check to make sure your file is up to date with any new player additions to the team roster.
• US Youth Soccer Medical Form

• While you act as the liaison between the coach and the team parents, you don't need to do it all by yourself! Some teams find it helpful to appoint other parents to be the team coordinators for the following:
• Transportation/Carpools - there may be times when families will need to help out other families in carpooling to and from practices and games.
• Team Equipment (Some teams have bench/tent/etc. If needed, assign parents to assist in transporting the equipment to and from games)
• Help with Field Set-up with corner flags (for Home Games)
• (Optional) Snack bags for after games (younger teams)

• You will be managing your team's TeamSnap account in keeping it up to date with practice, game and tournament schedule and details.
• Newly appointed managers, please reach out to Dirk Kaufman, dirk.kaufman@gothamgirls.org, to be made an admin on the account. Upon being made an admin, please enter the full season schedule including practice and game dates, and any tournament information. We utilize TeamSnap for team communications, event details and information, etc.

• You will be in charge of having the roster and/or player cards on hand for every league and tournament game.
• Two copies of the team roster must be available—one for the ref, one for the opponent. Rosters are generated weekly and supplied by the club admin
• A printout of the teams ID cards must be available for the ref at check-in. If a coach is being covered, an ID card must be available for that coach as well.