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Team Manager "Quick Start" Guide

By CGHA, 11/01/18, 5:00PM CDT

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THE "QUICK START" GUIDE

So it's day one and you have to get started.  Here are the most important things you need to get done immediately:

  1. EMAIL:  Use Sports Engine email list to get an email out announcing your team.  The email should include a quick welcome and your first practice time.
  2. UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE:  Your website and team page will be the single-source of information distribution apart from your emails so it's critical to have it up to date.  Since the website administration team does not know you are the manager

    1. Complete Manager Registration 

    2. Email registrar@cghockey.com with request for access to your team page. 

Note:  If you have NOT completed the Manager Registration you will not be given access to your team page.  

The webmaster will make you an administrator for your page and then you can get to work on this one.  Please watch the administration guide for your website but you should setup your:

  • Coaches Information
  • Your Information (inclusive of contacts)
  • Your schedule
  • Your roster
  • Your tournaments (if any pre-registration was done by the association)
     
  1. MEET THE COACH (Optional):  We believe this element is very beneficial, but some teams choose to do it differently.  You will want to have a parent meeting, but the more successful parent meetings are done as a meet the coach time.  The goal of this meeting is for the coach to discuss what they expect of the players and give the parents the opportunity to ask the coaches questions about the season and plans.  If you get your forms out early you can use this event to capture the forms too.

After you get these things done, you get to sit and wait for a bit. Relax and enjoy the calmness.

TIPS AND TRICKS ON YOUR SEASON SETUP

Part of making sure you have a successful season is communications.  With that, we recommend you take the information from your parents above and create a few more items that will help you and your parents communicate and maanage better. 

  • QUICK REFERENCE PLAYER CARD:  For the upper levels, this is really important as most teams do not have their names on their jerseys.  This reference card on one side lists the players, numbers and on the back, list the parents name and phone numbers by jersey number.  (It all really does fit).  Below is a template for this.
  • RIDESHARE CONTACT SHEET:  Using the information above, we've also done contact sheets for refrigerators.  A sample of this is below but includes basic contact information as well as address information in case a player or two needs a ride.  (That happens a lot).