Roles and Responsibilities


Participants' (Player) responsibilities:

• Treat coaches, officials, teammates, opposing players, parents and spectators with respect
• Arrive on time for games and practices
• Wear appropriate clothing and safety equipment for games and practices
• Shake hands at the end of each game
• Notify your coach if you are unable to attend games or practices
• Always do your best and have fun
• Do not alter your uniform

Parents' responsibilities:

• Treat coaches, officials, players, and other parents with respect.
• Be supportive and encouraging to your child.
• Ensuring that your child attend games and practices on time.
• Supply proper equipment.
• Ensure player equipment properly fitted e.g. soccer shoes snugly tied
• Pay fees where applicable.
• Provide refreshments.
• Support league rules and regulations.
• Attend meetings and assist with events i.e. fund-raising, banquet, summer festival
• Be supportive of coaches’ decisions.

Coaches' responsibilities:

• Treat other coaches, officials, all players, and parents with respect.
• Make sure that all players are picked up by a parent or they can get home on their own before leaving the park
• Arrive 15 min. before each game or practice
• Encourage fair play at all times.
• Be consistent.
• Attend all training session and meetings.
• Attend skill development clinics.
• Be supportive and encouraging to all players.
• Notify parents and players of games, practices and cancellations.
• Notify Parks and Recreation if you are unable to attend games or practices
416-392-6696.
• Notify Park Monitor of any park injuries or emergencies
• Ensure that equipment and facility is safe.
• Encourage fun, fitness and fundamentals in practices and games.
• Provide players with opportunities to play in different positions.
• Ensure that all participants are registers with parks and recreation.
• Organize your practice
• Provide pre-game warm up and skill session for your team.
• Communicate with all levels of the league, Parks and Recreation, association, parents and players.
• Ensure players are dress in proper game attire i.e. Soccer shoes, running shoes, shin guards, gloves, hats.
• Ensure players are wearing proper protective equipment i.e. chest protector, catchers mask.
• Meet with team before and after each game.
• Be a good role model.
• Recruit assistant coach if needed.

Parks and Recreation responsibilities:

Provide support and resources until the Association is fully independent

1. League administration, including Registration, Scheduling, Provide referees and umpires for league
• Provide equipment and storage
• Groom and maintain park / facilities
• Provide park notice board
• Provide portable toilets

2. Provide training for staff and volunteer i.e.
• 4 point training
• First Aid and CPR
• Coaches' development

Park Monitor responsibilities:

• Overall monitoring of proper and safe use of all park facilities
• Point of contact for any park injuries or emergencies
• Collects game results per scoring guidelines