🏈 2025 GLAYF FOOTBALL COACHING INFORMATION

Are you interested in becoming a Head Coach or Assistant Coach? Coaching youth football is a rewarding opportunity to help young athletes develop their skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship while being part of an incredible program!

📝 Coach Selection Process

📅 Coach Applications Due: April 30, 2025
📍 Interviews Conducted Every Wednesday in May (5/7, 5/14, 5/21, or 5/28) from 6-8pm by the Coach Selection Committee.
📌 Final Coach Selections: Approved by the GLAYF Board after committee recommendations.

🔹 One Assistant Coach may be selected by the Head Coach, but they must be interviewed and approved by the Board.

🔹 Up to three (3) additional Assistant Coaches will be assigned to teams after the draft based on which team their child is drafted onto. These coaches must also be interviewed and approved by the Board.

📩 Questions? Email us at [email protected]

📚 Required Training & Screening for All Coaches

✔️ Background Check – Required for all Head & Assistant Coaches.
✔️ USA Football Certification – Completed through MMPFL’s registration (USA Football | Account).
✔️ League Rules Meeting (IN-PERSON) – Required before the season begins (Date TBD).

🛠️ Coaching Equipment

Coaches’ bags will be distributed during equipment handout and must be returned after the season.

Equipment Provided to Coaches:

🏈 Game Balls & Practice Balls
🩹 First Aid Kits
🏆 Kicking Tees / Blocks
🛠️ Cleat Boards & Practice Cones
🔧 Equipment Toolbox (includes minor repair items for helmets, shoulder pads, etc.)

👕 Coaches will also receive a GLAYF Hat & Shirt.

🏈 Coaching Responsibilities & Expectations

🏅 Equipment Management

✔️ Must be present for Equipment Hand-Out and ensure proper fitting.
✔️ Oversee Equipment Hand-In at the end of the season. THIS IS CRITICAL.
✔️ Report damaged or missing equipment to the board immediately.

👥 Parent & Volunteer Coordination

✔️ Chain Gang: Organize 3 parent volunteers for all home games.
✔️ Concessions: Ensure parents sign up to volunteer. Parents must cover games before or after their child's game (not during).
✔️ Game Day Setup & Cleanup: Coordinate with parents for field prep and post-game duties.

🏟️ Game Day Responsibilities

✔️ First game of the day: Assist with field setup (goal post pads, field markers, trash cans, etc.).
✔️ Last game of the day: Ensure field is cleaned, trash collected, equipment stored, and facilities secured.
✔️ Home Games: Report to the press box after your game to assist with spotting, announcing, or scoreboard operations.
✔️ Keep players off the field until their designated warm-up time.

🏆 End-of-Season Banquet

✔️ Each team may organize their own banquet or combine with another team.

⚠️ GLAYF Coaches Rules & Expectations

General Rules

1️⃣ Coaches must wear their official GLAYF hats at all times on the field.
2️⃣ Absolutely no tobacco, alcohol, or illegal substances during any team event.
3️⃣ Respect for players, officials, parents, and opponents is mandatory.
4️⃣ Inclement Weather: If thunder is heard, practice is over. Do not restart.
5️⃣ Equipment Room Access: Only coaches may enter with a player for repairs. No parents allowed inside.

Weekend Participation Requirement

✅ Each coaching staff must send 2-3 coaches to the press box after their home game to assist with spotting, clock operations, or general assistance.

🏈 Football Sizes, Conditioning, & Ball Carrying Weights

📌 3rd / 4th Grade:

• Football Size: Junior
• Conditioning Requirement: 8 hours before full contact
• Ball Carrying Weight Max: 110 lbs

📌 5th Grade:

• Football Size: Junior
• Conditioning Requirement: 8 hours before full contact
• Ball Carrying Weight Max: 120 lbs

📌 6th Grade:

• Football Size: Youth
• Conditioning Requirement: 8 hours before full contact
• Ball Carrying Weight Max: 140 lbs

📩 Questions? Contact Us!

📧 Email: [email protected]

🏈 Thank you for your commitment to Grand Ledge Area Youth Football! We look forward to an amazing season! 🔥💪

📜 COACHES’ CREED

We, the Board of Directors, take the responsibility of coaching seriously and will evaluate all coaches throughout the season to ensure the children’s best interests and the league’s best interests are upheld.

As part of the registration and background check process, all coaches must agree to the following:

"I promise to do my best to help each child entrusted in my care develop both mentally and physically. I promise to remember that we play for fun and that all children involved in our program must get a fair chance to participate. I realize that part of a coach’s responsibility is to produce winners, but that winning comes secondary to all children getting a chance to play and all children having fun. I understand that this is not an adult league, but a league formed for the children in the community, for their enjoyment, and I will do my best to see that the children enjoy participating in our program.

As a GLAYF coach, I do hereby promise to:
1️⃣ FOLLOW ALL RULES AT ALL TIMES.
2️⃣ REFRAIN FROM USING FOUL LANGUAGE DURING ANY PRACTICE, GAME, OR ANY OTHER FUNCTION RELATED TO GLAYF.
3️⃣ NEVER USE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE OR DURING A PRACTICE, GAME, OR ANY OTHER FUNCTION RELATED TO GLAYF.
4️⃣ NEVER USE TOBACCO DURING ANY PRACTICE, GAME, OR ANY OTHER FUNCTION RELATED TO GLAYF.
5️⃣ NEVER USE ILLEGAL DRUGS.
6️⃣ NEVER USE PHYSICAL FORCE, STRIKE, HIT, OR INFLICT PHYSICAL HARM TO ANY CHILD IN THE PROGRAM.
7️⃣ HOLD IN HIGH REGARD THE SAFETY OF ALL CHILDREN IN MY CARE.
8️⃣ ATTEND AT LEAST 95% OF PRACTICES AND FOLLOW THE LEAGUE’S COACHING GUIDELINES.
9️⃣ PRE-ARRANGE TO HAVE A COMPETENT ADULT SUPERVISE PRACTICE OR GAMES IF I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND.
🔟 ADDRESS ALL PARENTAL COMPLAINTS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND PRESENT THEM TO THE BOARD WHEN THEY OCCUR.

⚠️ I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE COACHING STAFF, AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ DISCRETION, FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE.