Parental input has been the back-bone to our growth. You won't just be told to get on with it - there are lots of people on hand to help. Wearing red underpants outside your trousers is optional!

A Team Manager is a link between the coaches & the off-field stuff a team needs done to function. Don't be daunted, its not as busy as it looks & as well as the chairman, vice chairman and membership secretary (Juniors' senior members), other TMs are always happy to offer advice. Basically the job is to persuade, pester & dragoon other parents to commit to stuff & get them hands on.

Below are some tips and guidance for what a Junior Team Manager does throughout the year.

General

• Make new joiners feel welcome
• Familiarise all with Club’s Code of Conduct.
• Share weekly (& any other) club news with your group [you will need to logged in, and make sure you select the right team under section]
• Any incident please report to CWO. If unsure if warrants reporting speak to a senior member first.
• Download the Pitchero Manager and Pitchero Club apps to your phone
• Manage your teams' website & homepage
• Join the TM Whatsapp group
• Attend the general Team Manager meetings (3 a season)
• Assist the coaches with off-field tasks
• If not sure of anything don’t be afraid to ask

• Ensure parents sign themselves and their children up to Pitchero and GMS
• Ensure that Pitchero contains all the relevant information about players and parents,
and is kept up to date (e.g. removing people who have left the club)
• Ensure all parents have paid subs for themselves and players (if any financial
difficulties speak with a senior member for any deals)
• Ensure all players are registered with the RFU and their RFU number is entered on Pitchero

• Ensure parents know about fixtures (i.e. via Pitchero Club app, Club calendar or website for your team-site)
• Ensure all necessary arrangements are made for festivals (e.g. registering teams)
• Ensure player availability (or via webiste) is set in good time (you can prompt them from your phone), particularly when teams need to be selected (e.g. 2 weeks prior to game)
• Get result of match(es) (you can do this live during a match, or after the match) onto Pitchero & GMS & send a few lines & a pic from matches to go onto club website’s match reports, or enter the match report yourself (add photos & videos).

• Encourage parents to get involved with the club
• Try & share your workload with keen parents
• Let senior members know if any parent is willing to help out.
• Get parents to help out in café when it’s your age group’s turn to lend a hand
• Get parents to use the café

• Do the concussion course annually & encourage parents to do the same
• Try & do the Play it Safe course & any First Aid course the club lays on

• Take plenty videos of fixtures and upload to Pitchero - really helps kids and coaches
• Monitor Training availability
• Prompt players to attend training (or via website)
• Take attendance at training sessions (also can be done via manager app)