Fast Break Coaching Expectations

1. Complete coaching application and agree to a background check.
2. Attend coaching clinics and player clinics as communicated by the WDPYO Board.
3. Organize a parent meeting at the beginning of the season and review the player, parent, and coach expectations.
4. Provide timely communication to parents regarding policies, practices, and games.
5. Be organized – Come to practice prepared with a plan and delegate responsibilities to assistant coaches and parents as appropriate.
6. Run similar offensive and defensive schemes as taught in the clinics/by varsity coach to ensure a smooth transition for players year to year.  Use guidance from the high school staff and coach trainers to assist.
7. Focus on fundamentals – Develop a strong foundation in fundamental basketball skills including dribbling, shooting, passing, footwork, rebounding, screening, and defending.
8. Understand the rules – Read the rules before you begin your league and tournament games.
9. Be everyone’s coach – All players deserve your coaching at practice and in games.  If you coach your own child, treat them as an equal to the entire team.
10. Do not coach or form any teams made up of a subset of your grade level players while the Fast Break Season is underway (start of clinic’s to end of last Fast Break funded tournament).
11. Demonstrate good sportsmanship at all times.  Players will learn from your example.  Control your emotions and avoid actions, language, and gestures that may be interpreted as inappropriate.
12. Follow the Fast Break Policy Framework in regards to playing time, roster decisions, and game scheduling.
13. Be on time to oversee players before practices and games.  Coaches are required to stay at the facility until all players are picked up.
14. Discipline with the intent to teach your players how to conduct themselves appropriately.
15. Represent WDP positively at all times by being respectful to officials, coaches, players, parents, and fans.  Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.  Coaches ejected from a game will receive disciplinary actions from the Board, including possible suspension or removal from the program.
16. Be supportive to both the Fast Break and high school basketball programs and coaches. 
17. Be open and understanding to listening to parents’ concerns or issues after the 24 hour rule has surpassed.  Respond to parents tactfully and within a reasonable amount of time.
18. Assist the WDPYO in its efforts to continuously improve Fast Break by completing a year end evaluation of the program.
19. Return all WDPYO equipment at the end of the season.
20. Treat confidential information as CONFIDENTIAL!

I understand that failure to follow and abide by the Coaching Expectations could result in my suspension or removal as a coach from the Fast Break program.  By electronically signing the Coach Expectations, I hereby pledge to maintain a positive attitude in promoting WDP basketball and be responsible for my behavior, as well as requiring appropriate behavior by my team.