Employing Staff

Preparation For The 2014 Season

Hiring a club coach is only half the battle. To ensure coaches and club volunteers remain happy and enthusiastic while mentoring the potential new crop of members, clubs members and coaches must agree to the same club terms of conduct – something like house rules, if you will. Would you let someone rent a room in your 2-bedroom apartment without signing a contract, sharing the same living space, bathroom, and milk? You probably shouldn’t.

Clubs that have Learn-To-Row/Sail, Recreational, and Competitive programs are likely to have Coach Code of Conduct policies and documents that all coaches will read before assuming responsibility of the club facilities, equipment and participants.  Such documents will provide a guide for representing the culture of the club, a guide for dealing with misconduct, as well as a training resource for coach responsibilities and expectations. 

Available templates for Shells & Sails members::  

– Coach Code of Ethics
– Coach Contract
– Coach/ Instructor Code of Conduct
– Annual Performance Appraisal – Club Coach 

Follow-Up With Coaches
Let your coaches and instructors know what their expectations are, how they can be successful in the job, and provide training, mentoring and feedback. The more structure you can provide, the more you will guide a coach to success. 

TIP:
Include your club coaches in planning and board meetings – whether they be full-time coaches, part-time coaches, club volunteers or young students.  Coaches are the first contact into to your club for many people. Coaches and youth given responsibility will have more pride in the club, will grow with the club, provide enthusiasm for new initiatives and their energy will carry programs to success.