Coach is a misnormer. What you really are is a facilitator and teacher.

1. As a facilitator: Ensure a good experience for the kids.
2. As a teacher: Teach skills effectively.

1 What is a good experience for the kids

TODO

2 The roles in the coaching team

3 Assessing Your Progress

I learn this from a book ‘The Confident Coach’s Guide to Teaching Youth Soccer’ By Joe Provey. This is a tutorial for football coaches, but I think it is suitable for any project.

3.1 Fairness to all players(4) :

• Do all players receive adequate playing time ?
• Do you give players a chance to play various positions ?
• Do you avoid putting too much pressure on your best players ?
• Do you give equal attention to substitutes and weaker players ?

3.2 Team’s performance

3.3 Individual performance(3)

• Is every player on your team making progress ?
• Have you assessed each player’s skills and discussed ways to improve areas of weakness ?
• Is every player enjoying himself or herself ?

3.4 Practice sessions

3.5 Game day

3.6 Delegation of responsibility

3.7 Communication skills

3.8 Attention to safety and health

3.9 Sideline behavior