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Team MAnager
Often seen as the unsung hero of any successful soccer team, the team manager is an extremely important role and at times can decide whether a team has a successful season.
To help make this role easier, we have put together a special section of the website designed with you in mind.
Please use the information on this page to help you with your role.
Season Overview
A new soccer season starts with every FALL season. Below is a schedule of events for managers to follow:
Fall Season
August
- Teams will be formed and submitted to the proper league.
- Players, Coaches & Managers will be assigned to rosters
- Managers will work with opposing teams on reschedules
- Practice dates / times will be determined
- Game Schedules will be released on the GotSport platform for TCSL
September - October
- Fall league play will take place
- Managers will need to follow game day procedures for league games
November - December
- Most TRAVEL teams will be off
- Most SELECT teams will be participating in Gym or Dome Practices as well as Winter League Games
- Winter league schedules will be posted on TCSL GotSport platform
- Build team website on NGIN and mobile app. Upload Dome training schedules, etc.
- Good months to have a team meeting to discuss upcoming summer season
January - March
- All teams training in the Dome or Indoor Practice Facility
- Winter League games continue
- Managers / Coaches should start deciding on and registering for tournaments for the summer season.
- Start collecting player photos and upload to the Gotsport platform
- Start collecting player medical release forms for the upcoming season
- Continue to communicate with team about training schedules
- Continue to update team website/mobile app
April - June
- Upload outdoor training schedules
- Communicate Game schedules from Gotsport to team
- Work on summer reschedules
- Ensure GotSport.com is accurate for players
- Print rosters / maintain game day procedures
- Report significant injuries
- Maintain financial records / expenditures
July
- Finalize team expenditures
- communicate out tryout information
Become a Team Manager
STEP 1 - ADMIN
- Contact United FC Rush
- Complete background check
- Complete concussion training
- Complete your SafeSport training
- Contact your roster/ coach to introduce yourself
- Basic information
- Schedule reminder
TCSL - GOTSPORT PLATFORM
GotSport.com
In the GotSport platform, you will be able to see what trainings you need to complete, your team players and your teams schedule.
You will log-in to the GotSport platform using your email address
STEP 2 - PLAN YOUR SEASON
- Plan a pre-season parent meeting
- Establish team goals for the season with coach
- Plan Jamboree/Tournament schedule with coach
- Confirm your winter training schedule
- Confirm your team budget
STEP 3 - DURING THE SESON
- Upload information to Gotsport.com website
- Process reschedules
- Maintain team expense records / receipts
Uniforms
Players will recieve links from Capelli to order uniforms directly from Capelli. The club will upload all player uniform numbers into the system and players/parents will get an email when it is time to order.
You as a manager do not have to do anything with the uniforms.
Tournaments
TOURNAMENTS
Tournaments are a great way for your team to participate in more games throughout the summer season. Typically, teams will participate in 1-4 tournaments throughout the summer in addition to their league schedule.
There are multiple tournaments to enter both in the state and in surrounding states so their is ample opportunity to participate. The United FC Rush Club offers two tournaments with discounted rates for all United FC Rush teams.
Please use the information on this page to secure your spots in upcoming tournaments.
OUT OF STATE TOURNAMENTS
The TCSL league does not require permission to travel out of state*
Tournaments are included in the registration fee when players register for the season.
Travel Teams - $2,000 Budget for tournaments
Select Teams - $2,500 Budget for tournaments
Coaches will complete a requested tournament list to attend. The club will then register teams for all tournaments. If a team goes over their alotted budget they will be responsible for the difference.
GOT SOCCER (TCSL ONLY)
The Twin Cities Soccer League (TCSL) utilizes the GotSport application to administer all the information you will need for each soccer season. Through this system, you can perform the following functions:
- Upload team roster information (photos, birth certificates, etc)
- Obtain team schedules
- Complete team re-schedules
- Find opponent contact Information
- Print official game rosters
- Register for end of season TCSL tournaments
- Many other functions
Please use the links to the right to access the system.
REQUIRED TCSL TRAININGS
Coach & Manager.
Note: tournaments may require physical passes. You do not need them for TCSL league matches.
Reschedule
RESCHEDULE DEADLINE
At the beginning of both the Summer and Fall competitive seasons, TCSL allow teams to complete reschedules during a two week window of time following the initial schedule release. All reschedule requests made with-in that two week window will be honored, reschedules requested outside of that two week window will not be allowed with exceptions for the following:
- Acts of God / Weather related issues
RESCHEDULING A HOME GAME
1. Contact the opposing coach/team manager and figure out 3 dates that will work to play the game. (games can be played on any day of the week including weekends)
2. Complete the reschedule request form
3. Mary Pipenhagen will check on field & referee availability for all three dates and confirm back to you if the dates are available.
4. Once confirmation is received from Mary, you will need to go to the Gotsport site and reschedule the game.
5. Opposing coach will accept the proposed reschedule.
(Game reschedules are not official until this step is completed)
RESCHEDULING AN AWAY GAME
1. Contact the opposing team coach/team manager.
2. Opposing coach will contact the correct people at their club.
3. Accept the reschedule on the GotSoccer Site.
You do not need to contact any United FC Rush representative to reschedule an away game.
Weather Policy
United FC Rush adheres to the weather policy set forth by the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association & Twin Cities Soccer League.
