Responsibilities

TEAM MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

Your role as Team Manager is vital in ensuring that essential team and league information is effectively communicated to players, parents, and coaches. Good communication is key to a successful season!

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1. Communication & Scheduling

You serve as the liaison between the team coach and the team. Here’s how you can ensure smooth communication:

• Set Up a Team Reach Group: Create a group to relay messages to your team
• Centralized Communication: Provides a single platform for coaches, players, and parents to receive important updates and announcements.
• Schedule Management: Easily share practice times, game schedules, and team events in one place.
• Real-Time Updates: Quickly notify the team about last-minute changes, cancellations, or urgent messages.
• Attendance Tracking: Allow players and parents to RSVP for practices, games, and team events.
• Event Reminders: Automatically send reminders to ensure everyone is informed and prepared.
• Team Coordination: Organize carpooling, team meals, volunteer sign-ups, and fundraising efforts.
• File & Document Sharing: Upload and distribute team-related documents, such as rosters, rules, and travel plans.
• Send Weekly Updates: Share practice times, game schedules (home and away), away rink addresses, and arrival times.
• Confirm Attendance: It is your responsibility to confirm with the opposing team’s manager that they are attending a home game before both teams show up.
• Set Up Sign-Up Genius: Create a home game worker schedule, ensuring roles such as:
• Penalty Boxes: Last Name, First
• Score Sheet/Music/Announcer: Last Name, First
• Time Clock: Last Name, First
• Send Reminders: Include important messages like “Complete and hand in signed Code of Conduct Agreements” or “Volunteer for shifts.”

2. First Aid Kit

If you’d like to have a First Aid Kit at all practices/games, please inform a coach or equipment manager, and they will provide one.

3. Game Sheets

• Register for @gmasheetapp and ensure the person running the game sheets is familiar with the process.
• For game sheet invitation codes, contact Jenna Brown at 218-259-8894.

4. Home Games

• Contact the opposing team’s manager at least one week in advance to confirm they plan on attending.
• Retrieve the iPad from the coach’s locker room. Have both head coaches verify rosters and sign.
• Ensure referees sign the game sheet, upload the game to the cloud, and return the iPad to its charging location.
• If no one signs up for game duties, it’s your responsibility to assign tasks. Managers are also expected to help fill shifts.
• Jumbotron Use: Each team can use the jumbotron for two home games. Submit your game requests to Davis Lamppa (lamppa_icc@yahoo.com) by November 11, 2025, or at least two weeks before the requested game.

5. Away Games

• Contact the opposing team’s manager at least two weeks in advance to confirm the game date, time, and location.
• For any issues, reach out to Davis Lamppa at 218-780-7559.

6. Away Tournaments

• Coordinate with the Tournament Coordinator for hotel blocks (most are set up in July). Ensure families have the reservation deadlines, hotel addresses, and rink locations.
• Plan a potluck meal, team door decor, and treat bags (if desired).
• Notify the away tournament director to update your contact information to ensure you receive all necessary details.

7. Home Tournaments

Coordinate your team’s participation in RRYHA-hosted tournaments:

• Remind families to sign up for 9 shifts per child (maximum 18 per family).
• Ensure your team provides 10-15 donated gift baskets. Work together to assemble and label the baskets.
• Help plan swag bag items (within the budget).
• Oversee mom pins and decorations—finalize plans at least one month before the tournament.
• Submit reimbursement requests to the Rock Ridge Treasurer, Terressa (rryhatreasurer@gmail.com) by the first Friday of the month for board approval.

8. Coach Recognition Gifts

Coordinate team gifts for coaches during Christmas and at the season's end; if desired by the team.

9. Relay Board Messages

Communicate important updates from the RRYHA Board of Directors to your team as needed.

10. Team Pictures

Distribute picture envelopes to players before picture day. Once pictures arrive, ensure they are handed out to families.

11. Locker Room Attendant

• Ensure there is always a SafeSport-compliant locker room attendant present during practices and games.

12. Volunteer Shifts

Team Managers must complete 4 manager-specific volunteer shifts during the season.

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Scheduled Tournaments

Peewee B2 Battle By the Bridge: December TBD

Mini Mite Jamboree Taconite Showdown: January TBD

Mite Jamboree Yeti Rumble: January TBD

The Wolverine Classic (Girls 12UA/12UB): January TBD

Up North Wolverine (Squirt B2): February TBD

Bantam B Districts: February TBD

Bantam AA Regions: February TBD