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COACHES' CORNER

 

COACH REGISTRATION OPEN!  To register to coach, click HERE and scroll down to click "volunteer" 

 

2024 BASKETBALL COACHES' MEETINGS

MANDATORY FOR ALL HEAD COACHES

 

THURSDAY 9/19  6PM 6U

THURSDAY 9/19 6:30 8U AND ABOVE

EES COMMONS 

 

 

Concussion quiz can be found HERE.

Sudden cardiac arrest information can be found HERE.

Questions about coaching? 

Contact EYSA's Director of Coaching

Espen Pyrtek

espen.pyrtek@eysaeatonville.com

425-941-9439

 

 

COACH REFUNDS

Coaches will now receive refund checks after the first week of games. 

Coaches will incur a $100 equipment charge if they don't return their bags after the last game of the season.

 

COACHING MULTIPLE TEAMS

Coaches may sign up to coach multiple teams but will only be assigned to one team initially.  If a coach signs up to coach multiple teams, they will be asked to declare which team is their "primary" team and which team is their "secondary" team.  Coaches will be assigned their primary team if space is available and will be assigned their secondary team if the coaching need arises.

 

Coaches who coach multiple teams may have game and practice schedule conflicts.

 

BEING A COACH

 

Being a coach is an excellent way to contribute to your community!   EYSA relies heavily on volunteers in our community to help us with offering our programs.  Without the help of our community, EYSA would not be able to offer its programs to the kids in our community!   

 

Your role as a coach varies depending on which division you coach; the overall objective is to provide a practice and game environment that fosters a desire to continue the sport.   If, at the end of the season, the player wants to play again next year, you've succeeded as a coach.    


 As a coach, you will be issued a gear bag with the necessary gear to hold your practices.  You are responsible for maintaining the gear in addition to communicating with the parents on your team and keeping the apprised of changes in your team’s activities.   Mainly, we ask that practices be safe and fun for the participants.  


Understand that EYSA is an “everybody plays” league and that the skill level of our players will vary significantly.  Coaches are required to provide the opportunity for an equal amount of playing time for each player.  Sometimes players choose not to capitalize on those opportunities, but the opportunity must exist regardless.   


 Each team has one head coach and may have one designated assistant coach.  Coaches and assistant coaches must consent to - and pass - a background check.   


 GET OVER THE BAD CALL.  MOVE ON.   Our game officials are mostly comprised of high school students.  Some of those students may be earning community service credit to apply towards high school graduation, some may be donating their time to the community, some may be earning some gas money for their new cars.   Officials will make bad calls.  Prepare for it.  Anticipate it.  Do not criticize the officials; they have been instructed to have little tolerance for being mocked and yelled at during games.  Game officials have the authority to eject disruptive individuals from EYSA events.  This includes coaches.   Our expectation is that you will treat game officials with respect and appreciation for the time they are committing to our program, regardless of their “officiating”, coaches are prohibited from openly criticizing game officials, regardless of the circumstances.  Under no circumstances is openly criticizing an official an acceptable practice.  If an official has the slightest perception that they’ve been criticized by a coach, that coach has failed at complying with this requirement.  


As a “thank you” for coaching, coaches do not pay for the player that they are coaching!  Coaches are still required to register and pay for their player at the beginning of the season; however, the registration fee of the player(s) they are coaching will be refunded after coaches return their gear bag at the end of the season.   Our programs generally run between 10 and 12-weeks.   


 Coaches have the support of other coaches, the EYSA Athletic Director, and any other EYSA volunteer!  You work directly with the EYSA's Director of Coaching to make sure you have everything you'll need to coach.   


 Coaches will select their practice days, times, and locations based on facility availability.  The order that coaches select their practices is based on the day a coach signs up to coach; the coach who signs up first will get the first selection, the coach who signs up second will get the second selection, so on and so forth.    In short, the sooner you sign up to coach, the more options you’ll have to select from.    Practices are usually twice a week, each being an hour long.  Coaches may elect to have a single 2-hour practice if they wish.   

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