The Little League® manager and coach must be leaders. All must recognize that they hold a position of trust and responsibility in a program that deals with a sensitive and formative period of a child’s development.

It is required that the manager and coach have understanding, patience and the capacity to work with children. The manager and coach should be able to inspire respect. Above all else, managers and coaches must realize that they are helping to shape the physical, mental and emotional development of young people.

The Little League manager must be something more than just a teacher. Knowledge of the game is essential but it is not the only badge of a Little League coach or manager and training is available.

Each year, Little League® provides its constituent leagues with current Little League rules, regulations, and policies that outline and define the operation of the program. It is important for all Little League volunteers and parents to be familiar with the most up-to-date version of Little League’s Official Regulations, Playing Rules, and Operating Policies. These rulebooks, published for all divisions of Little League Baseball®, Little League Softball®, and the Little League Challenger Division® provide the structure and support for local leagues and Districts to provide a meaningful Little League experience for all children in their community.

The following training is REQUIRED for ALL Managers & Coaches 

Training must be completed prior to getting assigned to a team

NEW Abuse Awareness Training- Required Annually (by manager, coach, team parent, member of the Board of Directors, volunteers and any other person who provides regular services to the league and/or has repetitive access to or contact with players or teams.)   
Abuse Awareness Training Course - Little League

NEW Diamond Leader Training
https://www.littleleague.org/university/articles/create-a-little-league-training-account/ 

-Must complete Application and Background Check

-Must attend all assessment dates for their division, take notes for each player and attend the draft.

-Attend Safety Meetings hosted by Glenwood Little League (failure to attend may result in disqualification as manager).

-Attend all coach training and Umpire training sponsored by Glenwood Little League 

-To read and abide by Little League International Rules and Regulations, as well as Glenwood Little League Local League Rules. A copy will be provided to each manager prior to the season, as well as posted on the website under documents, and he/she must abide by its terms.

-Take responsibility of equipment issued to you by Glenwood Little League and return that equipment at the end of the year without delay.

-Must attend all preseason, mid-season and post season manager meetings as well as attend All-star meetings.

-Plan and organize to ensure that all adult umpire team assignments are covered throughout the season. It is not the
Managers responsibility to cover umpire assignments; but it is the Managers & Coaches responsibility to make sure that the umpire team assignments are covered by an adult.

-Encourage & support the parent in organizing parent support to ensure that all Home Run Hut duties (Field Maintenance days, concession duties, fundraising opportunities, picture day) are covered by your team.  


Coaching:

● Establishes and communicates the team’s priorities to parents and players.
● Organizes practice sessions and teaches fundamentals, core skills for the division, and game strategies at the player’s level using various drills.
● Is friendly, cooperative and courteous with other coaches.
● Responsible to bring to all practices and games, the team first aid kit, team binder with medical releases.
● Ensures that players are kept from reaching extreme limits of physical and/or emotional fatigue.
● Encourages sportsmanship and fair play at all times by modeling and teaching good behavior (even after questionable calls or rule interpretations), congratulating opponents after each game, accepting defeat gracefully and accepting victory humbly.
● Responsible for serving as a role model for both players and parents alike, being aware of their surroundings and maintaining self-control.
● Works with the Team Parent to determine the needs of the team, recruit parents, and assign job responsibilities. Specifically recruit a team scorekeeper. (**Scorekeepers not needed for T-ball & Pee-wee)
● Treat all players on your team equally.
● Continually encourages players at every opportunity.
● Finds ways to reach your youth players to help them improve and create an environment so that they can learn to love the game.
● Attempts to maintain a fun atmosphere while instilling in each player the desire to win, to improve, and to understand what it means to be a part of a team. And is willing to repeatedly remind both players and parents about these priorities.
● Encourages promptness, good health habits, responsibility and leadership.





Team Names and Uniform Guidelines:

Choosing your team name and colors is the fun part of being the Manager. It's recommended you choose a name of a major league team but for younger players you may also consider choosing something like Purple dragons Tball team  or Blue Birds Softball. 

Guidelines are put in place to ensure uniforms and teams represent the values of Glenwood little League. 
Team names must not be graphic in nature including but not limited the exclusion of blood, profanity, vulgarity, references to death, or other inappropriate content etc.. 

Glenwood Little League will provide each player with a jersey and  cap as part of the participation fee.
Jersey and caps are typically delivered by the first game. 



Majors/Intermediate/Juniors/Seniors
All jersey and caps will be purchased by our Board. 


All divisions
Parents will work with Team Parent/Manager to decide on the following items (at the parents expense):
Pants - color and style
Belts - color
Socks - color
Undersleeve (optional)- color

Jersey orders are final. Replacement jersey's may be ordered, but the parent is responsible for the full cost of replacement.
Custom jersey's require at least 2 weeks lead time to provision. It is imperative that jersey orders are placed with the GWLL uniform coordinator in a timely manner.