Team Manager vs. Bench Coach

Every league is different but here is how we often split up the jobs.

Team Manager

• Line Ups
• Helmet Covers
• Pull players for penalties
• Needs to know player strengths

Bench Coach

• Penalty Management
• Jammer Signals (Call it/Keep going)
• Point Differentials
• Challenges
• Anxiety Absorber & Problem Fixer

Tools for the Job

• Clipboard
• Line Ups
• Penalty Track System
• Blank pages
• Pens
• White Out
• Sharpie
• Helmet covers
• Timer/Whistle
• Tissues/Paper Towels
• Skate tool

Create a Team

Want great bench staff that likes doing the job for your team?

• INCLUDE THEM AS A MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM!
• Program, skate-outs, etc
• Travel Plans
• Next Step: Train at practice w/ bench staff, integrate into team

Coaching Other Teams/Leagues

• Do not assume they run their bench the same way your team does
• Culture Shock
• Expectations: Yours & Theirs

Resources

• Download this lesson as a PDF.
• Find all of our work sheets on Google Docs.

Contributing Photographer: Alda Tenorio