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Team Parent Guidelines

During the season of sport coaches routinely spend 20 hours or more per week coaching, scouting, organizing and raising funds for their athletic teams. Many coaches are busy Tam teachers while others are fully employed, acting virtually as volunteers. If our teams are going to be organized, successful and fun, our coaches need volunteer support from the parent community. That support may include:

  • Budgeting
    Neither district/Booster nor ASB funds will be distributed to any team without at least a “best guess” budget estimate. Team parents may be asked to help coaches develop budget estimates.
  • Communication
    Team parents may be asked to send photos, stories, articles and other information for distribution through Booster and team social media, etc.
  • TeamSnap
    All teams have access to Team Snap. The Team Snap Application helps centralize communication with coaches, athletes, and parents, and is a useful tool for scheduling.
  • Transportation
    Team parents may be asked to coordinate carpools and request bus/van resources when necessary. Transportation needs that require Boosters funding, such as a team bus, must be budgeted in advance.
  • Tam TV Volunteers
    Tam Boosters provides funding for TamTV which allows family members and fans who can't attend games live the opportunity to watch the action live. TamTV only works if parent or student volunteers are doing everything from setting up the cameras, to working the sound boards to announcing the action.
  • Fundraising
    Team parents may be asked to help budget and coordinate both ASB (climate and culture) and operational and program development (district and Booster) fundraising in accordance with school, District and MCAL rules.
  • Inventory
    In order to ensure that equipment and uniform needs are accurate, Team parents may be asked to help coaches perform through pre-season and post-season equipment/uniform inventory.
  • Budgeting
    Neither district/Booster nor ASB funds will be distributed to any team without at least a “best guess” budget estimate. Team parents may be asked to help coaches develop budget estimates.
  • Communication
    Team parents may be asked to send photos, stories, articles and other information for distribution through Booster and team social media, etc.
  • TeamSnap
    All teams have access to Team Snap. The Team Snap Application helps centralize communication with coaches, athletes, and parents, and is a useful tool for scheduling.
  • Transportation
    Team parents may be asked to coordinate carpools and request bus/van resources when necessary. Transportation needs that require Boosters funding, such as a team bus, must be budgeted in advance.
  • Tam TV Volunteers
    Tam Boosters provides funding for TamTV which allows family members and fans who can't attend games live the opportunity to watch the action live. TamTV only works if parent or student volunteers are doing everything from setting up the cameras, to working the sound boards to announcing the action.
  • Fundraising
    Team parents may be asked to help budget and coordinate both ASB (climate and culture) and operational and program development (district and Booster) fundraising in accordance with school, District and MCAL rules.
  • Inventory
    In order to ensure that equipment and uniform needs are accurate, Team parents may be asked to help coaches perform through pre-season and post-season equipment/uniform inventory.
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