Upward® Soccer Coach and Referee Application

Upward^®Soccer is designed to be a competitive and fun environment for kids.  This environment rests in the hands of the coach at practices at practices and games. It is up to the coach to equip players with the athletic skills they are pursuing and to be an ambassador for sportsmanship and character on and off the field. The coach’s ability to do this will have a direct effect on the players’ openness to the gospel. The success of a coach is not based on wins and losses. It is based on how he or she stresses the values of sportsmanship, teamwork, integrity, and respect.  That is the Upward^® Experience, a great ministry experience through a great sport experience.

 An Upward^® Soccer coach is one that is equally strong in both ministry and sport. A coach that is strong with all ministry aspects but is weak in teaching the sport will leave many parents appreciative of his/her efforts, but unfulfilled in their child’s sport development. Likewise, a coach strong in sport development but weak in the ministry components will create an experience that falls short of the true goal of impacting the community. The parents and players on that coach’s team will be involved in “just another soccer league.”

 

Date

 

First name    Last name 

 

Gender:  male  female

 

Home address   

 

City    State    Zip 

 

Home phone    Cell

 

Email    

 

Are you a member of a local church?  Yes     No   If yes, where?

 

 

 1. Check the position you are applying for: Coach      Assistant Coach      Referee

 

 2. Check which league you prefer:

  PreK - Kindergarten (Co Ed)    1^st - 2^nd Girls    3^rd - 5^th Girls

  1^st - 2^nd Boys    3^rd - 5^th Boys

 

 3. What is your preferred practice day?  Tuesday   Wednesday  Thursday

 

 4. Yes, I will help at evaluation. Saturday, August 20^th (8AM-11AM)

 

 5. What is your shirt size?  MEN Small  Medium  Large   XL   XXL   XXXL

                                      WOMEN Small   Medium   Large   XL   XXL

 

 6. Have you ever coached an Upward^® Sport?  Yes     No

 

 7. Have you ever refereed, an Upward^® Sport?  Yes   No

 

 8. Have you made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ?  Yes   No

                         

 

 9. Do you have an assistant coach in mind? 

     Name    Phone # 

 

10. Yes, I will be at the Coaches Training on Wednesday, August 24^th at 6:30PM

 

I understand that any negative personal habits that I have (smoking, alchohol, profanity, etc.) may have a negative affect on a   child's spiritual development.  Understanding that the children on my team have been placed under my guidance, I commit to setting a worthy behavioral example for them to look to.

  Name        Date

 

Thank you for applying to be an Upward^® Coach.