Everything you need to know as a Head Coach or Coach
Whether you are a Head Coach, or Coach, knowing what is expected of you, and others is what makes a fantastic team. Proactive, passionate, well-rounded, great communication, responsible, organised, attention to detail, professional and curious are what makes an excellent team.
New Booking System
for paid places and
Camp Longmoor HAF
How to pull registers?
- Create your own log in
- Click your venue on the drop down
- Centre >Intray > Select 3 settings > Select your day
> Check highlighted icons for children.
Compliance
In each Coach Bag has
all relevant posters and certificates to display. These need displaying where parents enter. This is a legal requirement.
Promoting the HAF
Programme
In your delivery of equipment, you will have marketing banners, flags or signs. It's important they're all displayed, if provided. If we are inspected, they will look for them.
Your Bible for the holidays
Each venue has a folder, which contains everything you need (this, and the iPad!). Visitors signing in sheets, stickers, wristbands, forms, certificates and more.
Sterile Cockpit
A phrase you will hear us say on repeat. As a team, conduct all safety checks FIRST, before chit-chat, fun, catching up and coaching. Brief staff, register, lock up, health & safety, wristbands and stickers and then move forward with the day.
Focusing On Food
One of our most important jobs of the day. Ensuring GREEN wristbands are given to HAF children who's grown-ups have chose for us to feed them AND have NO allergies.
We DO NOT cater for allergies - FULL STOP.
Red wristbands for ALLERGIES - DO NOT SERVE. Check, check, check again.
Visual Timetables
We're purposeful about Riley's being inclusive. Using the visual timetable on the A-boards or a white board (if your venue doesn't have one) helps
some children process how the day is going to progress. Councils inspect this - please make it a priority.
Engagement Matters
Listening to your Campers on our 'Camper's Voice' resources matters. Food feedback, what they like, our rules - they all build a picture for children to remember us by. Please fill them in each week and update them.
Enrichment
On days where we've planned enriching activities, please bring the vibes! Super exciting days, but please all read the risk assessments.
We Are Sports
Coaches
...so let's coach. Lesson plans are available for each day. Each day has a schedule, and each schedule has a link at the bottom for 'session plans' which help all of our Coaches plan their sessions. Find them here
or on 'Policies'.
Mindful Useage
We have lots of camps, that require using the same equipment. These will be collected during camps, and moved on. Please ensure electronics are charged, after use, chargers/pumps are sent with the equipment.
Theme Days
A lot of preparation work goes into ensuring we bring our theme days to life. Please use the resources and put back neatly for next time. Do not let children take anything home.
Serving Food
Food probes, Probe wipes, gloves, hats and aprons.
Please use these every day. Chef Karl will provide food, and Food Leads serve it up! Food Leads to read their dedicated page here.
Healthy Living
Such a big focus for the Councils that fund us. Each camp has a 'Kids food prep
box' with children's knives,
cutting boards and more.
Small group activities to
promote healthy eating.
Read risk assessments.
Riley's Rookie
If your camp has a 'Riley's Rookie' top, please rotate it each day! Give little helpers little jobs (e.g being the voice of the group, being captain, choosing what's next, carrying light equipment).
Making Food Fun
If you've been given healthy living games/nutrition games or tasks, please do these. The Council will focus on this and ask what you've been focusing on.
Uniforms and Lanyards
Wash inside out on 30 degrees (or less). No iron, no tumble. On your last day of work, please bring a change of clothes to give your uniform back.
Be Organised
A LOT of work goes into the production of 10 camps. Please look after your kit and resources. Keep things neat and tidy, boxes tidy, rubbish thrown away and things filled properly.
Have FUN!
Sterile Cockpit...and then have the best time representing Riley's.
