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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a team manager you are serving the team not the coach. It is a thankless job but you are there for the players and parents NOT the club or the coach.[/quote]

Why do you say this?  Having been both a manager and a coach, I think the manager serves both the coach and the parents. But it's important first of all to make sure that anything you do as manager is in line with coach's wishes. The coach and manager need to work as a team.[/quote]

You are there to serve the TEAM not the coach. For example, if the coach wants you to book a hotel that works for the coach and not the team then serve the team needs.

If the coach wants you to be an executive assistant the coach can hire one. If the coach relays all communication through the team manager and parents may only communicate with the coach through the team manager then the coach is creating power for the team manager that they should not have. A team manager is not a gate keeper.

Your responsibilities are:
Convey team payment information.
Register team in leagues and events.
Assist with travel logistics

All of that serves the team needs. These are not "wishes" to be granted by the team manager. They are logistical requirements of the team and can be performed by the coach if the coach has such "wishes" as well. Anything beyond the small list above and you are serving the coach and not the team.
Register players.[/quote]

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