If you are a coach and cannot find the information you need to do your job on this site, please let us know by e-mailing us at mary@larcsprorts.com?

• Coaches’ children playing on coach’s team play free.

• Coaches must agree to Background Check.  Background check form will be available here soon.  Please send to Park Director when complete, at Lynnhurst Community Center, 1345 West Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55419.  Please return at least one week prior to start of season games. 

• Coaches will be notified by Sport Coordinator when equipment bag is ready for pickup.  PLEASE ALSO PICK UP A SPORT FOLDER.  The folder will be at the front desk of the Community Center.  Folder contains First Aid Info, Age Division Rule Guidelines or Deviations, and/or Sport Drill Ideas.  We will work toward web site copies of all material, but that will likely not be available until 2008.

• Coaches may be reimbursed for training aids like books or DVD's.  Submit receipts to Lynnhurst Community Center desk.  Materials become LARC property at end of season.  Expenditures of materials greater than $40 must be approved by the Sport Coordinator prior to purchase.

• Every team has a budget for end-of-season party or awards.  Coaches may spend up to $3/participant toward food or souvenirs.  Turn in receipts at Community Center Desk.  Please note your team name, division, and coach name on receipt.  Reimbursements are made, generally, on a monthly basis.  Coaches may reserve a room for free at the Community Center for the end-of-season party.  Contact main desk at 370-4914 to reserve a room.

• Player/Parent/Ref/Field Condition comments are encouraged.  Please contact Sport Coordinator if someone is not following Sportsmanship Policies, if Field Conditions are inadequate, if Ref is absent/ not trained/ not treated respectfully by other team, etc.  We want to improve our programs - we need your input!

• All coaches Please check information on this site in Policies off Home page.  You'll find Code of Conduct, Roster Policy, and Scholarship information.

Hockey See main Hockey section for age specific guidelines.  Go to Minneapolis Parks Web Site for Ref Forms, Schedules (minneapolisparks.org, Popular Pages, Youth Sports, Hockey.) Go to this site Find A Park for rink locations, or minnepolisparks.org for rink locations.

We Need Hockey Coaches! Lynnhurst fields full rosters, but few coaches. Some training is provided, like drill example sheets, coaching books containing strategy and drills, and discussion or help with intial practices provided by experienced coaches.   Do you know closet hockey wizards who would share their skill and enthusiasm? PLEASE, call Mary Pekala, 926-5214. On-ice Parent team managers are usually willing to partner with a more skilled player to demonstrate skills and share game strategy – maybe you know an ex-high school player who would help with skaters ages 9 and older? Affordable, Recreational hockey needs volunteer coaches to continue.
Soccer
All coaches are offered one or two sessions of hands-on (feet-on) training by professional trainers. Also, coaches will be reimbursed for coaching aids like books or DVDs, which become LARC property and should be returned at season end. Just because you didn’t play soccer doesn’t mean you can’t learn to COACH soccer. Start in Fundamentals! 

Go to this site Soccer main page for Specific Age Rules/Guidelines. Other info on reffing, field locations, schedules available on Minneapolis Parks Web Site.  Go to minneapolisparks.org, pull down Popular Pages, go to Youth Sports, go to Soccer Leagues.

Volleyball Some training is provided. Contact Park Director at 370-4914. You will be reimbursed for general coaching aids, like books, through LARC. At the end of the season those aids belong to LARC and should be turned in for future coach training.

Volleyball Bulletin (Click here in2008)