Competitive Teams have a volunteer Coaching staff (usually a Head Coach and an Assistant Coach). They are Coaches because they love to help kids develop a love of soccer, pure and simple. Our club promotes a culture beyond "play to win" to incorporate Life Lessons through sport. The Coaches are dedicated to each team. In other clubs, Coaches are assigned numerous teams to manage. We prefer our model because Coaches develop a greater bond with the players and are better able to provide growth and development strategies for each individual as well as the team. Competitive teams employ a paid Professional Trainer to focus on technical and tactical points of the game.  Trainers typically run the practice sessions, but do not come to games. Team parents play an important role in each team.  Volunteers will be asked to step forward and participate in the operation of the team, including things like coordinating a uniform order, ensuring benches and needed shade structures make it to the games, manage the team finances, handle applications for tournaments, plan team social functions, etc.