Format: Editable Word document (.docx), three pages, prints on standard letter paper.

Your staff shouldn't have to guess what you expect from them, and they should know what they can expect from you. We put both in writing and walk through it at the first staff meeting.

This card has a block for what your coaches can expect from the head coach, a block for what makes a good coach on your staff, practice expectations for before, during and after practice, how you look at the program, and nine numbered coaching requirements with room to write each one out. Every line is blank and every word is editable.

Who it is for: Head coaches hiring or resetting a staff, and any coach who wants expectations handled before the season instead of during it.

What to do next: This card comes blank. If you want to see how we fill it out, with our staff’s names and dates, it’s one section of The Coaching Manual, our full 2026 staff manual with a blank card behind every section.