SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST

The tasks listed below are aimed at helping you find answers to many logistical
and pedagogical questions. You are strongly encouraged to record the
answers/decisions you make. This will assist you in making any needed
adjustments in future seasons.

Task / Question Answer(s)

1. District calendar
a. Scheduled "no school days"?
b. Assembly schedule?
c. Potentially disrupting events/factors (e.g., school schedule; weather)?

2. Sport of Choice
a. Game format (Modification)?
b. Game rules?

3. Students
a. Class size
b. Gender balance

4. Team details
a. How many teams?
 b. Players per team?
c. How are teams formed?
SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST (cont'd.)

5. (Duty) Team roles

a. Captain/coach?
b. Team Manager
c. Fitness leader?
d. Referee?
e. Score keeper?
f. Team Statistician?
g. Team Scout?
h. Team Publicist?
i. Sports council?

6. Facilities/Equipment availability
a. How much facility (number of courts/fields)?
b. How long (number of school days)?
c. Sport equipment type (e.g., Balls/cones/bats/nets)?
d. How much of the sport equipment?
e. Supplementary Equipment (how many?)
i. Team jerseys
ii. Clipboards?
iii. Pencils?
iv. Referee jerseys?
v. Whistles?
 vi. First-aid pack?

SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST (cont'd.)

6. Facilities/Equipment availability (cont'd.)

vii. Team binders?
viii. Score sheets (can they be pre-printed)?
ix. CD player?
x. Notebook computer (league stats, team perf. etc.)?

7. Complete Season length (incl. Pre-season; season; post-season)

a. Total number of days needed?
b. Built-in back-up days?
c. Time/days needed for player assessment (i.e., for team formation)
d. Flexibility (i.e., if necessary, can season be extended)?

8. Competition format
a. Competition format (e.g., round robin; ladder?)
b. Number of days needed to complete full games schedule?

9. Daily Duty team/practice/competition schedule

a. Time needed for venues set-up by duty team?
 b. Available time for pre-game team warm-up & practices?
c. Number of games per venue per day?
d. Length of games?

SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST (cont'd.)

9. Daily Duty team/practice/competition Schedule (cont'd.)

e. Time needed in between games (transition time)?

f. Time needed for venues teardown by duty team?

10. Season Competition Schedule

a. Number of days needed for all meets/games/tournaments? (see also 7.b)

11. Teacher's Instructional tasks

a. How many days for teacher led class-wide practice of skills
b. Time and days needed for learning various roles?
c. Time needed for learning game protocols?

12. Complete Season Schedule

a. Outline for each day of the season
 b. Make adjustments where needed (cancelled classes; short periods, etc.)

13. League Scoring system

a. How are competition wins and losses scored?
b. How do team points figure in the scoring system?
c. How are season champions determined?

SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST (cont'd.)

14. Culminating Event

a. Format of the event?
b. Location of the event?
c. How are awards (if any) part of the event?
d. How is festivity within the event ensured?

15. Assessment
a. What psychomotor outcomes are being assessed?
b. What social behavior outcomes are being assessed?
c. What assessment tools will be used?
d. When will assessments take place?
e. Which state/National Standards & benchmarks are being targeted?

16. Items to be purchased $$

a.
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c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Total $

SEASON PREPARATION CHECKLIST (cont'd.)

17. Other items/questions

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