For Parents
Parent Handbook:
Download the Parent Handbook
to communicate the Club goals and policies.
Governance Model:
We are an educational organization and strive to operate in a manner similar to your child's school.
| School |
Alpine FC |
| Student |
Player |
| Parent |
Parent |
| Teacher |
Coach |
| Room Parent |
Manager |
| Principal |
Director of Coaching |
| School Board |
Board of Directors |
The parents in a school do not set the calendar or curriculum, nor do they set the salary or job discription for the classroom teacher. Parents in a school are expected to communicate with the teacher regarding their own child's well-being, to volunteer to help wherever possible in the school, and to communicate with the Principal and Board on issues of curriculum or staffing. At Alpine FC, we hope for this same type of parent-coach-club relationship.
Parent Volunteers
Alpine FC is a volunteer-run organization in which every team is expected to contribute time to the club. All club-wide services (registration, field scheduling, referee assigning, uniforms, club-wide events) are organized by volunteers. Each team manager is expected to attend the monthly club-wide meetings which are open to the entire membership; the meeting schedule is posted on the master schedule of this website and minutes are available from the Secretary. Managers and coaches are approved by the Board each season.
The Board is elected annually in May (each team in good standing has one vote); nominations for Board positions may be sent to the Secretary. The Board also meets monthly, usually in conjuction with the Club meeting.
Each team is expected to provide at least two volunteers for club tasks.
Thank you for your help; we couldn't exist without you!
Appointed Positions
Job Descriptions Below
| Academy Coordinator |
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Owen Flannery
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| Academy & Clinics Administrator |
OPEN |
Badgers Red |
| Advertising and Newsletter |
Stacey Shenk
|
Wildcats Blue |
| Attorney |
not needed at this time |
|
| District Cup Coordinator |
OPEN |
Bobcats Blue |
| Field Assistant: Equipment |
Kathy and Skip Hovsmith |
Hawks Blue |
| Field Assistant: Equipment |
OPEN |
Wolverines Red |
| Field Assistant: Scheduling |
OPEN |
Wolverines Blue |
| Field Checks |
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| Barkley Field |
OPEN |
Sting |
| Corte Madera School |
Karen and Chris Shaffer
|
Bobcats Blue |
| Rossottis Field |
Heather Asborno
|
Alpine Strikers 02B Red |
| Portola Valley Town Center (Russ Miller) |
Robin Murray
|
Alpine Strikers 02B Gold |
| Woodside Elementary |
OPEN |
Leopards Blue |
| Fundraising & Club Identity Coordinators |
OPEN |
Alpine Strikers 96G Red |
| |
OPEN |
|
| Manager Mentor |
Carol Orton |
Sting |
| New Teams Administrator |
Arunha Gambhir
|
Gators Blue |
| Park & Rec Committe Liaisons |
|
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| Portola Valley |
Patrick Enright |
Wildcats Red |
| Portola Valley |
OPEN |
|
| Woodside |
OPEN |
|
| PCA Coordinator |
Michael Sterns |
Eagles Red |
| Referee Coordinator |
Emil Scoffone |
Alpine Strikers 96G Blue |
| Referee Coordinator Assistant |
OPEN |
Alpine Strikers 96G Red |
| Registrar Assistant: US Club Soccer Registrar |
Eric Haas
|
Pumas |
| Scholarship Program |
Walter Sujansky |
Eagles Blue |
| |
Ellen Ablow |
Hawks Red |
| Tryout Coordinators |
Mary Walters-Sayer |
Alpine Strikers 02B Blue |
| |
Lisa Moss
|
Leopards Red |
| |
|
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| Uniform Coordinators |
Carrington Kujawa |
Alpine Strikers 98B Blue |
| |
Eric Haas |
Pumas |
| Volunteer Coordinator |
OPEN |
Hawks Red |
| Webmaster |
|
Armando del Rio |
Job Descriptions
Academy & Clinics Administrator
- Works with DOC, Board, Clinic Coaches, Treasurer, and Webmaster to schedule and administer clinics including: website setup, collection and processing of payments and insurance forms, USCS registration for all participants not already registered, communications between Clinic Coaches and participants
- Time commitment: usually 1-3 hours per program
Advertising Coordinator
- Coordinate advertising for club-wide tryouts (school newsletters, printed fliers, online resources)
- Time commitment: 3-4 hours per season
Attorney
- 501(c)3 filing and compliance
- Advisor to Board Discipline Committee
District Cup Coordinator
- Coordinate AFC involvement in District Cup
- Help President staff volunteer openings at RWL, District 2 or CCSL
- Time commitment: 3-5 hours in weeks leading up to District Cup; 5 hours/day on the three District Cup weekends (but encouraged to delegate to other AFC members)
Field Assistant: Equipment
- Purchase and assemble all new field equipment
- Ongoing repair of goals and nets (weekly checks during the season)
- Purchase and replacement of worn nets (approximately every 2 years)
- End of season removal and storage of nets (approximately 4 hours)
- Beginning of season full equipment check and net installation (approximately 4 hours)
Field Assistant: Scheduling
- Assist Director of Fields with the following:
- Collect game requests and allocate fields according to the club policy
- Email game schedules weekly
- During inclement weather, be available to check fields, update website
- Review practice and game schedule at beginning of season with Board Field Committee
- Time Commitment: less than 2 hours per week once game schedule is set; more intensive at the beginning of the season when schedules are being set
Field Check
- Go to the field on Sunday evening (after the last game or clinic)
- Confirm goals are locked in the designated location
- Confirm all trash is picked up (and school garbage cans are empty; okay to leave trash in park garbage cans)
- Email Field Coordinator a brief status report, including any goal maintenance issues
Fundraising & Club Identity
- Create and implement fundraising options for individuals and teams
- Work with Community Relations Director on event community-building events
New Teams Administrator
- Attend all new team tryouts and meet with potential new parents
- Take player photos, collect POBs (birth certificates/proof of birth), CYSA and USCS forms
- Promote the club and educate the parents about the club and club soccer
- Work with coach as the acting “manager” for all new teams until manager is named, including communications and registration
- Attend parent meetings of new teams for first year
- Attend at least two games for new teams in first season to answer questions and help model parent behavior (PCA)
Parks and Rec Committee Liaisons
- Members of Parks and Rec Committee (Woodside and Portola Valley)
- Report quarterly to Board in regard to field use and maintenance
- Advocate for Alpine FC and our programs at meetings
PCA Coordinator
- Coordinate Positive Coaching Alliance programs
Referee Assignor & Assistant
- Assigns referees for all games (using the Redwood League website and phone/email)
- Recruits, trains and develop all referees
- Email referee assignments to managers and referees (weekly during season)
Scholarships
- Create and administer a club-wide scholarship program
Uniforms/Equipment Coordinator
- Decide uniforms and coordinate ordering
- Organize uniform recycling and donation
Tryout Coordinators
- Coordinate twice-yearly tryouts, including scheduling, staffing, equipment and supplies
- Work with Advertising Coordinator to promote tryouts
Volunteer Coordinator
- Recruit and train club volunteers
- Create and implement a volunteer appreciation program
Webmaster
- Creates and maintains club website
- Works with managers to create team websites as appropriate
Every team:
- Adhere to rules of club
- Fundraising
- Tryout coordination
- Field maintenance (clean trash, move goals out of goal mouths, don’t play on closed fields)
- Must have a minimum of one elected or appointed Club position.
