Guide For Coaches

Make sure you have enough players to compete. You are allowed to play with 4 players (we highly advise you take two time outs per half), or you can get Fill-In or Emergency players to help. Please try your best to play all your games as there is a hefty forfeit fee for any missed games, plus any forfeit means the team loses 0:20.

Fill-In players are players that are registered to the Melbourne Wolves Club but not in your team. If you have 5 players, you are permitted to have a Fill-In player for your 6th player. Fill-In players need to be in a lower grade than your team (not the same grade). Fill-In players from a lower age group in C and D grade are permitted. Fill-In players from a lower age group in A and B grade are permitted only if your team is A or B grade. Please note that a Fill-In player's points cannot exceed 14 points. You can use the same Fill-In player three times in a season. You can use multiple Fill-In players (different players).

An Emergency player is someone that is not registered to the Melbourne Wolves Club. If you have 4 players, you are permitted to have an Emergency player for your 5th player. You can use an Emergency player once only. You can use multiple Emergency players (different players).

If required, please contact Rachael (0409232409) for a spare uniform, making sure the spare jersey number does not clash with your current players. We kindly ask that uniforms be dropped to a residential Beaumaris parcel box immediately after the game. The parcel box is located within 5 minutes of the Tulip St Stadium. As we require the jersey straight after the game, we understand you cannot wash it. Please note we launder spare uniforms in a skin-sensitive detergent.

We recommend you collect your Emergency or Fill-In player details prior to the game as their details will need to be entered into the scorer's ipad prior to the game (full name, date of birth, contact email, jersey number). It's also a good idea to make contact with the Melb Wolves coach in the age group below your team. Their players may need to help you out from time to time. Your players may be needed to help out the age group above them too!

You will be permitted free entry into the stadium. There will be a clipboard upon entry for coaches to sign. Remind the players to put their belongings to one side of the scoring bench. If we are listed as the Home team, the team sits to the right (if you are standing on the court and looking at the scoring bench). Remind players to put their water bottles close to you as this is where they will be seated for breaks.

Remind the players to tape earrings, remove watches and any baggy undergarments. Warm up is usually a few minutes before the allocated game time.

After the game, players usually line up to high-five the other team, and coaches acknowledge each other. Please keep in mind our club values and lead your team in being respectful. If there are any score discrepancies, now is the time to sort it out with the referees.

Remember to hand out the Royal Stack's Coach's Award/MVP burger voucher after each game. You can allocate this to any player for any achievement e.g. Most Improved, Best Sportsmanship.

There is little time to chat with players after games as the next team is usually waiting to use the court. Please be mindful of lingering and move your team to the foyer if you need to have a lengthy post-game chat.