| I have heard some neglecting comments about the job what team managers has to do. This is why I want to post this article. On my point of view, being team manager should be a great honor. It's a fascinating to manage things and get the information to your team, when it's done with proud. I have been able to follow now four world champs how managing team is done perfectly! This is the style I would like to have in the team if I will get my own team one day.. Of course you take it easy with being team manager and skip all of the following things I say. For me, if you make yourself to be team manager then your should be ware that you need to be on the event every single day, for example, it's not a excuse to skip your job if your kid gets hurt. If you are not able to have someone to take care of your children while you are working, then don't sign in as a team manager. |  Making a signs to the team |
The difference about having a team and having a group of individual persons is a huge. In icehockey, even stupid ones can see the difference. But it's the same thing in BMX. Here is couple examples how team manager can take care of all the riders in the team and help the individuals to become a team:
- Before the trip, when you book your accomoditation tell others where you gonna stay. If you are organizing a group accomoditation ask all the team members if they wanna join. The last thing to do, would be to leave couple people outside. If there is many members in your team tell them where you booked your accomoditation and tell the offer from the place to others so the fastest ones can book it. Others probably find a place close to yours. Be aware where your team members are staying.
- Get to know the event area. Check that everything works, and if not make up an other way to deal with the problem and ask the organizer to look at your idea.
- Before the event get as much info to your team as possible.
- When you get the number plates, make sure all the riders have same number on their number plate as they have on the list.
- Manage the team manager job with proud. Go to the meetings. Write down the main things. Invite your team to get together and tell everyone how things are gonna be run. This is also a good time for team to chill together.
- Make a group in facebook, or email group, where you invite all the members, share to new info in this group.
- On the raceday, be there first and last. Minimum BE THERE! Take some extras with you, couple tube, all the extra is bonus. Especially when the parents are not able to get to the riders area, there is always gonna be someone who don't have water, or snacks..
- Make a list for your team where is everyones motos, and gates. Also bring out a lists for the finals, so everyone knows what's happening.
- Take care of your riders. Make sure everyone are drinking and eating, streching.. Might sound like I'm telling you to be a mom, but race days are pretty stressful. Simply things might turn out to be challenge.
- Make sure your riders are on the call up place on the right time. Or delegate someone to do this. It's also good to have someone there in the line, in case of riders need something. For example if rider has a flat tire, s(he) needs someone to bring up the tools. If he goes back to the team area, it means pretty much that (s)he missed the race.
- If someone stops racing for any reason, make a note to the race organizer.
- If there is a need for complaining or some correction, you are the only one who can do it.
- Get to know the event area. Check that everything works, and if not make up an other way to deal with the problem and ask the organizer to look at your idea.
- Before the event get as much info to your team as possible.
- When you get the number plates, make sure all the riders have same number on their number plate as they have on the list.
- Manage the team manager job with proud. Go to the meetings. Write down the main things. Invite your team to get together and tell everyone how things are gonna be run. This is also a good time for team to chill together.
- Make a group in facebook, or email group, where you invite all the members, share to new info in this group.
- On the raceday, be there first and last. Minimum BE THERE! Take some extras with you, couple tube, all the extra is bonus. Especially when the parents are not able to get to the riders area, there is always gonna be someone who don't have water, or snacks..
- Make a list for your team where is everyones motos, and gates. Also bring out a lists for the finals, so everyone knows what's happening.
- Take care of your riders. Make sure everyone are drinking and eating, streching.. Might sound like I'm telling you to be a mom, but race days are pretty stressful. Simply things might turn out to be challenge.
- Make sure your riders are on the call up place on the right time. Or delegate someone to do this. It's also good to have someone there in the line, in case of riders need something. For example if rider has a flat tire, s(he) needs someone to bring up the tools. If he goes back to the team area, it means pretty much that (s)he missed the race.
- If someone stops racing for any reason, make a note to the race organizer.
- If there is a need for complaining or some correction, you are the only one who can do it.
Good team manager also helps the riders to get a better results. Last year Jessie just hardly made it to the final. Before the final she got some good words and ended up taking home W1 plate.
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