Being a Manager/Head Coach requires time, patience, and a basic knowledge of the game (lower divisions) or solid understanding of the game/rules (upper divisions). You should be able to attend the majority of games and practices. You will plan and run practices (with the assistance of other parents/coaches), create gameday lineups, and be the primary contact between the league and the team. For lower divisions, the Manager is most often on the field with the players (e.g. directing players where to go and what to do, setting up the tee/batter, pitching to their players, etc.). For upper divisions, the Manager is most often calling out plays to the players and base coaching. As the Manager, you will be able to select your team's practice slot, and you can request/select players onto your team.
An Assistant Coach primarily helps the Manager coach the team and run the practices and games. For AA and above divisions, the Manager can recruit as many coaches to assist during practice as needed, but there may only be two rostered Assistant Coaches with the Manager in the dugout during a game. For Single A and below, we encourage several Assistant Coaches to be on the field to help direct and coach players during a game and one coach in the dugout for teams in offense to supervise players and enforce bat safety.