Signing up to be a HC for SBL does not guarantee you will get a team (even if you are

a returning HC or have been one in the past).


Prerequisites for being a HC for SBL for 04U, 05U, and 06U divisions:

  1. Be in good standing with SBL.
  2. Have been an AC or a HC for at least 1 season previously for SBL or participate in a coaching clinic given by SBL. Recommendations or experience as a coach in another league may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.


Prerequisites for being a HC for SBL for 07U and higher divisions:

  1. Be in good standing with SBL.
  2. Have been an AC (for at least 2 seasons) or a HC (for at least 1 season) previously for SBL. Recommendations or experience as a coach in another league may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.


You may be denied a HC position and/or possibly asked to not coach or be an AC for the following reasons:

  1. If there are multiple complaints against you as coach or players asking to not be back on your team. Complaints will be validated by the board.
  2. If there are complaints in multiple seasons against you as coach or players asking to not be back on your team. Complaints will be validated by the board.
  3. Although wins and losses are not a priority of the league, several seasons near the bottom of the standings could prompt a need for additional coach training.
  4. Multiple ejections, infractions, or suspensions in a season or multiple seasons with an ejection, infraction, or suspension – these will be reviewed by the board for maliciousness.


Guidelines for choosing head coaches if there are too many registrants in a division. These will be considered if there are not enough players to field 10 per team after the draft.


Preference Order:

  1. HCs returning in the same division that they coached the prior season.
  2. HCs moving up from preceding division that they coached the prior season.
  3. Merge teams with less than max protects, if possible.
  4. HCs with the most SBL HC experience.
  5. HCs with the most experience regardless of league.
  6. Returning ACs, that coached the prior season, that are taking over for their HC that is moving up or not coaching.
  7. ACs, that coached the prior season, that are moving up and want to be a HC.
  8. ACs with the most SBL AC/HC experience.


Volunteer Information

If you do not have access to the Volunteer Requirement and are interested in volunteering to coach for the Spring 2027 season, please fill out the volunteer form below.

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Request for an Appeal 

Appeals must be made within 24 hours of an ejection. Rules and Codes of Conduct may be found on the SBL website at SBL RULES AND POLICIES. Please read them in their entirety. While a request for an appeal meeting will be considered expeditiously, suspensions are upheld until all proceedings and decisions are finalized.