Coaches and managers will be selected by the Executive in conjunction with the division Director. Any person coaching or assisting in S.M.H.A. must be at least sixteen (16) years of age, with the exception of demonstrators used for clinics and/or skills development sessions, with the approval of the Director of the division. Coaches will be selected through an interview process. Coaching priviledges may be revoked if S.M.H.A. policies and guidelines are not adhered to.

Coaches and managers, without exception, shall be directly responsible to the Director of their respective division.

Coaches and managers must familiarize themselves with all the rules and regulations as laid down in the Constitution and Bylaws of the S.M.H.A., and must ensure that activities that are carried out under their care and control, are in compliance with those rules and regulations.

S.M.H.A. will sponsor coaches' clinics each season and it will be mandatory for all coaches to attend when requested.

The coach, or the manager in the coach's absence, is responsible for the discipline and behaviour of the team members during, and after, games and practices, until the team has left the dressing room.

Coaches and managers are responsible for distributing equipment before each game, and for collecting the same after the game.

Coaches and managers are responsible for collecting all S.M.H.A. equipment loaned to the team, or to team players, at the end of the season, and delivering the same to the Director in a timely fashion.