Primary Role and Purpose:

Provide instruction and coach students to develop skills and ability to excel in sport assigned. Contribute to education program as a whole and to growth of students involved in athletics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use a variety of instructional techniques and media to meet the needs and improve the abilities of student athletes in the sport assigned.
  
  
• Manage and supervise athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
  
  
• Work with other members of school staff to plan and put in place instructional goals and objectives to ensure the overall educational development of student athletes.
  
  
• Establish performance criteria for competition and evaluate students’ athletic abilities initially and on a regular basis.
  
  
• Take all necessary precautions to protect student athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities.
  
  
• Monitor and enforce student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation.
  
  
• Work with athletic director to schedule competitions and coordinate arrangements.
  
  
• Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of coaching program and make changes based on findings.
  
  
• Accompany and supervise student athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports on out-of-town trips.
  
  
• Apply and enforce student discipline during athletic contests, practice sessions, and while on trips off school property in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
  
  
• Encourage, by example and through instruction, sportsmanlike conduct in all phases of athletic participation.
  
  
• Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers.
  
  
• Assist in selection of equipment and instructional materials.
  
  
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.
  
  
• Maintain a current inventory of all fixed assets within program.
  
  
• Oversee process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all campus athletic equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and/or MSHSAA Requirements for Athletic Coaches

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• General knowledge of coaching techniques and procedures
• Ability to instruct and supervise student athletes
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Frequent district wide and statewide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours, outdoor exposure to sun and heat, cold, and inclement weather.