Position:   Head Coach Boys Cross Country 

 

Essential Duties

• Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.


• Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions.


• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.


• Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.


• Assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary.


• Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.


• Observes players, during competition and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.


• Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.


• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.


• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.


• Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.


• Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the athletic performance of their student.


• Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletic program.


• Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.


• Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media, booster clubs, service clubs, and other organizations.


• Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.


• Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.


• Participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.


• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory, and other related records.


• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Other Duties

• Attends staff development meetings, clinics, and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.


• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal, athletic director, or other appropriate administrators.

 

Prefer head coaching experience

Salary:    Compensation will be based on degree and experience as described in the Amherst County Public School Teachers’ Salary Scale Schedule and Supplemental Index