2026-27 Head Coach - Girls Bowling - High School

About the role

The position involves overseeing the growth and development of student athletes, emphasizing fundamental skills instruction and whole child development. Responsibilities include general professional development, understanding and enforcing rules and regulations, promoting the sport, organizing practices, ensuring safety, maintaining professionalism, upholding sportsmanship and ethics, and administrative supervision.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of sport-specific literature and attend clinics/workshops.
• Study and understand rules and regulations associated with the sport.
• Promote the sport within the school and community.
• Hold daily practices and work with the building athletic director to organize and schedule practice sessions.
• Determine the system of play for all teams within the program.
• Provide safety training, emphasize safety precautions, and document safety-related instruction.
• Exercise good judgment and project positive coaching behaviors.
• Serve as an example of sportsmanship and humility.
• Assume a major role in the molding of student athletes and the school/community at large.
• Report scores and contest-related information to designated media and the league website.
• Attend building, district, league, and rules clinic meetings.
• Prepare and submit an annual budget request.
• Seek approval for camp and/or clinic programs involving Federal Way Public Schools players, coaches, and/or facilities.
• Coordinate repair and storage of equipment, cleaning/laundering of equipment/uniforms, and annual inventory.
• Seek advance approval for fundraising activities and complete required paperwork.

Requirements

• At least 19 years of age for assistant coaching positions, 21 years of age for head coaching positions.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of sport-specific playing and/or coaching experience in a secondary and/or post-secondary athletics program and/or related club coaching experience.
• Proven training and experience in the presentation of drills, safety factors, and proper application of skills.
• Five or more years of paid high school and/or post-secondary sport-specific coaching experience and/or related club coaching experience.
• Completion of the National Federation Coaching Fundamentals Course to include passing the test.

Qualifications

• Education and experience: High school diploma or equivalent, three to five years of sport-specific coaching experience.
• Additional requirements: Five or more years of paid high school and/or post-secondary sport-specific coaching experience, completion of the National Federation Coaching Fundamentals Course.

Skills

• Knowledge of league and WIAA rules and regulations.
• Ability to organize, administer, and oversee a sport-specific athletics program.
• Compliance with school board policies and administrative procedures.
• Effective safety and security practices.
• Positive customer relations with staff and service providers.
• Teamwork and collaboration with District staff.
• Confidentiality and ethical standards.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.