26/27 School Year: Head Cross Country Coach

Qualifications

• Demonstrates and applies current knowledge related to assignment in both games and practices.
• Presentation of the fundamentals
• Conditioning
• Game preparation
• Utilizes proper first aid techniques
• Demonstrates continuous professional growth
• Efficacy: In working with students, staff, and parents
• Discipline: Firm but fair and consistent
• Communication with players: Individual and as a team
• Conduct: Conduct of team and set an example of self-control and good sportsmanship for players, parents, and spectators

Job Description

• Develop a clear and demonstrable understanding of the "mission" and "role" of interscholastic athletics.
• Develop and execute a plan to formally communicate the "mission and role" to players, parents, staff, and the public, at least seasonally (and informally at every opportunity).
• Develop, model, and communicate policies for athletics conduct and language. In the locker room, on the practice field, during travel, during competition, at all other sponsored events.
• Allow athletes to fairly compete for positions each season. Do not automatically base team selection on previous season or out of season activities.
• Allow and encourage athletes to develop skills and interests in other (school and community) athletics/arts and non athletics/art activities.
• Understand and communicate to athletes, students, parents, and other stakeholders, the relationship between interscholastic athletics and the general education scheme.
• Teach participants, by precept and example, the respect for school authorities and contest officials.
• Provide support for your players in cases of adverse decisions, refrain from critical comments in public or to the media.
• Teach players strict adherence to game rules and contest regulations.
• Present privately, through proper school authorities, any evidence of rule violations.
• Counteract rumors and unproven allegations of questionable practices by opponents.
• Attend all required meetings, keep abreast of MCPS, TSSAA or other athletic program affiliation policies regarding the sport as well as rules of eligibility and contest regulations.
• Call in and/or email scores or newsworthy information
• Complete reports to MCPS Central Office
• Coaches are to ensure that each participating student athlete has:
  • Met TSSAA Eligibility requirements
  • A certified permission form signed and dated by a physician and parent/guardian before the student is allowed to participate in any interscholastic athletic try-outs, practice, or be issued equipment.
• Coaches are to inventory, issue, and periodically check all equipment.
• Coaches are to provide a list of collected, inventoried, and stored equipment and supplies to the school's Athletic Director within two weeks of completion of the season.
• Coaches are to present a clean and professional image with personal appearance and dress.
• Coaches are to act as a positive role model in terms of personal habits, language, and conduct.
• Coaches are not to use tobacco or alcohol within sight of players, spectators, or any time during practices or contests.
• Academics: Prepares implements and monitors specific plans for the improvement of academic performance of interscholastic athletic participants.
• Administration: Develops and executes a school calendar year plan to ensure athletes are engaged, prepared, and involved (strength, conditioning, and skill development) Preseason, during season, post season, summer.
• Executes an approved district office set quality of facilities standard plan. Pre season, during season, post season, summer.
• Develop and distribute approved handbook. Conduct parent meetings one per year and cover periodically throughout the year when necessary.