7th Grade Head Boys Basketball Coach

About the role

Job goal: To instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to socially acceptable character development, self discipline, self confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes. To upgrade his/her knowledge and skills through coaching clinics, observations, consultation, etc.

The success of athletic programs has a strong influence on the community's image of the entire system. Public exposure is a considerable responsibility and community/parent pressure for winning performance is taxing, but must not override the objectives of good sportsmanship and good mental health. The position includes other unusual aspects such as extended time, risk of injury, and due process predicaments. It is the express intent of this job description to give sufficient guidance to function; in cases not specifically covered, a coach shall exercise common sense and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Staff Responsibilities: Establish fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques to be taught by staff; design conferences, clinics and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness; train and inform staff, encourage professional growth via clinic attendance; delegate specific duties, supervise implementation, analyze staff effectiveness and evaluate assistants; maintain discipline, adjust grievances, work to increase morale and cooperation.
• Administrative Duties: Assist athletic director in scheduling, providing transportation and requirements for tournament and special sport events; assist in preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adhere to scheduled facility times; coordinate program with maintenance and school employees; provide documentation for state and system requirements concerning physical examinations, parental consent and eligibility; provide proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites; advise athletic director and recommend policy, method or procedural changes.
• Student Responsibilities: Serve as a mentor to each athlete to promote development of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship; give constant attention to student athlete's grades and conduct; provide assistance, guidance and safeguards at all practices, games and while traveling; provide training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete; initiate programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention and emergencies; complete paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submit to athletic office within 24 hours; direct student managers, assistants and statisticians; determine discipline, delineate procedures concerning due process when enforcement is necessary and consult parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible; assist athletes in college or advanced educational selection.
• Finance and Equipment: Participate in budgeting with athletic director by establishing requirements for next season; recommend equipment guidelines (type, style, color, technical specifications); operate within budget appropriations; be accountable for all equipment and collect cost of any equipment lost or not returned; arrange for issuing, storing and reconditioning of equipment; submit annual inventory and current records; properly mark and identify equipment before issuing or storing; monitor equipment rooms and coaches' offices, authorize who may enter, issue or requisition equipment; permit athletes only in authorized areas at appropriate times; examine locker rooms before and after practices and games for cleanliness; be responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of specific sport equipment; secure doors, lights, windows and locks before leaving building if custodians are not on duty; instill respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.
• Public Relations: Organ