8th Grade Boys Basketball Head Coach (Black Team)

Posting #4145 · West Ottawa Middle School · Posted October 19, 2026 until filled · Reports to Athletic Director · Season: January 4 – March 3, 2027

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching basketball
• Must be available after school

Responsibilities

• Attends athletic department meetings when scheduled
• Submits an annual inventory of athletic uniforms and equipment used by the team
• Maintains professional competency by attending clinics
• Keeps the Athletic Director informed of any problems before, during, or after all sporting events
• Encourages athletes to excel in academic work
• Submits an End of the Season Checklist in a timely manner
• Issues, cleans, stores, cares for, and returns all athletic equipment
• Oversees the safety conditions of the area when team members are practicing
• Enforces disciplined behavior, code of fair play, and establishes standards; reports all incidents to the Athletic Director
• Establishes an effective relationship with players, parents, and administrators
• Attends practices, games, and meetings punctually
• Uses professional conduct, language, and decorum with players, opponents, officials, and fans
• Works with the athletic director to maintain player eligibility information
• Teaches individual participants the skills necessary for the highest possible achievement in the sport
• Plans each practice session ahead of time
• Submits necessary rosters, physical forms, eligibility list forms, and training rule forms signed by parents
• Serves as a positive role model
• Adheres to rules and regulations as detailed by the MHSAA and Board of Education policies and regulations
• Maintains team attendance records and medical emergency cards
• Works to promote increased participation to improve methods, techniques, strength, and endurance both in and out of season
• Submits written criteria for "cutting" athletes at tryouts
• Displays self-control and maintains a positive profile with officials
• Provides supervision of locker room and training room

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally; requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; receiving detailed information through oral communication; making fine discriminations in sound
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance