Athletic Assistant Coach Basketball

Purpose and Scope

The assistant coach assists the head coach in instructing athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and training necessary for individual and team success, promoting the Pursuing Victory with Honor Program, maintaining discipline, handling grievances, and increasing morale and cooperation.

Essential Job Functions

• Assists the head coach to instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and training necessary for individual and team success while promoting the Pursuing Victory with Honor Program as well as maintaining discipline, handling grievances, and working to increase morale and cooperation.
• Assists in the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by her/his staff and supervises and assists in evaluating the performance of this staff and the overall functioning of the specific sport’s program.
• Assists the head coach to ensure that the venue for her/his sport is safe and all equipment is within regulation, safe, properly maintained, and inventoried.
• Assists in the coordination of the supervision of student-athletes in her/his sport’s program in all areas of play, locker rooms, and any other venue used by the sport.
• Maintains appropriate and open communication with faculty, staff, and parents with regard to the sport for which she/he is responsible; helps advise student-athletes concerning academics in conjunction with appropriate faculty and staff; assists in the process for college recruiting and scholarship applications in conjunction with the athletic director and guidance staff.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Requires the ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Preference given to Catholic teacher.
• Must meet Diocese of Phoenix requirements for employment.
• Received Safe Environment Training and signed the Code of Conduct.
• FBI Fingerprint clearance completed.
• Having a current Arizona State driver’s license is desirable.
• Must be in good physical condition.
• Must have initiative, creativity, problem-solving skills, good judgment in handling different personalities and emerging situations, a sense of humor, the ability to actively listen in assessing individual students, teachers, and program needs, proficiency in good communication skills with both children and adults, a positive attitude in normal and crisis situations, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to delegate.
• Must have knowledge and understanding of good teaching techniques and child psychology.