Football JV2 Head Coach

Season runs August through November. Starting stipend: $2663+ (based on experience).

About the role

To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill development, and create an appreciation for the values of student connectedness, discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

Responsibilities

• Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Plans, schedules, and attends a regular program of practice in season.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted.
• Establishes participant criteria based on student athlete skill, ability, and eligibility and informs parents and participants of these criteria.
• Works collaboratively with the athletic director and varsity head coach in implementing the philosophy and direction of the sport.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Maintains, monitors, and reacts to daily attendance reports and participant emergency medical cards as necessary.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the areas of physical and emotional health and safety.
• Maintains competency in understanding and enforcing WIAA, Big 8 Conference and School Board rules, policies, and procedures.
• Enforces WIAA and district policies regarding eligibility criteria in interscholastic competition in the sport and monitors it through district software.
• Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
• Works closely with the high school athletics and activities director and varsity head coach in interscholastic contests.
• Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies, and uniforms to head varsity coach.
• Responsible for all equipment.
• Develops a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program.
• Acts as a liaison with the booster clubs.
• Keeps other coaches informed of rules and other relevant changes within the particular sport.
• Uses generally accepted practices and discretion in determining the proper course of action while using good decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates emotional maturity.
• Represents the district in professional manner.
• Other duties may be assigned by the athletic department.

Pre-season duties

• Plans, communicates, and executes with cooperation of the head varsity coach a pre-season meeting for prospective student-athletes and their parents to communicate team schedule, policies and procedures.
• Develops and distributes a team handbook in cooperation with the varsity head coach by the first team meeting to include at least the following: practice schedule, team rules and policies, coaching philosophy statement, special dates and events, game schedule, team tryout process and criteria, lettering policy, how parents/students should communicate with head coach, and how players earn playing time.
• Attends and participates in Athletic Department sponsored athletic code meetings.
• Attends annual clinics or workshops that aim to enhance knowledge of the specific sport or other area as assigned by administration.
• Selects and defines responsibilities of student managers.
• Determines and communicates responsibilities of assistant coaches.
• Provides inservices for assistant and sub-varsity coaches via staff meetings, program goals, duties definition and expectations, etc.
• Recommends assistant or volunteer coaches to the High School Athletics and Activities Director.

In-season duties

• Takes the initiative to communicate activity on a regular basis to the High School Athletics and Activities Director.
• Plans and executes a regular program of practice in season.
• Develops and completes practice plans for each practice session. Provides documentation for each practice session upon request of administration.
• Establishes a team philosophy and system that is complementary and/or supportive to that of the entire program.
• Maintains accurate statistics, records, and results of the season.

Post-season duties

• Collects, inventories, and arranges to clean and repair all equipment. Provides inventory documentation upon request of administration.

Supervisory responsibilities

• Supervises students of particular program.

Requirements

• Coaching in the particular sport, with at least 3 years of experience. Experience at the middle/high school level preferred.
• First aid, CPR, and Blood Borne Pathogen training is required.
• Knowledge in sports medicine would be desirable.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents or employees of the district.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Exhibit qualities of leadership and organizational ability and reflect a spirit of cooperation in working with staff and school administration.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in a specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in verbal and written form.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, WIAA requirements, and School Board policies.
• Ability to use computers and other technology to accomplish job responsibilities.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to connect, inspire, and lead students with a variety of learning styles and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to direct others, deal with people and influence people in their opinions, attitudes, and judgments.
• Ability to work effectively with people who express conflicting opinions.
• Ability to maintain poise, develop a pattern of consistency when dealing with stressful situations, and put the best interest of the students as a whole above all else.
• Ability to make judgments and decisions by solving problems, making evaluations, or reaching conclusions.
• Ability to perform a variety of duties.

Physical attributes

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Occasionally the employee will sit and/or run.
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the trunk while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee will frequently squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward, and repeat the same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job.
• The specific vision requirements of the job include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance.
• While performing the duties of the job the employee frequently is required to hear conversation in quiet as well as a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from.
• The employee must be able to communicate to the team in order to give directions.

Work environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will continuously work inside or outside depending on the sport.
• Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers.
• The employee has direct responsibility for the safety, well-being and work output of others.
• The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.