Girls Head Track Coach - Desert Mountain HS (49820)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
• Affirms player’s skills and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Schedules facilities for practices and competition with the athletics director.
• Assigns duties to assistant coaches as necessary.
• Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observes players, during competition and practice, to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
• Maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory, and other related records.
• Participates in special activities such as parent’s night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
• Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
• Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.
• Potentially drives athletes using district transportation to and from off campus games on 14 passenger Activity Bus and provides proof of insurance as requested.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education & Experience

• Prior coaching experience preferred.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Licensing Requirements

• Valid Department of Public Safety (DPS) Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPCC).
• AZ Teaching Certificate OR AZ Coaching Certificate (preferred but not required).
• NFHS Level I Certification (Includes Concussion in Sports, Fundamentals of Coaching, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Protecting Students from Abuse).
• NFHS Cheer and Dance Safety Certificate (applicable for Cheer, Dance and Spirit Line).
• NFHS First Aid, Health and Safety Certificate / CPR.