Middle School Girls Soccer Coach

About the role

Manage and supervise athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.

Responsibilities

• Holds tryouts for team prospects and encourages students to participate.
• Assesses skills and determines team members and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Coaches and instructs players, individually and in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are maintained.
• Models sportsmanship-like behavior and reflects appropriate conduct towards players, school community, officials, and spectators regarding policies, procedures, performances, and problems.
• Communicates with the Principal and Athletic Director regarding policies, procedures, performances, and problems.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, physicals, equipment/uniform inventory, and other related records.

Requirements

Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma; at least one (1) year of experience is preferred, but not required, so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed; and meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Physical demands: lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs or more; pushing and/or pulling; climbing; stooping, kneeling and/or crawling; reaching; talking; hearing; seeing.

Work conditions: normal working environment.

General requirements: the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

Qualifications

Vocational preparation may come from any of the following: vocational education, apprentice training, on-the-job training, essential experience in other jobs.

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