Middle School Softball Coach

Essential Duties

• Assist the head coach with assigned duties
• Serve as a positive role model to players, parents, and community members
• Teach sport techniques, playing rules, strategies, and playing tactics
• Condition athletes appropriately within local and stated guidelines for activities requiring endurance, strength, and agility
• Preside over team activities including all scheduled team practices and games
• Teach sportsmanship, cooperation, work ethic, and responsibility to one's team
• Monitor players and other coaches' conduct during games
• Manage equipment and playing facilities in a responsible manner
• Perform related duties as required
• Report information to supervisor/Athletic Director
• Follow all local school, CCSD, State, and Federal guidelines and regulations pertaining to working with children and students
• Communicate effectively with parents, athletic director, principal, and students through written and oral communication
• Positively motivate student-athletes to learn sport strategies, maintain passing grades, and become positive school role models

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work well with student-athletes of various ability levels
• Basic knowledge of sport
• Willingness to learn and follow District and state rules and guidelines regarding middle school sports
• Prior coaching experience is helpful but not required
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Ability to be neat, orderly, and honest
• Ability to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Ability to adhere to expected policies and procedures as stated