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Volleyball Middle School Coach

Sun Prairie Area School District · Sun Prairie, WI · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

This position is for a 7th Grade coach, with the goal of helping 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

The coach will be responsible for coaching individual participants, planning and scheduling practices, overseeing safety conditions, and establishing participant criteria. The coach will also work collaboratively with the athletic director and varsity head coach, enforce discipline and sportsmanlike behavior, and maintain competency in understanding and enforcing WIAA, Big 8 Conference and School Board rules, policies, and procedures.

  • 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

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
  • Develops and distributes a team handbook in cooperation with the varsity head coach
  • 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

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

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • 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

Pay

Starting stipend: $1,902+ (Based on Experience)

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