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Company size
11-50 employees
Job sector
Education & Training
occupation category
Coaches and Scouts
Job type
Contract
Work environment
In person
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- Monitors environmental conditions and modifies participation as needed to ensure the health and safety of participants
- Presents information to news media concerning schedules, tournaments, and results in a timely manner
- Monitors the academic eligibility of student athletes
- Keeps abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to their sport
- Examines locker rooms before and after practices and games
- Protects student athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities
- Maintains effective community / public relations
- Coaches student-athletes in their growth and development in the sport with techniques and fundamentals of their position and sport conditioning
- Authorizes and implements any necessary changes that have been made during the game
- Establishes performance criteria for competition and evaluate students’ athletic abilities initially and on a regular basis
- Collaborates with program directors to fulfill all legal responsibilities and risk management procedures associated with coaching
- Works with athletic director to schedule competitions and coordinate arrangements
- Participates in the budget process with the Director of Athletic Programs
- Call plays and makes decisions about strategy and player substitutions during games
- Oversees the development and management of the sports program budget and fundraising activities
- Plans and directs physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance
- Cleans, maintains and stores tools and equipment
- Assigns everyone specific positions and comes up with drills and organized game strategies
- Initiates programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention, and emergencies
- Instructs individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results
- Develops individualized educational plans in collaboration with teachers and other staff members
- Directs supervision of assistant coaches, all staff disciplinary actions, and any other personnel management duties as required to maintain a successful staff
- Provides documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations, parental consent and eligibility
- Models, teaches and reinforces ethical behavior with program participants
- Counsels student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues
- Plans training courses and sessions
- Plans and develops programs for events and schedules activities
- Oversees the process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all campus athletic equipment
- Accompanies and supervises student athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports including out-of-town trips
- Selects, acquires, stores, and issues equipment and other materials as necessary
- Documents unreturned equipment and follows policy to secure return or sanctions of student-athlete
- Plans, strategies, and chooses team members for individual games or sports seasons
- Holds tryouts for high school students to attend
- Monitors and enforces student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation
- Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary, and contacts parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible
- Provides accurate information about drugs and supplements to athletes and advocate for drug-free sport participation
- Explains and demonstrates the use of sports and training equipment, such as trampolines or weights
- Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practice and adheres to scheduled facility times
- Coordinates program with maintenance and school employees
- Adjusts coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes
- Develops and coordinates a continuing evaluation of coaching program and make changes based on findings
- Arranges for and offer incentives to prospective players
- Keeps records of athletes’ and opponents’ performances
- Contacts the parents of players to provide information and answer questions
- List standards for safeguarding the maintenance and repair personal
- Ensures all student-athletes and team captain’s attend required athletic department functions
- Reduces potential injuries by instituting safe and proper training principles and procedures
- Files scouting reports that detail player assessments, provide recommendations on athlete recruitment, and identifies locations and individuals to be targeted for future recruitment efforts
- Analyzes athletes' performance technically, physically, tactically, and mentally
- Develops, communicates, and implements clear and evident philosophy for training aligning with standards and best practices
- Works closely with the academic support staff to monitor overall performance of athletes’ academic progress
- Coordinates travel arrangements and travel with team to away contests
- Selects equipment and instructional materials
- Hires, supervises, and works with extended coaching staff
- Encourages sportsmanlike conduct in all phases of athletic participation
- Arranges and conducts sports-related activities, such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs
- Identifies and mitigates physical, psychological, and sociocultural conditions that predispose athletes to injuries
- Supports the decisions of sports medicine professionals to help athletes have a healthy return to participation following an injury
- Promotes the sport within the school by recruiting student-athletes that are not participating in athletics
- Designs instructional programs for the team and individual student athletes and instruct student-athletes on how to implement a game plan as determined for each competition
- Applies and enforces student discipline during athletic contests, practice sessions, and while on trips off school property in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook
- Organizes parents, coaches, and players for pre-season meetings
- Assists student-athletes in their college or advanced educational selection
- Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies
- Provides assistance, guidance and safeguards for each participant by his/her presence at all practices, games and while traveling
- Includes athletes with disabilities in meaningful participation in established sport programs and considers options for athletes who cannot participate in traditional sport opportunities
- Attends games, views videotapes of the athletes’ performances, and studies statistics about the athletes to determine their talent and potential
- Completes all necessary documentation
- Develops team and individual strategies to have the greatest chance of winning within the sport, through on-court/field teaching, and video instruction
- Implements a positive and enjoyable sport climate based on best practices for psychosocial and motivational principles to maximize athlete and team well-being and performance
- Performs activities that support a team or a specific sport, such as participating in community outreach activities, meeting with media representatives, and appearing at fundraising events
- Secures all doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving building or facility when custodians are not on duty
- Provides training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours
- Monitors athletes' use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use
- Models and encourages nutritional practices that ensure the health and safety of athletes
- Abides by the code of conduct within their coaching context
- Serves as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games, such as volleyball, football, and soccer
- Enforces safety rules and regulations
- Decides who makes the tryout cuts by observing the students’ skills with trial and practices
- Ensures the effective teaching and instruction of all specific technical skill areas to student-athletes
- Manages and supervises athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship
- Keeps and reviews paper, computerized, and video records of athlete, team, and opposing team performance
- Arrives at every game and guides their team throughout the match-ups
- Travels to events and evaluates potential student-athlete talent
- Talks to the athlete and the coaches to see if the athlete has what it takes to succeed
- Compiles, maintains, and files all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required
- Maintains good public relations with news media, booster club, parents, officials, volunteers and fans
- Marks and identifies all equipment before issuing or storing
- Completes reports of all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to athletic office within 24 hours
- Evaluates athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics
- Develops awareness of common injuries in sport and provide immediate and appropriate care within scope of practice
- Advises the Director of Athletic Programs and recommends policy, method, or procedural changes
- Recommends equipment upgrades and purchases with each year-end report
- Reads newspapers and other news sources to find athletes to consider
- Recruits student-athletes who meet University academic and athletic standards
- Identifies and recruits potential athletes by sending recruitment letters, meeting with recruits, and arranging and offering incentives, such as athletic scholarships
