Summary

Maranatha Christian Academy is an influential school of collaborators, innovators, and explorers grounded in Christian faith, and empowering co-creators of tomorrow. The coach will build or assist in building a program with a solid foundation that teaches student-athletes technical and tactical skills along with other valuable life skills through competition.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Head Coaches

• Develop a summer camp and summer training program that you will oversee.
• Develop a spiritual development plan for the season.
• Hire and train assistant coaches. Involve them in planning and decision making. Assign responsibilities.
• Meet with middle school coaches regularly and develop them as coaches.
• Complete all MSHSL and MSCHSA coach requirements.
• Connect with coaches from other schools and build your competition schedule.
• Keep inventory and a detailed list of equipment. Meet with athletic director to order new equipment.
• Communicate sport specific website updates to the athletic department.
• Schedule and direct a pre-season interest meeting for families.
• Attend a pre-season meeting with the athletic director.
• Organize a community outreach team activity.
• Plan special event nights such as youth night, parent night, senior night, teacher appreciation, etc.
• Plan a varsity team retreat and team building day.
• Meet with the strength coach to make a strength and conditioning plan for the season.
• Send information needed for the media guide to the athletic department.
• Develop a program-wide, middle school and high school, practice schedule.
• Train athletes in a productive way that fits within the scope of the philosophy of Mustang Athletics.
• Develop a youth program.
• Develop a detailed plan for tryouts and practices.
• Input game schedules and update scores and stats on required sites.
• Communicate regularly with families through email, GroupMe, and in-person communication.
• Work with athletes on setting and reaching their individual and team goals.
• Connect regularly with athletes about their role and skill development.
• Name and meet with captains regularly to develop them as leaders.
• Film home/away games and schedule time to meet with the team to watch film if it is available.
• Conduct post-season evals of assistant coaches.
• Submit end of season report to the athletic director.
• Attend a post-season meeting with the athletic director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Assistant Coaches

• Assist head coaches with any and all of the previous essential duties and responsibilities above. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Head coaches will manage high school and middle school assistant coaches. Communicate regularly with assistant coaches and develop them in a way that fits the culture of the program. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures as outlined in the MCA Coaches’ Handbook. Responsibilities include training coaches; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance with a post-season evaluation on assistant coaches; addressing complaints and resolving problems.