Coaching: Assistant Middle School Girls Basketball

TITLE: Coach/Assistant Coach

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Valid South Dakota teaching certiicate/coaching endorsement (preferred)

• Employment as teacher or teacher aid (preferred)
• Previous coaching experience in assigned sport desired
• Knowledge and experience in assigned sport (preferred)
  
  

REPORTS TO: Head Coach in conjunction with sport and Activities Director

SUPERVISES: Athletes and team as assigned, other assistants, and student managers

Performance Responsibilities

• Thorough knowledge of all athletic policy and responsiblity for implementation.
• Knowledge of and compliance with pertinent SDHSAA and ESD regulations.
• Undertands proper administrative line of command and refers all student and parent grievances through proper channels. Aware of public/staff/departmental meeting requirements.
• Maintains discipline and works to increase morale and cooperation in program.
  
  

Administrative Duties

• Scheduling and trasportation responsiblities.
• Prepare for practice, contests, and special events, and adheres to pracice scheules and facility utilization. Coordinates with custodial and support staff.
• Provides documentation to Activities Director for fulfilling pertinent SDHSAA and district requirements concerning physical examinations, parent consent, and student egilibility.
• Proivdes proper safeguards for security of assigned equipment sites.
• Provides training rules not inconsistent with the Student Conduct-Student Activity policy.
• Provide supervision at all practices, games, and while traveling, provides assistance and guidance to and safeguards for each participant.
• Directs student managers and statisticians on respective teams.
• Determins and communicates routine discipline to participants and parents.
  
  

Equipment and Facilities

• Accountable to the Head Coach and/or Activities Director for issuing and collecting all equipment as well as annual inventory records and reporting.
• Annually, recommends budgetary items to head coach per assignment.
• Permits athletes in athletic facilities o nly during authorized/supervised times.
• Checks locker rooms before and after use for cleanliness. Responsible for maintenance of sport equipment.\
• Secures all facilities before leaving.
• Instills in each player a respect for school property, its care and use.
  
  

Program Responsiblity

• Assists Head Coach/AD as assigned.
• Makes media releases and school announcements in a timely fashion.
• Teaches current sport rules, and fundamentals.
• Maintains statistics as needed to adhere to athletic awards policy.
• Works within the basic framework and philosophy of coaching "team".
• Attends all staff meetings and fulfills scouting duties.
• Arrives early enough for meetings, practices, and contest to adequately prepare, and is available after practice for players and staff planning.
• Assists in organization and implementaiton of both in-season and out-of-season conditioning and weight training programs.
• Never critices or argues with other coaching or other staff member in the presence of players or parents.
• Improves knowledge and skills by attending district and area coaching clinics and utilzing other resources made availalbe.
• Attends contest, when possible, of other teams in that sport program.
• Performs other dutis that are consistant with extra duty assignment, and or requested by other coaching staff or activities director.