Coach - Lacrosse and Track Jumps coaches

TITLE:  Coach

REPORTS TO:  Athletic Director

JOB GOAL:

To develop skills beyond the fundamentals and combine the abilities of individuals into a team effort with the focus on enthusiastic competition in the spirit of fair play, good sportsmanship and friendship.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• See that all members of a team have returned a properly completed insurance and physical examination form BEFORE the first practice.
• Prepare and submit a roster to the Athletic Department office.  Contact the A.D. office with any changes to your roster throughout the season.
• Keep parents abreast of your program.
• Teach sports techniques, playing rules, strategies and playing tactics.
• Condition athletes appropriately for activities requiring endurance, strength and agility.
• Supervise and conduct practices and contest safely: supervise locker rooms and buses.
• Teach sportsmanship, cooperation, work ethic and responsibility to one’s team and model these behaviors for your athletes and families.
• Following a contest, report results to athletic website and newspaper within 3 hours.
• Monitor athletes’ school attendance, grades and personal conduct.
•  Issue, collect, inventory and return uniforms within one week to the Assistant Athletic Director at the conclusion of the season.
• Comply with the rules and regulations of Forsyth Country Day School and the NCISAA.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of applicable team or individual sports and playing rules.
• Demonstrated competitive coaching skills in area of sporting specialty.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with student-athletes.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of strengthening and conditioning methods and techniques.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Regularly required to walk, including across uneven ground, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• Must be able to sit and stand on the floor throughout the day, and bend, kneel, or squat to be at eye level with children.
• Must be able to operate a computer and have basic knowledge of Google Workspace
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed
• Must be able to utilize oral and written communication skills effectively