Head Outdoor Track and Field Coach

Head Varsity Outdoor Track & Field Coach North Middlesex Regional High School North Middlesex Regional High School is seeking a qualified, motivated, and student-centered candidate for the position of Head Varsity Outdoor Track & Field Coach. The Head Coach is responsible for the overall leadership, organization, development, and culture of the North Middlesex Outdoor Track & Field Program. The successful candidate will provide a positive, competitive, inclusive, and development-focused experience for student-athletes while overseeing a program that serves athletes across a wide range of events, abilities, and experience levels. Responsibilities Provide overall leadership, organization, and direction for the North Middlesex Outdoor Track & Field Program. Plan and oversee organized, purposeful practices that address the needs of student-athletes across all track and field event groups. Develop and coordinate appropriate training plans for sprints, distance, hurdles, relays, jumps, throws, and other applicable events. Coordinate assistant coaches and establish clear responsibilities for event groups, instruction, supervision, and meet-day responsibilities. Establish a consistent program philosophy, expectations, terminology, and approach to student-athlete development. Evaluate student-athletes and help identify events that best match their abilities, interests, development, and team needs. Coordinate meet entries, relay teams, event assignments, and competitive strategies. Provide student-athletes with constructive instruction, feedback, and opportunities for continued development. Promote participation while maintaining appropriate competitive standards and preparing student-athletes for league and postseason competition. Establish clear expectations for attendance, effort, accountability, behavior, teamwork, sportsmanship, and academic responsibility. Promote effort, accountability, respect, teamwork, resilience, personal improvement, and positive representation of North Middlesex. Create an environment that welcomes experienced competitors as well as student-athletes who are new to track and field. Work collaboratively with assistant coaches to provide appropriate instruction and supervision across multiple event areas. Maintain appropriate supervision of student-athletes before, during, and after practices and competitions, including locker rooms, facilities, and transportation locations. Communicate professionally and effectively with student-athletes, families, coaches, administrators, officials, and opposing programs. Follow and reinforce the Athletic Department's communication protocol while encouraging appropriate student-athlete self-advocacy. Prioritize student-athlete health and safety and follow all applicable emergency, concussion, weather, heat, and return-to-play procedures. Ensure appropriate instruction, supervision, and safety procedures for throwing, jumping, hurdling, and other specialized event areas. Manage program equipment, uniforms, inventory, facility needs, and other program resources in coordination with the Athletic Department. Work collaboratively with the Director of Athletics regarding scheduling, transportation, facilities, staffing, meet management, and overall program needs. Collaborate with the North Middlesex middle school track programs to promote participation, consistency, and a developmental pathway into the high school program. Attend required Athletic Department, league, postseason, and program meetings. Follow all North Middlesex Regional School District, Athletic Department, Mid-Wach League, and MIAA policies, rules, and procedures. Represent North Middlesex Athletics professionally and model appropriate conduct and sportsmanship. Perform additional program-related duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics. Qualifications Preferred qualifications include: Previous track and field coaching and/or competitive experience. Previous head coaching or significant varsity track and field coaching experience preferred. Strong knowledge of track and field fundamentals, rules, training principles, meet procedures, and student-athlete development. Knowledge and experience across multiple track and field event areas. Ability to effectively organize and supervise a large program with student-athletes participating in multiple event groups and locations. Ability to lead, coordinate, and develop an assistant coaching staff. Ability to create effective training plans while accounting for different events, experience levels, and student-athlete needs. Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills. Commitment to creating a positive, inclusive, competitive, and development-focused program. Commitment to student-athlete academic achievement, character development, sportsmanship, personal improvement, and overall well-being. Ability to communicate appropriately and professionally with families while supporting student-athlete self-advocacy. Willingness to collaborate with the middle school track programs and other North Middlesex athletic programs. Completion of all required district and MIAA coaching certifications prior to participation. The successful candidate will understand that leading a track and field program requires balancing participation, individual development, team success, and competitive excellence. The Head Coach will be responsible for creating a unified program across all event groups, effectively utilizing the coaching staff, developing student-athletes from entry-level participants through postseason competitors, and building a strong pathway from middle school through the varsity program. Set the Standard. Earn It.

Salary : $5,989 - $6,825