26/27 School Year: Tennis Head Coach

Maury County Public Schools; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A local school district in Spring Hill, Tennessee is seeking an Athletic Director to manage its athletic programs. The role involves overseeing game preparations, scheduling, ensuring participant eligibility, and maintaining safety protocols. Responsibilities also include hiring officials, securing first aid supplies, and conducting regular checks on athletic facilities. The ideal candidate should demonstrate solid knowledge of sports, effective communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, and parents.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates and applies current knowledge related to assignment in both games and practices.
• Effectiveness in working with students, staff, and parents.
• Must possess strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Commitment to safety and first aid procedures.
• Leads with discipline and professional conduct.
• Excellent collaboration with coaches and administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage business concerning athletic programs.
• Hire registered officials and support during contests.
• Maintain communication with transportation services.
• Maintain contest site condition and ensure spectator control.
• Plan for media coverage and coordinate transportation for events.
• Maintain safety equipment and first aid supplies as per policy.
• Handle tickets, season passes, and gate operations.
• Oversee equipment inventory and end-of-year reconciliations.
• Oversee concession operations and staff volunteers.
• Coordinate parking and access for teams and officials.
• Arrange game officials and dressing facilities for visiting teams.
• Ensure eligibility and insurance files for participants.
• Communicate with MCPS Transportation and Central Office.
• Submit timely reports to district offices and athletic associations.

Skills

Knowledge of sports and coaching techniques

First aid techniques

Communication skills

Ability to work with students, staff, and parents

Self-control and sportsmanship

Education

Degree in Physical Education or related field

Job description

Qualifications

• Demonstrates and applies current knowledge related to assignment in both games and practices.
• Presentation of the fundamentals
• Conditioning
• Game preparation
• Utilizes proper first aid techniques
• Demonstrates continuous professional growth
• Effectiveness: In working with students, staff and parents
• Discipline: Firm but fair and consistent
• Communication with players: Individual and as a team
• Conduct: Conduct of team and set an example of self-control and good sportsmanship for players, parents, and spectators

Job Overview

• The Athletic Director shall be directly responsible to the Principal and or Assistant Principal in the performance of all his/her duties. He/she is to assume duties of managing business concerning the athletic program. He/she will assume any other duties the Principal and or Assistant Principal may direct him/her to assume. By accepting the position, the Athletic Director agrees to support and adhere to MCPS Policies and MCPS Athletic Vision and Guidelines.

Job Functions

• Encourage schedules that are educationally and physically sound for the athlete. Originate contracts with schools and officials that are complete and specific.
• Hire registered officials when designated to do so and arrange for their comfort and security.
• Support officials in cases of adverse rulings in the absence of the Principal.
• Follow established procedures to maintain contest site condition.
• Maintain sidelines for exclusive use of players, coaches, officials and approved MCPS administration. Plan and execute spectator control so there is no encroachment on playing space.
• Refuse admission to any person to MCPS contests who show or has shown lack of sportsmanship.
• Plan and provide working accommodations for media covering the contest.
• Become familiar with the district's public relations (PR) philosophy, as well as the PR responsibilities of the Administrator In-Charge.
• Submit proper paperwork in a timely manner to the MCPS Central Office and the TSSAA.
• Maintain clear, accurate and timely communication with the MCPS Transportation services.
• Overseeing the preparation of playing area:
  • Timer's clock
  • Scoreboard
  • Public address system
  • Marking or lining of game area in all sports
• Providing for adequate security and Emergency Medical Technician services (according to district policy):
  • Monitor accessibility and functionality of defibrillator/AED, epi-pen, etc. for games and practice
• Accounting for tickets:
  • Season tickets
  • Pre-game sales
  • Sales at gate or door
  • Arrange and supervise all ticket-selling or ticket-taking personnel
  • Oversee equipment and uniform inventory:
    • Obtain inventory from head coaches and submit to the Principal and or Assistant Principal at the end of the year
    • Reconciliation at the end of each season
• Oversee concession operations:
  • Purchasing
  • Sales reconciliation
  • Recruiting staff volunteers to work events
• Arrangements for parking:
  • Mark school-ground parking areas
  • Arrange for special parking area for teams, officials, bands, and cheerleaders
  • Allow for a direct traffic route open at all times to the playing area
• Arrange for game officials:
  • Secure substitutes when appropriate
  • Secure officials for postponed games or matches
  • Provide for dressing space for officials
  • Conform to state association regulation concerning officials
• Act as host to visiting team:
  • Make dressing facilities available
  • Communicate with visiting school one (1) week prior to the game or match to ascertain any needs of the visiting team, band, cheerleaders, or school officials
• Supervise upkeep of play and practice area:
  • Continue checks to maintain safety and appearance of the areas
• Collaborate with head coaches and band directors to arrange game or performance transportation
• Oversee interscholastic athletic participant eligibility:
  • Maintain files on eligibility
  • Monitor filing for eligibility (in accordance with TSSAA and MCPS)
• Monitor interscholastic athletic participant insurance:
  • Maintain files on insurance coverage on each participant
  • File for claims
  • Acquaint coaches, band directors and participants with requirement for insurance coverage and supervise proper filing for parents' permission forms and physical examinations record
• Secure and maintain first aid supplies
• Responsible for collaborating with coaches to ensure reports are accurate and submitted in a timely manner:
  • TSSAA Reports
  • MCPS district office reports
  • Other
• Consult with principal regarding communication plan for interscholastic athletic programs:
  • Within school
  • Community
  • Media
• Attend athletic meetings:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Tournament

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