8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

Culver-Community-Schools-Corporation; Culver (IN); On-site; USD 12,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Culver Community Schools Corporation is seeking a high school head coach to organize and supervise a comprehensive athletics program, lead in-service and staff development, and model exemplary sportsmanship.

The role requires coaching experience in major sports, strong knowledge of sport techniques, and the ability to motivate student athletes while maintaining high standards of conduct, safety, and academic balance.

Qualifications

• Coaches must be able to organize and supervise a total sports program.
• Head coach must have prior successful coaching experience in the assigned sport (major sports).
• Must possess substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and stay current with new theories and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Has thorough knowledge of Culver Community Schools Corporation athletic policies and ensures staff compliance.
• Understands system, state, and league regulations; interprets and applies them consistently.
• Directs staff through conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to align with the overall program.
• Trains and informs staff, encourages professional growth through clinics and policy adherence.
• Delegates duties, supervises implementation, and evaluates assistants at season end.
• Maintains discipline, handles grievances, and works to boost morale and cooperation.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the athletic director/principal.
• Assists in scheduling, transportation, and tournament logistics; ensures facilities times are met.
• Provides documentation for physical examinations, parental consent, and eligibility; safeguards equipment and sites.
• Advises and recommends policy or procedural changes to athletic leadership.
• Mentors student athletes to promote character traits and supports homework and conduct monitoring.
• Assists athletes in college or advanced education selection.

Skills

Program supervision

Coaching experience

Tech knowledge

Role model

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Has the ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.
• 2. Has previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport. (Major sports)
• 3. The head coach must have substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport

  and, at the same time, must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to

  the field.

• 4. The head coach must serve as an appropriate role model for student athletes through

  his/her instructions and actions.

REPORTS TO:

The athletic director, who provides overall objectives and final evaluation in conjunction with the high school principals

SUPERVISES:

In several instances, the head coach must advise, coordinate, and support a staff of high school assistant coaches and middle school coaches in conjunction with the athletic director and respective principal.

JOB GOAL:

To instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to sociallyacceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes. To upgrade his/her knowledge and skills through coaching clinics, observations, consultation, etc.

GENERAL:

• 1. The success of athletic programs has a strong influence on the community's image of the entire system. The public exposure is considerable.
• 2. The position includes other unusual aspect such as extended time, risk injury factor and due process predicaments.
• 3. It is the express intent of this job description to give sufficient guidance to function. In cases not specifically covered, it shall be assumed that a coachshall exercise common sense and good judgment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 1. Has a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by the Culver Community Schools Corporation Schools' Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation by the entire staff of thesports program.
• 2. Has knowledge of existing system, state, and league regulations; implements same consistently andinterprets them for staff.
• 3. Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers to all requests or grievances throughproper channels. Is aware of all public/staff/departmental meetings that require attendance.
• 4. Established the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff. Designs conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
• 5. Trains and informs staff, encourages professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance accordingto local clinic policy.
• 6. Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation and, at season's end, analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.
• 7. Maintains discipline, adjusts grievances, and works to increase morale and cooperation.
• 8. Performs such other duties which may be assigned by the athletic director/principal.

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 4. Established the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff. Designs conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
• 5. Trains and informs staff, encourages professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance accordingto local clinic policy.
• 6. Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation and, at season's end, analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.
• 7. Maintains discipline, adjusts grievances, and works to increase morale and cooperation.
• 8. Performs such other duties which may be assigned by the athletic director/principal.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• 9. Assists the athletic director in scheduling, providing transportation and requirements for tournamentsand special sport events.
• 10. Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adheres toscheduled facility times. Coordinates program with maintenance and school employees.
• 11. Provides documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations,parental consent, and eligibility.
• 12. Provides proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.
• 13. Advises the athletic director and recommends policy, method, or procedural changes.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 14. Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletesthe character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
• 15. Gives constant attention to a student athlete's grades and conduct.
• 16. By his/her presence at all practices games and while traveling, aids, guidance and safeguards for each participant.
• 17. Provides training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete who is considered a participant.
• 18. Initiates programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention, and emergencies.
• 19. Completes paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to athletic officewithin 24 hours.
• 20. Directs student managers, assistants, and statisticians.
• 21. Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary and contracts parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
• 22. Assists athletes in their college or advanced educational selection.

FINANCE AND EQUIPMENT:

• 23. Participates in the budgeting function with the athletic director by establishing requirements for thenext season. Recommends equipment guidelines as to type, style, color, or technical specifications.Is responsible for operating within budget appropriations.
• 24. Is accountable for all equipment and collects the cost of any equipment lost or not returned. Arranges for issuing, storing, and reconditioning of equipment and submits annual inventory andcurrent records concerning same.
• 25. Properly marks and identifies all equipment before issuing or storing.
• 26. Monitors equipment rooms and coaches' offices, authorizes who may enter, issue or requisitionequipment.
• 27. Permits the athletes to only be in authorized areas of the building at appropriate times.
• 28. Examines locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on general cleanliness of thefacility. Responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of specific sport equipment.
• 29. Secures all doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving the building if custodians are not on duty.
• 30. Instills in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

• 31. Organizes parents, coaches, players, and guests for preseason meetings.
• 32. Promotes the sport within the school through recruiting athletes who are not in another sportsprogram and promotes the sport outside the school through news media, little league programs, or inany other feasible manner.
• 33. Responsible for the quality, effectiveness, and validity of any oral or written release to local media.
• 34. Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, booster club, parents, officials,volunteers, and fans.
• 35. Presents information to news media concerning schedules, tournaments, and results