Assistant JV Field Hockey Coach

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Douglas Estates (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A public school district in Douglas Estates is seeking a dedicated coach to instruct athletes in crucial skills and strategies necessary for success. The coach will promote character development, self-discipline, and good sportsmanship among student athletes while ensuring adherence to school athletic policies. The role includes mentoring athletes and providing guidance during practices and games, thus fostering a positive community image for the school's athletic programs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of athletic policies approved by the Board and proper channels for requests or grievances.
• Commitment to sportsmanship, safety, and mental health of student athletes.
• Ability to mentor and develop character traits such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training.
• Act as a mentor and promote character development in student athletes.
• Ensure adherence to athletic policies approved by the Board of Education.

Skills

Coaching ability

Team leadership

Job description

Reports To: The athletic director, who provides overall objectives and final evaluation in conjunction with the 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 socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes.

Performance Responsibilities

Has a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by the Chapel Hill-Carolina City Schools' Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation. Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.

General Success

The success of athletic programs has a strong influence on the community's image of the entire system. The public exposure is a considerable responsibility and community/parent pressure for winning performance is taxing, but must not override the objectives of good sportsmanship and good mental health. The position includes other unusual aspects such as extended time, risk injury factor and due process predicaments. 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 coach shall exercise common sense and good judgment.

Student Responsibilities

Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletes of the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. By his/her presence at all practices, games and while traveling, provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.