Basketball Coach - Girls 7th Grade

New-Buffalo-Area-Schools; New Buffalo (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

New Buffalo Area Schools is seeking a coach for the winter season running from January 2027 through March 3, 2027. The role requires dependable, punctual and organized candidates with strong communication skills, plus playing or coaching experience at the high school or college level.

The coach will observe and assess student skills, organize preseason drills and game strategies, assign positions, and lead during practices and games. Commitment to safety and district policies is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older and clear a criminal background check.
• Playing experience at the high school or college level and/or coaching experience required.
• Proof of current First Aid and CPR certifications.
• Must provide certificate of completion for online concussion training course assigned by NBAS.

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest professionalism and ethics in all interactions with athletes, staff, parents, booster clubs and the community.
• Solicit potential student-athletes within the family of schools through organized recruiting efforts.
• Teach sportsmanship, cooperation, work ethic, personal responsibility, and competitiveness to student-athletes.
• Engage in academic monitoring with teachers, counselors, and other academic support staff.
• Supervise student-athletes before, during, and after practices and contests, including in locker rooms, on buses and at all times.
• Know how to complete an incident report for injuries or problems that occur at practices or games.
• Execute district and facility emergency protocols.
• Condition athletes with endurance, strength, and agility activities.
• Conduct practices emphasizing teamwork, skill development, learning rules and strategies, and student-athlete improvement.
• Communicate with family of school coaches at various levels to foster school pride and program cohesiveness.
• Follow through on required paperwork including online coaching orientation, rosters, physicals, insurance forms, and parent consent forms.
• Adhere to MHSAA policies, district athletic department and national coaching standards as outlined in coaches handbook.
• Participate in end of season performance evaluation including self-reflection and feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Winter 2027

Season: January 2027 through March 3, 2027

Requirements:

Dependable, punctual, organized, empowering, good communication skills.

Job Duties

The coach observes students' skills with trials and practices, then decides who makes the team. With an organized team, the coach then begins to train the students throughout the preseason process. The coach assigns everyone specific positions and comes up with drills and organized game strategies.

After the season starts, the coach arrives at every game and guides their team throughout the match-ups. If any necessary changes have to be made during the game, they will be in charge of authorizing and implementing them.

Physical Demands:

• Frequently stand for long periods of time.
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
• Keep or regain the body's balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired.

Necessary Qualifications:

1. 1. Must be 18 years of age or older and clear a criminal background check.
2. 2. Playing experience at the high school or college level and/or coaching experience required.
3. 3. Proof of current First Aid and CPR certifications.
4. 4. Must provide certificate of completion for online concussion training course assigned by NBAS.

NBAS recognizes the important role educational athletics plays in the academic success and retention of its students. Therefore, the coach will be expected to:

1. 1. Maintain the highest order of professionalism and display highest level of ethical and moral behavior at all times including building positive relationships with athletes, staff, parents, booster clubs and community. The coach will create a student-centered environment and team culture of success as defined by the district in the national coaching standards.
2. 2. The coach is expected to solicit potential student-athletes within their family of schools for their teams through organized recruiting efforts such as school visits, distribution of flyers/posters, school announcements, lunch hour sign-up opportunities, visiting family of schools, and well-advertised open try-outs.
3. 3. Teach sportsmanship, cooperation, work ethic, personal responsibility, and competitiveness to all student-athletes. The coach will also enforce district and department behavioral and academic expectations of student-athletes.
4. 4. Engage in academic monitoring with teachers, counselors, and other academic support staff.
5. 5. Supervise student-athletes before, during, and after practices and contests, including in locker rooms, on busses and at all other times. The coach will be at all practices and games on time and not leave until all student-athletes have left.
6. 6. Know how to complete an incident report for injuries or problems that occur at any athletic practices or games.
7. 7. Execute district and facility emergency protocols.
8. 8. Condition athletes with developmental and age appropriate activities that include endurance, strength, and agility.
9. 9. Conduct practices which place emphasis on the importance of teamwork, skill development, learning rules and strategies, and student-athlete improvement.
10. 10. Communicate and interact with family of school coaches at middle, high school and elementary levels as a means to foster school pride and program cohesiveness.
11. 11. Follow through on all required paperwork including but not limited to online coaching orientation, rosters, physicals, insurance forms, and parent consent forms.
12. 12. Adhere to all MHSAA policies, district athletic department and national coaching standards as outlined in the coaches handbook at all times.
13. 13. Participate in an end of season performance evaluation which will include self-reflection, student-athlete and athletic director feedback.
14. 14. Perform other duties as assigned.