Boys' Lacrosse JV Head Coach – Lead & Develop

San Dieguito High School Academy; Encinitas (CA); On-site; USD 3,100 - 4,200; Full time

Job summary

San Dieguito Union High School District's San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, CA, is seeking a Boys Lacrosse JV Head Coach for the 2026-2027 season. This seasonal coaching role involves leading student-athletes, coordinating practices and games, and upholding CIF/NFHS standards while prioritizing academics and sportsmanship.

Responsibilities include creating team rules, scheduling, communicating with parents, and maintaining safety certifications.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental skills and techniques, as well as advanced techniques applicable to the sport.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach, enforce, advocate for, and model appropriate behavior, character development, sportsmanship, and educational values for student-athletes.
• Demonstrate the ability to follow the NFHS/ CIF Coaches Code of Conduct.
• Prior experience in the sport is required; experience working with youth is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand that academics are priority.
• Be alert to your student-athletes' academic performance.
• Develop team rules and expectations and communicate these with team & parents.
• Provide schedules for practices, tournaments and games.
• Communicate change in season schedule in a timely manner.
• Be on time and come prepared for all practices and games.
• Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates and TB clearance.
• Encourage all student-athletes to do their best.
• Apply all school and team rules to all student-athletes equally.
• Be professional in all actions and words.
• Create a positive environment for the team.
• Communicate with individual student-athletes as to their role on the team.
• Clearly communicate all NFHS, CIF, SDUHSD, Conference, and team rules to student-athletes and parents.
• Return parent phone calls/emails in a timely manner.
• Communicate with parents as soon as possible regarding any injuries to a student-athlete in the absence of an athletic trainer.
• Explain vacation/absence policy.
• Allow student-athletes time away from practice to make-up tests due to athletic competition or to attend tutoring.
• Off-campus walk-on coaches must turn in their keys in order to get paid.
• All coaches must get permission from their Athletic Director to use district facilities out of season.
• Maintain CIF HOME and MAX PREP results/stats.
• Input Schedule into Arbiter, if required by sport assignor.
• Adhere to CIF Dead Period of your sport during the summer.

Skills

Lacrosse skills

Student-athlete coaching

Code of Conduct

Lacrosse experience

Youth coaching

Education

High School degree preferred

Tools

Lifeguarding Certification

CPR/First Aid/AED

NFHS Football Tackling Certification

NFHS Cheer Safety Certification

Job description

San Dieguito Union High School District's San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, CA, is seeking a Boys Lacrosse JV Head Coach for the 2026-2027 season. This seasonal coaching role involves leading student-athletes, coordinating practices and games, and upholding CIF/NFHS standards while prioritizing academics and sportsmanship.

Responsibilities include creating team rules, scheduling, communicating with parents, and maintaining safety certifications.