Job Description
Purpose: Position is responsible for coaching student-athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition and effectively provide the best possible education for each student-athlete. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.
- Salary**: Per Annual Supplemental Contract
- Classification of Employment**: Non-Exempt
- Qualifications**:\\
- Teaching certification or ability to obtain Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) Rule 10 certification.
- Have fundamental knowledge of the activity.
- Ability to select from a variety of instruction methods to teach
- Knowledge of CPR and First Aid is encouraged.
- Essential Functions**:\\
- Knowledge, Skill and Abilities\\
- Ability to develop drill and practice activities that teach and
- enhance individual/team skill development that makes up the game.
- Have knowledge of sport rules and strategies.\\
- Assists in the checking out, maintaining, and checking in equipment.\\
- Ability to plan and enforce appropriate safety and health rules and regulations.
- e. Assists in supervision plan that ensures the safety and welfare of
- students at all times: locker rooms, trips, practices, etc.
- Maintain confidentiality about students and others.\\
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner.\\
- Ability to be an effective communicator with all audiences ? players,
- parents, supervisors, peers and spectators.\\
- Ability to receive, understand and follow directions.\\
- Be able to model/demonstrate activities and equipment used to develop
- basic skills or physical condition.\\
- Ability to observe, diagnose, and prescribe appropriate remediation
- activities during practice and game conditions for players and team.\\
- Must know and be able to apply the developmental stages of each point
- of the game to the needs and ability levels of the team/players.\\
- Assimilate innovations and adapt to changes when applicable.\\
- Assist in the teaching of fundamental philosophy for activity or
- sport.\\
- Analyze and evaluate sports effectiveness.\\
- Assistant in providing training rules and expectations and seeing
- that rules are taught to each participant.\\
- Take responsibility for public relations with all audiences at all
- times.\\
- Support the philosophies of Derby Public Schools and Derby High
- School activities.\\
- May be responsible for supervising students on out-of-town
- activities. This may involve staying overnight and driving a district
- vehicle.\\
- Must have a valid driver's license.\\
- Comply with all district policies, rules and regulations.\\
- 2. Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions**:\\
- Requires the ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged sitting or
- standing periods.\\
- Requires the ability to physically and manually move, lift, carry
- pull or push heavy objects or materials.\\
- R quires the ability to stoop, bend and reach.\\
- Must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments.\\
- Requires regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.\\
- Requires the ability to sit on a bus for extended periods of time.\\
- Requires the ability to carry and/or provide aid to an injured
- player.\\
- Requires the ability to coach in a variety of temperatures, humidity
- levels, and various weather conditions.\\
- Must have the ability to handle both emotional and physical stress.\\
- Must be able to work long and irregular hours.\\
- Must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments.\\
- Occupationally exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially
- infectious materials based on task and procedures required.\\
- Must be able to lift equipment necessary for their sport.\\
- Requires the ability to run practice without fatiguing.\\
- o. Requires the ability to demonstrate agility drills, stretching
- exercises, and sport specific activities.\\
- Swimming and Diving
Contact: Derby High School - Mr. Russell Baldwin, District Activities/Athletic Director in the Athletic Office, (316) 788-8527. High School Assistant Coach.