HS Football Head Coach

Gettysburg Area School District; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 12,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Gettysburg Area High School in Gettysburg, PA, seeks a Football Head Coach for the spring season. This role focuses on leadership, athlete development, and fostering a positive, competitive environment for student-athletes.

Responsibilities include overseeing all program activities, coordinating with the athletic director and assist coaches, communicating policies to families, managing equipment, and ensuring student eligibility and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience playing or coaching tennis at high school or collegiate level preferred.
• Strong knowledge of tennis rules, strategies, and techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to motivate student-athletes to perform at their best.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Availability to work afternoons, evenings, and weekends during the spring season.
• Commitment to promoting a positive and inclusive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assume total responsibility for all programs in individual sports.
• Reports all new developments and concerns to the athletic director.
• Assigns assistant coaches to required duties and meets with assistants prior to the start of the season.
• Keeps parents and athletes informed of regulations, policies, and academic requirements in writing.
• Establishes practice periods and seasonal schedules; informs involved parties.
• Maintains equipment, inventory, and ensures safe and proper use; collects uniforms at season end.
• Submits budget requests and assists in coaching evaluations and personnel decisions.

Skills

Tennis knowledge

Communication skills

Motivation and leadership

Organizational skills

After-school availability

Team building

Coaching tennis experience

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Football Head Coach at Gettysburg Area High School. This seasonal position is ideal for someone passionate about tennis and committed to fostering a positive and competitive environment for student-athletes.

Responsibilities

• Assume total responsibility for all programs in individual sports.
• Reports all new developments and concerns to the athletic director.
• Responsible for assigning assistant coaches to required duties and meetings with assistants prior to the start of the season.
• Keep parents and athletes informed of individual sport regulations, school regulations, award policies, and academic performance requirements in writing prior to the start of the season.
• Establishes practice periods and informs athletic director, parents and athletes of seasonal schedules.
• Is responsible for general upkeep of equipment, protection of equipment, inventory of equipment and recommendations for new equipment. Head coaches must be responsible for collecting uniforms at the end of their sports season.
• Submits a budget request on forms provided by the athletic director.
• Assists the athletic director in coaching evaluations and recommendations for personnel in his or her sport.
• Assists the athletic director in seeing that all students are academically eligible, have received a physical and has shown evidence of insurance.
• Submits an end of season report on form provided by the athletic director.
• Responsible for holding athletes accountable for conduct, ensuring good sportsmanship, providing good public relations and notifying the media of results and events.
• Establishment of an emergency program in absence of doctor, nurse, trainer or self.
• Submit to the athletic director all required information and paperwork at time requested.
• Responsible for seeing all participants travel on school provided transportation and have transportation home after athletic contests.
• Maintains the safest possible atmosphere for athletes in which to compete.
• Must have all required GASD coaching certifications.
• Teaches proper and safe skills to participants.
• Submits injury reports to athletic trainers -- is able to keep abreast of the status of injured athletes.
• Does not leave any competition or practice unsupervised.
• Is the first in the locker room and the last to leave.
• Keeps abreast of current coaching trends and techniques.
• Is aware of training rules, school policies and PIAA regulations and enforce them.
• Allow athletes to wear only athletic department issued uniforms in contests.

Requirements

• - Previous experience playing or coaching tennis at a high school or collegiate level preferred.
• - Strong knowledge of tennis rules, strategies, and techniques.
• - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with student-athletes, parents, and staff.
• - Ability to motivate and inspire student-athletes to perform at their best.
• - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• - Availability to work afternoons, evenings, and weekends during the spring season.
• - Commitment to promoting a positive and inclusive team environment.