Lead Girls Lacrosse Coach — Build Talent & Character

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Job summary

Northern High School in Owings, Maryland is hiring a Head Girls Lacrosse Coach to lead the program and mentor student athletes. The job reports to the Principal/Activities Director and requires developing an athlete-centered coaching philosophy while instilling positive values.

The position emphasizes safety, game preparation, and compliance with Maryland Interscholastic athletic requirements by the end of year one. Salary is a district stipend with standard employment terms.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated management, leadership and human relations skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions.
• Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to the duties and responsibilities listed below.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
• Identify, model and teach positive values and behaviors through sports.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct.
• Prevent injuries by ensuring the facility and equipment is safe and appropriate.
• Monitor environmental conditions and modify participation as needed.
• Recognize injuries and provide immediate and appropriate care.
• Design and implement a training, conditioning, recovery and nutritional program for your team.
• Facilitate the social and emotional growth of athletes by creating a positive athletic environment.
• Provide an opportunity for athletes to learn responsibility and leadership.
• Develop and monitor goals for each athlete and the program.
• Organize and plan practices to maximize performance, time on task and resources.
• Utilize appropriate instructional and communication strategies to enhance learning.
• Demonstrate and utilize appropriate motivational techniques to enhance performance.
• Know and understand the skills and strategies associated with the sport.
• Use appropriate scouting, planning, preparation and analysis for games.
• Demonstrate effective game management.
• Create a positive program, public relationship with your parents, school and community.
• Demonstrate fiscal and organizational record keeping responsibility for your program.
• Facilitate and document an emergency action plan for your program.
• Implement an effective evaluation technique for team, coaches and player performance.
• Fulfill all legal responsibilities and risk management procedures associated with coaching.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Judgment

Ethics

Education

Maryland coach certification requirements

NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach

Job description

Northern High School in Owings, Maryland is hiring a Head Girls Lacrosse Coach to lead the program and mentor student athletes. The job reports to the Principal/Activities Director and requires developing an athlete-centered coaching philosophy while instilling positive values.

The position emphasizes safety, game preparation, and compliance with Maryland Interscholastic athletic requirements by the end of year one. Salary is a district stipend with standard employment terms.