Middle School Girls Basketball Coach

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Overview

Job Title: Middle School Girls Basketball Coach - Reports to: Athletic Director - Supervises: Middle school assistant coaches - Job Goal: To instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for individual and team success. - Also, provides instruction leading to moral values, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and confidence. - Responsibilities: - 1. Thorough knowledge of athletic policy approved by Westport School Committee. - 2. Knowledge of existing system, state, and league regulations; implements consistently and interprets for staff. - 3. Understands proper administrative line of command and refers requests or grievances through proper channels. - General Duties: - 1. Establishes fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by assistant coaches. - 2. Trains and informs assistant coaches, encourages professional growth through clinic and workshop attendance. - 3. Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation, and analyzes staff effectiveness at season's end. - Administrative Duties: - 1. Assists athletic director in scheduling, providing transportation, and requirements for tournament and special sport events. - 2. Assists in preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times. - 3. Provides documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations, parental consent, and eligibility. - 4. Provides proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment and sites. - Student Responsibilities: - 1. Provides training rules and unique regulations of the sport for each athlete. - 2. Gives constant attention to student athlete's grades and conduct. - 3. Provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant at all practices, games, and while traveling. - Finance and Equipment: - 1. Participates in budgeting function with athletic director by establishing requirements for next season. - 2. Responsible for operating within budget appropriations. - Public Relations: - 1. Organizes parents, coaches, players, and guests for pre-season meetings. - 2. Promotes sport within school through recruiting athletes and promoting outside the school through news media or other feasible manners. - 3. Responsible for quality, effectiveness, and validity of any oral and written release to local media.