Athletics - Assistant Coach

Title: Assistant Coach

Reports To: Head Coach / High School or Middle School Athletic Director

Employment Status: Seasonal 

Qualifications:                  1. Valid driver's license.

1. State of Ohio Pupil Activity Permit. 
2. Clear FBI/BCI Background Checks.
3. Proof of above must be on file with the Athletic Director prior to coaching.
4. Coaching and administrative abilities.
5. Ability to relate to, communicate with and inspire young athletes.
6. Knowledge of prevention and care of athletic injuries.
7. Organizational skills/resources to enhance the program.
8. Skill in oral presentations.
9. Ability to collaborate with other coaches.
10. Desire to invest time during season.
11. Knowledge of the sport with emphasis on fundamentals.
12. Knowledge of training and conditioning techniques.
13. Ability to diagnose player deficiencies and prescribe corrective activities.
14. Ability to make minor repairs on equipment.
15. Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and the community.
16. Conscientious and assume responsibility for own work.
17. Good health, high moral character and good attendance record.
18. Demonstrate enthusiasm and a sincere desire to aid all students.

General Description: To cooperatively work with the head coach to prepare a sport team for interscholastic competition.

Essential Functions:

1. Assist in issuing uniforms and equipment to players.
2. Help collect and inventory equipment at end of season.
3. Assist in labeling and recording equipment issued.
4. Help prepare locker room and lockers for players.
5. Assist in the collection of fees.
6. Assist in the preparation of the field for practice sessions and games.
7. Assist with the inventory and stocking of medical supplies in first aid kits.
8. Help organize practice sessions.
9. Help supervise players during practice sessions, meetings and locker room activities.
10. Assist players in prevention and care of injuries.
11. Assist in administering physical examinations forms for all athletes.
12. Shall be accountable for all players meeting necessary requirements pertaining to insurance, physical cards, eligibility forms and athletic waivers.
13. Supervise players on all bus trips.
14. Attend rule interpretation meetings.
15. Attend coaches’ meetings.
16. Perform game duties as assigned.
17. Perform practice duties as assigned.
18. Participate in awards program by distributing awards to players.
19. Support the program as a whole.
20. Follow and enforce the District’s Athletic Handbook.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
2. Help instill in students the belief in and practice of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity, as it pertains to the Board of Education Policy 2431 – Interscholstic Athletics.
3. Conduct other duties related to the assistant coach’s duties as assigned by the Athletic Director and/or Principal.

Additional Working Conditions:

1. Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue.
2. Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions.
3. Occasional interaction with challenging behaviors.