Girls' Track Head Coach

Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and knowledgeable Girls' Track Coach to lead and develop our track team. This position will require the coach to create a positive, inclusive, and competitive environment for the athletes while focusing on skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The ideal candidate will have experience coaching youth sports, a passion for teaching young athletes, and a strong understanding of track fundamentals.

• Work with Athletic Director to develop goals for program improvement
• Recruit players, organize tryouts, select team members
• Work with athletic director to ensure eligibility of athletes
• Decide player positions
• Organize practices, set play
• Keep attendance records for all practices and events
• Guide players’ performance; instruct players on proper techniques
• Foster teamwork and mentor team players
• Set up tutoring & discipline programs as necessary
• Provide leadership to assistant coaches and team members
• Identify program strengths and weaknesses
• In conjunction with Athletic Director, schedule all games, home & away
• Confirm arrangements with AD for all transportation for games
• Involve students and parents (as appropriate) in athletic development and Support.

• Manage the athletic budgets
• Provide for storing, issuing and inventory of supplies and equipment
• See that budget allocations for program are tied to coaching objectives and are consistent with established department priorities
• Supervise fund raising activities as needed for the athletic program
• Communicate with the public about the athletic program in the high school and establish positive community rapport
• Work with the Athletic Director to use the news media effectively to insure good coverage of athletic programs
• Communicate with athletes’ parents regarding costs, schedules, and expectations
• Work toward maintaining professionalism within the staff in their relationships with the public
• Encourage community participation through attendance at games
• Relate information concerning program to the principal and school board
• Encourage band members to participate in community service projects

• Select assistant coaching staff
• Evaluate assistant coaching staff with principal and athletic director
• See that all coaches read and review their evaluation

• Work with Athletic Director to insure safety standards in all facilities
• Advise athletic director of maintenance needs prior to sport events
• Schedule all practice sessions for both indoor and outdoor

• Utilize clear and meaningful oral and written expression.
• Contribute to the vision of the school and assist the principal in maintaining focus and momentum for achieving the vision and mission of the school
• Interpret the mission of the school to the community through direct involvement, public relations programs, and works closely with the administration to promote the school’s vision and mission.
• Assist in the use of school/community resources to enhance the quality of school programs, including those resources available through business and industry
• Assist in the development of specific program goals and objectives which are aligned with the mission and vision and which appropriately meet the needs of the students.