High School Varsity Softball Coach

High School Varsity Softball Coach

Manassas Park City Schools

Head Coach, Middle School, Softball

• Pay:
  One‑time stipend: $5,000.00

• The Head Coach organizes, coordinates, and promotes a comprehensive athletic program that is designed to meet the needs and interests of the school community.
• Provides effective leadership to ensure a positive learning environment and stresses the importance of academic achievement.
• Demonstrates a high degree of ethics, professionalism, human relations, and serves as a positive role model for all students.

• MPCS staff preferred.
• Knowledge and background in assigned sport.
• Previous coaching experience in assigned sport is desirable.

• Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate.
• Assesses players’ skills and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competitions.
• Assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary.
• Observes players during competition and practice to determine needs for individual or team improvement.
• Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure eligibility requirements are met.
• Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
• Conferences with parents/guardians regarding athletic performance of their students.
• Follows MPCS and PWCS middle school regulations governing the athletic program.
• Models sports‑like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.
• Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media and organizations.
• Participates in special activities such as parent’s night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, equipment inventory, and other related records.
• Instructs athletes in individual and team fundamentals, strategies, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success.
• Instructs participants on personal hygiene and safety procedures and on the need to report injuries immediately.
• Fosters an appreciation of athletics values, desire to win, good sportsmanship, and pride in self, team, school, and community.
• Directs training, conditioning, and performance of the varsity athletic team and leads, supervises, and assists assistant coaches with their teams.
• Acts as a positive influence upon the behavior of staff and team members.
• Is present and personally directs the middle school program.
• Supervises athletes at invitational meets or post‑season competitions.
• Provides all students involved a safe environment through adequate supervision.
• Compiles and maintains accurate individual and team performance records.
• Issues, collects, inventories, and stores equipment and provides accurate records of equipment.
• Conveys policies of the team, local school, and MPCS to participants and families.
• Ensures compliance with rules, policies, and regulations for PWCS Middle School Athletics and MPCS.
• Submits rosters and paperwork to the Director of Athletics/Director of Student Activities.
• Follows School Activity Funds Manual and local school policies involving financial transactions.
• Establishes procedures for communicating with parents/guardians.
• Implements appropriate procedures when handling injury situations.
• Ensures availability of first aid kit and emergency care cards.
• Inspects facilities, equipment and environmental conditions to ensure safety of participants.
• Participates in professional growth activities.
• Participates in the award program(s) in adherence of school procedures.
• Provides an atmosphere conducive to good sportsmanship.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Must have the ability to effectively communicate and interact with other staff…