Winter & Coaches

Overview

The Locust Valley Central School District is seeking Coaches for the  Winter and Spring season.

• All coaches must possess a provisional or a permanent coaching license to coach an interscholastic sports team in NYS. Coaches who possess a provisional coaching license must be taking the necessary steps towards permanent certification to coach in the Locust Valley Central School District. Coaches must be certified and re-certified in First Aid every three years to be eligible to coach in NYS.
  
  Each coach must also be certified in CPR, First Aid and AED annually. A coach will not be appointed by the Board of Education unless they have a valid First Aid certification prior to the beginning of each sports season. Each coach must possess NYS Concussion Management certification. If a new coach is applying for certification, DASA workshop will be required.

• In order to meet the performance expectations of a coaching position, the coach must possess and demonstrate the following for selection and retention:
• Knowledge and understanding of the basic and advanced aspects of the sport.
• Understanding of child growth, development and behavior.
• Knowledge of assessment techniques and monitoring strategies to identify student/athlete’s efforts, performance, strengths, and weakness.
• Motivational techniques and strategies to improve individual and team performance.
• An appreciation of the unique individual differences and maturation (physically, intellectually, emotionally) of the players.
• Ability to provide training and coaching to improve individual players and team performance.
• Ability to effectively organize, and supervise practices, scrimmages, and games.
• Ability to establish relationships and effectively communicate with both students and parents.