GOLF COACH

Qualifications Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility for Coaching Authorization

Employment Term WVSSAC Sports Season

Salary $50

COACHING POSITIONS ARE PENDING STUDENT ENROLLMENT. SHOULD THERE BE A YEAR WITH NO TEAM, COACHES WILL NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION THAT YEAR.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS SHOULD PROVIDE A RESUME AND THREE LETTERS OF REFERENCE

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST ALL WORK EXPERIENCE

POSITION: Middle School Coach

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal

FLSA/CONTRACT STATUS: Extracurricular

EMPLOYMENT TERM: Season as established by WVSSAC and schedule approved by Principal

SALARY: As per Mineral County Coaching Salary Schedule

EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated by the building principal/ immediate supervisor and in accordance with WV State Board Policy 5310 and Mineral County Board of Education Policy, Performance Evaluation of Personnel

Provide instruction to student athletes to prepare them to achieve personal and team goals

• Exhibits professional and interpersonal relations
• Cooperates with building principal, athletic director, and county staff
• Develops rapport with coaching staff within the school
• Develops positive relationships with participants, student body, faculty, parents, spectators, community, game officials, news media, and opponents
• Prepares public information releases regarding his/her sport
• Treats players, parents, staff, and students with fairness and respect while on and off the arena of play
• Motivates staff and players
• Appropriate appearance, behavior, and language
• Models positive behavior at all times.
• Follows and enforces all school, county, league, conference, and WVSSAC policies related to his/her sport;
• Attends league, conference and WVSSAC meetings;
• Implements fundamental sports skills and sports management systems
• Develops and implements high caliber and quality instruction
• Handles athletic injuries
• Plans and designs quality organization of practice sessions
• Supervises and disciplines teams appropriately
• Manages budget and follows purchasing procedures
• Designs pre-season planning and conditioning
• Supervises managers and other support personnel
• Devotes time and energy to coaching duties
• Cares for equipment and
• Follows end of season procedures, including collecting uniforms and equipment, and completing inventory.
• Provides leadership and support in planning, developing and implementing an instructional program in the sport;
• Assumes responsibility for all matters relating to the organization and administration of the team under his/her direction;
• Assigns duties to all coaching staff, managers, and other support persons
• Coordinates with administration in planning special events such as assemblies, parents' night, homecoming activities, banquets, etc.
• Maintains an accurate and current squad roster and submits copies to the athletic director and principal;
• Cooperates with the athletic director in setting up physical examination schedules and verifies that no candidate is allowed to practice or issued equipment (if applicable) until his/her examination card has been completed and his/her insurance coverage is in effect;
• Assists with preparation of fields/gym for practices and contests;
• Promptly completes evaluations of officials;
• Completes any courses/trainings required by WVSSAC
• Assigns at least one (1) coach to be with the squad at all times;

Note:

This includes locker room supervision until all squad members have left the building. A spot check should then be made to see that all windows, doors, and gates are locked in any area that has been used.

• Prepares a detailed equipment and supply request and submits it to the athletic director or principal;
• Arranges for the presentation of team awards through the athletic director or principal;
• Recommends teams that may be scheduled and officials to be employed to the athletic director or principal;
• Enforces rules and regulations concerning conditioning of players and their health and safety;
• Reports injuries to the athletic trainer, athletic director and principal;

Note:

Coaches should exercise great care in dealing with all injuries and particularly those that are of a serious nature. In all cases, the coach should assure that the inured athlete is receiving competent medical care. Following injuries of a serious or prolonged nature, the coach should secure the signed approval of the doctor and the parent before the athlete is allowed to participate again in athletic activities

• Fosters a climate conducive to learning;
• Establishes and implements an improvement process for the sport;
• Establishes a communications program with parents and the community;
• Maintains professional work habits;
• Maintains and upgrades his/her professional skills in order to improve instruction for students;
• Adheres to Employee Code of Conduct; and
• Performs duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

• Professional Teaching Certificate or Eligibility for Coaching Authorization; and
• Criminal background check…