ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Maintaining the Baseball program.
2. Supervising Baseball assistant coaches.
3. Maintaining positive communication with patrons and parents of athletes and potential athletes.
4. Maintaining Baseball facilities and keeping in good condition.
5. Coordinating off-season camps and conditioning programs.
6. Encouraging good sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the sport.
7. Collaborating with other coaches to ensure a comprehensive approach to athletes.
8. Ensuring compliance with MSHSAA bylaws.
9. Maintaining statistics on all players.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A Four-Year College Degree OR Serving as an Approved Assistant Coach (3.1.4.b) (non-Hardship Coach) for a minimum of TWO school years.
2. A Professional Teacher’s Certificate OR NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course (online) passed prior to coaching. This course is not sport-specific. This is a one-time requirement.
3. Successful completion of a Sports First Aid course prior to coaching and renewed every two years. (See options in Diagram 3.1)
4. Successful completion of CPR/AED training prior to coaching and renewed every two years. (See options in Diagram 3.1)
5. Background Check including Sex-Offender’s Registry Clearance prior to coaching.
6. Board of Education or Board of Governance Approval prior to coaching.
7. Successful completion of a Concussion in Sports Course, and review of current concussion information yearly.
8. Successful completion of the MSHSAA Sport-Specific Online Rules Review each season.
9. Successful completion of a Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention training prior to approval and renewed every two years.