Assistant Tennis Coach

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The assistant coach helps the head coach in choosing players for the team and assigning them to a position. He/she will need to help with tryouts and separate the players in to varsity and junior varsity teams (or A, B, and C teams as applicable) based on skill, teamwork and potential.
• Upon observing the players in practice sessions, the coach should help determine who will be the starters, keeping an eye for improvement from other players.
• The coach must have a good knowledge of the sport he/she is coaching. Experience playing, coaching, or acting as a referee is valuable for the position of a head coach.
• In addition to knowing about the rules of the sport, the coach must be aware of other rules and regulations.
• The assistant coach may be asked help with paperwork and must be knowledgeable about a number of regulations.
• Must have a good relationship with their team while still remaining the leader.
• Some coaches may need to encourage students working through injuries or in danger of losing their spot due to poor academic performance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must be physically able to perform basic first aid skills.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.