Alabama State Department of Education
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Description
To provide each enrolled student of secondary school age an opportunity to participate in an extracurricular athletic activity that will foster physical skills, a sense of worth and competence, a knowledge and understanding of the pleasures of sport, and the principles of fair play.
Typical Duties:
- Organizes and administers the overall program of extracurricular athletics, both intramural and interscholastic, for the district.
- Provides leadership in the selection, assignment, and evaluation of athletic coaches and staff members.
- Fosters good school-community relations by keeping the community aware of and responsive to the athletic program.
- Assumes responsibility for the organizations and scheduling of all interscholastic athletic events.
- Hires officials, team physicians, and policeman as required, and assumes general responsibility for the proper supervision of home games.
- Arranges transportation for athletic contest participants.
- Arranges provision for meals for athletes and coaches when opponent is 60 miles or more from a district boundary line.
- Develops and places into operation appropriate rules and regulations governing the conduct of athletic activities.
- Verifies each athlete's eligibility according to established physical and academic requirements of eligibility for participation in each sport.
Requirements:
- Alabama Teacher's Certificate.
- Degree(s) required and area of major study.
- At least two (2) years of previous experience as an athletic director or coach.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.