Norwalk Public Schools
Description
Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
- Assesses players’ skills and assigns team positions.
- Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
- Works with the athletic director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
- Supervises and assigns duties to assistant coaches, as necessary.
- Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
- Observes players during competition and practice, to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
- Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
- Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.
- Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
- Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the athletic performance of their children.
- Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletics program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum High School Diploma Required.
- Connecticut coaching certificate.
- Current First Aid/CPR/AED Training; Connecticut Coaching Module #15 certificate.
- Experience as a coach at high school or college level preferred; combination of head coach, assistant coach, player and/or education may be substituted.
- Three years’ high school coaching experience.
- Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.
- Must possess knowledge of rules, regulations, strategies and techniques of the sport.
- Bilingual in Spanish, preferred.