Cross Country Assistant Coach

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists in the instruction of athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success.
• Guided by the School’s educational philosophy, provides instruction that will lead to the formulation of moral values, strong work ethic, responsibility, team work, sportsmanship, self‐discipline, leadership, and self‐confidence.
• Assists in the supervision of practices, meets, and team trips.
• Updates knowledge of technical aspects of the assigned sport and willingness to continue to learn and examine new ideas pertinent to the assigned sport or coaching in general.

Qualifications:

• A clear commitment to the educational philosophy of the school as articulated in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools and professional behavior modeled on it.
• Ability to assist in the organization/supervision of a cross country team
• Previous cross country and/or track coaching experience preferred
• Demonstrated basic computer skills necessary to communicate electronically and perform timekeeping duties in the payroll software program
• Good role model and demonstrated excellent ethics
• Excellent verbal communications skills.