Head Coach – Boys Tennis

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Maintaining the boys tennis program.
• Supervising assisting tennis coaches.
• Maintaining positive communication with patrons and parents of athletes and potential athletes.
• Coordinating off-season camps and conditioning programs.
• Encouraging good sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the sport.
• Collaborating with other coaches to ensure a comprehensive approach to athletes.
• Ensuring compliance with MSHAA.
• Maintaining statistics on all players.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a Sports First Aid course prior to coaching and renewed every two years. (See options in Diagram 3.1)
• Successful completion of CPR/AED training prior to coaching and renewed every two years. (See options in Diagram 3.1)
• Background Check including Sex-Offender’s Registry Clearance prior to coaching.
• Board of Education or Board of Governance Approval prior to coaching.
• Successful completion of a Concussion in Sports Course, and review of current concussion information yearly.
• Successful completion of the MSHSAA Sport-Specific Online Rules Review each season.
• Successful completion of a Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention training prior to approval and renewed every two years.