Jefferson Parish Schools
Description
Scope of Responsibility:
- Provides overall supervision of the baseball/softball program within the guidelines of JPPSS, policies, rules, and regulations.
- Maintains, issues, inventories and orders all new equipment.
- Maintains all records specified by JPPSS.
- Scheduling games and relative activities pertaining to baseball/softball.
- Builds sportsmanship as well as provides good public relations in the school and community.
- Ensures all student athletes have a current physical exam.
- Ensures that all student athletes have adequate insurance coverage as specified by JPPSS and that proper documentation on each student signed by the parent / legal guardian to purchase or decline extra insurance exists.
- Keeps the principal and faculty informed of departure times for trips as well as ensures that all participants have transportation home when returning from road trips.
- Maintains team statistics.
- Participates in professional development through workshops, literature, clinics and seminars.
Qualifications:
- Valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate, CECP completion and/or current LHSAA requirements Employment with the Jefferson Parish Public School System as a teacher and/or administrator.
- Must meet the requirements in Article 3.3 (Faculty Coaches) of the LHSAA handbook.
- Demonstrated expertise, knowledge and competency in basic baseball/softball fundamentals.
- Professional knowledge of LHSAA and JPPSS rules and regulations for baseball/softball.
- Expertise, knowledge and competency in conditioning of athletes sport specific.
