Albany County School District 1
Description
The High School Assistant Basketball Coach is responsible for providing instruction and coaching to students as a means of developing basketball skills and contributing to all student athlete success in the classroom and on the field. The Assistant Basketball Coach is further responsible for ensuring and encouraging sportsmanlike conduct amongst all students and staff.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Uses a variety of instructional techniques and methods along with media to meet the needs of student athletes and the basketball program as a means of improving the abilities of student athletes in the assigned sport.
- Assists with the supervision all high school basketball activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, discipline, respect, and good sportsmanship.
- Works with other members of school staff to plan and put in place instructional goals and objectives to ensure overall educational development of student athletes.
- Follows performance criteria for competition and evaluates student athletic abilities on an initial and regular basis.
- Helps to ensures all necessary precautions and safeguards are in place to protect student athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Helps to monitors and enforces student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation.
- Assists in the development and coordination of a continuing system of evaluations of all coaches within the basketball program and makes changes based on findings and the ongoing needs of the basketball program.
- Accompanies and supervises student athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports when traveling to compete.
- Instructs and advises student athletes on NCAA regulations specific to academic requirements for scholarships and recruiting purposes.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Candidate must hold, or be eligible to hold, a Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) endorsement as a Head Coach- Basketball, Assistant Coach – Basketball, or a Head Coach endorsement in another sport.
- 1+ years of experience as a high school basketball coach.
- Valid Wyoming teaching certification,
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field,
