Track and Field – Jr. High Assistant Coach (Grades 7-8)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport.
• Ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.
• Substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and continued examination of new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implements state and league regulations consistently and interprets them for staff, and, at season's end, analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.
• Instructs athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success.
• Serves as a role model by demonstrating behaviors that lead to socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes.
• Becomes familiar with all the athletic policies approved by the Dallastown Area Board of School Directors and responsible for their implementation by the entire staff of the sports program.
• Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.
• Organizes parents, coaches, players and guests for pre-season meetings, and attends public, staff and department meetings, as required.
• Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary, and contacts parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
• Participates in the budgeting function with the athletic director by establishing requirements for the next season.
• Recommends equipment guidelines as to type, style, color or technical specifications, and iInstills in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.