REQUIREMENTS:

1. Possesses a valid First Aid card.
2. Completion, upon hiring, of all District and OSAA required training courses relevant to the position.
3. Possesses a high level of competence which may include prior participation in the sport, prior coaching experience, and completion of courses and/or clinics sufficient to provide the knowledge and skill to meet the performance responsibilities described below.
4. Has experience teaching, working with, and/or coaching students of high school age.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Encourages good sportsmanship, fair play, ethical conduct, good scholarship and desirable pupil-teacher relationships.
2. Oversees the coordination of the 7-12 program for the particular sport, including philosophy, system of play, training of coaches, and program expectations.
3. Provides leadership, guidance and training for the other coaches and volunteers in the high school and middle school programs.
4. Plans for and conducts organized practice sessions which actively involve all participants in conditioning, skill development and play practice.
5. Ensures a fair and consistent system for determining which students make the team, what level of play a participant is assigned (varsity, JV, etc.), what position a participant plays, and how much playing time a participant is given.
6. Makes recommendations to the athletic director in matters of scheduling and financing.
7. Implements an effective system for ensuring the care by the participants in his/her sport and the marking of equipment and supplies. Completes and submits to the athletic director an accurate and up-to-date inventory immediately following the close of the season.
8. Is responsible for the ensuring the supervision of participants wherever they may be present, including in the locker room, playing/practice area, training rooms, and on district-provided transportation. Takes all reasonable precautions to provide for the health and safety of the participants.
9. Takes responsibility for the conduct of all players, assistant coaches and mangers while under his/her jurisdiction, at home or away.