Job Title: Head Coach        

Supervisor: Principal & Athletic Director

Job Classification:  Exempt                                    

Job Summary

Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepapre them for athletic competition.   Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.

Essential Duties

1. Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
2. Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions.
3. Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
4. Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
5. Assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary.
6. Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment and techniques of the sport.
7. Observes players, during competion and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
8. Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
9. Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
10. Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met and encourages student athletes to maintain a high academic standard.
11. Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
12. Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the athletic performance of their student.
13. Follows state, regional and district regulations governing the athletic program.
14. Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials and spectators.
15. Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with booster clubs, service clubs and other organizations.
16. Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance and requisitioning of equipment, supplies and uniforms.
17. Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.
18. Participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, awards nights and pep assemblies.
19. Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory and other related records.
20. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Other Duties

1. Attends staff development meetings, clinics and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
2. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal and Athletic Director or other appropriate administrators.

Job Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, skills and/or Abilities Required)

Some experience as a coach or assistant coach at the high school or college level is preferred.  Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.  Must possess a thorough knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies and techniques of the sport.  Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators, parents and students.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time, exhibit manual desterity to use a telephone, see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; possess the physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and have the ability to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Duties are normally performed in a school environment, either indoors or outdoors.  Duties may be performed away from school.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Supervision Exercised:  Assistant Coaches

Supervision Received:  Principal & Athletic Director

Rappahannock County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations. RCPS provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For inquiries please contact Carol Johnson, Assistant Superintendent, Rappahannock County Public Schools, at 6 School House Road, Washington, Virginia 22747, (540-227-0023).