Assistant Baseball Coach - Cherry Creek High School

Cherry Creek•Greenwood Village, CO

About The Position

The Assistant Baseball Coach instructs student athletes in fundamental baseball skills, strategy, and physical training to support individual and team success. The role also promotes athletes’ moral values, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-confidence, while developing positive relationships with the community and school stakeholders. The assistant coach reports to the head coach and high school athletic director, and supervises the assigned level of the program under the head coach’s direction. The position schedules and attends practices, develops and implements training plans aligned with program goals, communicates program information to the head coach, and is responsible for inventory of supplies and equipment. The coach ensures athletes are cleared to participate, monitors attendance, behavior, and academic status, and follows applicable district, league, and association rules. The role also requires first-aid and CPR skills and the ability to recognize concussion symptoms and remove affected players from activity.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of baseball.
Possess or have the ability to acquire a valid Colorado Coaching Certificate.
Successfully pass the CHSAA coaches test, acquire CHSAA coaching registration, and complete a concussion course as required by state legislation and CHSAA bylaws.
CPR and AED certification required.
Previous successful teaching, coaching, and/or sport participation experience.
Ability to perform heavy physical lifting of items weighing 50 pounds and of various shapes and sizes.
Ability to perform overhead lifting and squatting daily.
Ability to perform repetitive motions and to stand, bend, and kneel.
Eye-hand coordination, handling, talking, hearing, and near acuity required.

Responsibilities

Assist with organizing and developing the high school baseball program.
Supervise all aspects of the assigned level of the program under the direction of the head coach.
Provide the head coach with information about the assigned program level, including scores, schedules, sites, discipline concerns, and procedures.
Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.
Schedule and attend practice sessions.
Develop and implement individual and team training plans on appropriate daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules in alignment with overall program goals and philosophy.
Ensure each athlete has been cleared by the athletic office to participate.
Comply with rules and regulations established by CCSD, the Centennial League, and the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Monitor athletes’ attendance, behavior, and academic status.
Use approved first-aid and CPR skills.
Recognize signs and symptoms of concussion and remove players exhibiting them.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.