Assistant Baseball Coach - Cherry Creek High School

Cherry Creek Schools•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 coach also helps students develop moral values, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-confidence, while promoting positive community relations among school and community stakeholders. The assistant coach reports to the head coach and high school athletic director and supervises aspects of the assigned program level under the head coach’s direction. Responsibilities include communicating program information to the head coach, maintaining equipment and supply inventories, scheduling and attending practices, and developing and implementing training plans consistent with program goals. The coach ensures athletes are cleared to participate, follows applicable district, league, and state association rules, monitors attendance, behavior, and academic status, and uses approved first-aid and CPR skills. The coach must recognize concussion symptoms and remove athletes exhibiting them. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of baseball.
Possess or have the ability to acquire a valid Colorado Coaching Certificate.
Successfully pass the CHSAA coaches test, obtain CHSAA coaching registration, and complete a concussion course as required by state legislation and CHSAA by-laws.
Current, valid CPR and AED certifications.
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.

Responsibilities

Assist with organizing and developing the high school baseball program.
Supervise aspects of the assigned program level under the direction of the head coach.
Provide the head coach with information about the program level, including scores, schedules, sites, discipline concerns, and procedures.
Maintain the inventory of supplies and equipment.
Schedule and attend practice sessions.
Develop and implement individual and team training plans by day, week, month, and year as appropriate, in conjunction with 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 athletes exhibiting them from play.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.