RRHS Athletic Coach 26-27 SY

Rio Rancho Public Schools•Rio Rancho, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RRPS Athletic Coach at Rio Rancho High School is responsible for developing competitive individuals and teams while instilling character and life skills. This role involves significant administrative duties, including verifying athlete eligibility, maintaining records, managing equipment inventory, and submitting various reports to the athletic office. The coach is also tasked with supervising assistant coaches and all athletic teams within their program, ensuring compliance with NMAA rules and school policies. A key aspect of the position is fostering appropriate athlete conduct, managing team logistics for road trips, and engaging with parents through mandatory preseason meetings.

Requirements

Be knowledgeable of rules and regulations regarding his/her sport as presented in the NMAA handbook.
Must conduct mandatory parent preseason meeting reviewing all expectations, team rules, information, etc.

Responsibilities

Produce competitive individuals and teams while teaching character and life skills.
Verify that the athlete has completed and submitted to the school, a Rio Rancho Public Schools Interscholastic Athletic Participation Form, physical and proof of insurance before allowing participation.
Keep a copy of the participation form, physical, and proof of insurance on file in the school athletic office.
Explain and discuss the RRPS Athletic Code of Conduct with athletes in the program.
Maintain a file containing a copy of the code of conduct for each athlete with the signature of the athlete, his/her parent, and the head coach.
Prepare and submit to the athletic office a list of all lettermen in the program at the end of the season.
Prepare and submit to the athletic office a complete inventory of equipment at the end of the season.
Prepare and submit to the athletic office all requests for new equipment for the next year by the deadline set by the athletic director.
Submit evaluations of Assistant, JV, and 9th grade coaches at the end of the season.
Compile and distribute to all faculty members, assistant principals, attendance office, and online, a list of athletes to be excused from school on each road trip.
Check with Athletic Coordinator on the Monday prior to all road trips, to confirm the date and time of scheduled departure.
Adjust departure time if desired, with the Athletic Coordinator.
See that all equipment is properly stored and cared for at the end of the season.
Provide a safe keeping place for valuables during practice and game time.
Demand that athletes conduct themselves as ladies/gentlemen at all times when representing the city and school.
See that all athletes under his/her jurisdiction are well informed as to all athletic eligibility rules and regulations.
Limit the time athletes will be out of school to a minimum.
See that no student in his/her program participates in more than the maximum number of games/contests permitted by the NMAA.
Supervise his/her assistant coaches and all of the athletic teams who are a part of his/her program.
Be knowledgeable of rules and regulations regarding his/her sport as presented in the NMAA handbook.
Keep abreast of rules and rule changes in his/her sport.
Conduct him/herself in a manner that will not cause any embarrassment to the team, school, or community when serving as a representative of RRPS, and demand the same expectations of all assistant coaches.
Encourage athletes to participate in as many sports as possible.
Develop criteria for earning a letter in their particular sport.
Conduct mandatory parent preseason meeting reviewing all expectations, team rules, information, etc.