Baseball - Assistant I/Head 9th Grade SY26/27

Cloverleaf Local School District•Lodi, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the Head Coach/Assistant I for the 9th Grade Baseball program. The role involves coordinating the interscholastic baseball program within Cloverleaf Schools, managing team rules, supervising athletes, and assisting with scheduling and game preparation. The coach will also be responsible for communicating with college coaches, managing equipment and uniforms, and ensuring compliance with O.H.S.A.A. regulations. Additionally, the position requires evaluating assistant coaches, advising middle school coaches, and maintaining records and statistics. The coach is expected to act as a role model for students, instilling ethical principles and democratic values, and conduct other coaching duties as assigned.

Requirements

Coaching and administrative abilities
Obtain Pupil Activity Supervision Validation and CPR Certification
Ability to relate to and inspire young athletes
Knowledge of the care of and prevention of athletic injuries
Organizational skills/resources to enhance the program
Skill in oral presentations
Able to get along with other coaches
Desire to invest time during season
Knowledge of training and conditioning techniques
Ability to diagnose player deficiencies/prescribe corrective activities
Demonstrate aptitude for successful completion of tasks assigned

Nice To Haves

State of Ohio Teacher’s Certificate

Responsibilities

Attend Athletic Boosters Club meetings, Athletic Council meetings, and Rules interpretation meetings.
Attend clinics in your sport area.
Wear proper attire during practice and games.
Actively participate in all conference, sectional, district and state level meetings and obligations.
Establish team rules concerning attendance, practice and training rules, and enforce them; make sure each athletic director and each athlete gets a copy of them prior to the beginning of practice.
Publicize results, win or lose, to the athletic director, student body, and news media.
Supervise all team members before, during and after practice and games.
Aid in any way possible in planning schedules, transportation, officials and setting up for home games.
Correspond with college coaches who are interested in any of our players as potential collegiate student athletes.
Submit awards list to athletic director as soon as possible.
Secure all league, local, district and state awards and submit to athletic director.
Coordinate the total interscholastic baseball program in the Cloverleaf Schools.
Communicate baseball needs with grounds keeper/custodian whenever it is needed to provide a better place to practice and play.
Assist in scheduling the non-conference games for varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams.
Ensure that O.H.S.A.A. tournament games take precedence, then conference games, and thirdly, non-conference games; re-schedule non-conference games only if it can be done easily by both schools.
Assist in obtaining assistant coaching positions.
Make the final decision on selecting a squad.
Be responsible for the information in the Athletic Handbook and see that all assistants are also aware of this material.
Be responsible for the distribution and collection of all uniforms and equipment.
Inform athletic director when difficulties arise.
Carry required emergency forms for all players, scorekeepers and managers for all practices and games.
Be responsible for physical cards, emergency medical authorization forms and code of conduct for all players in your program.
Provide the athletic director with a roster of all student athletes kept by the end of the first week of practice and communicate roster updates if necessary.
Conduct himself/herself on the field at all times in such a manner that he/she will not insult players, officials or spectators.
Do not argue a judgment call by the officials.
Know the rules.
Be responsible for the conduct of your players.
Teach by example.
Encourage positive fan involvement.
Organize practices, off-season workouts and conduct staff meetings.
Evaluate coaches and make recommendations for the next year.
Complete any entry forms or materials that are needed in order for your team to be eligible to compete.
Outline the skills you want mastered at each grade level.
Be the advisor and consultant to middle school coaches.
Outline specific assignments for all coaches associated with your program.
Be responsible for delegating responsibilities to all coaches.
Inform all participants of the safety precautions associated with their sport or activity and teach proper skills to reduce the chance of injury.
Check all equipment routinely for safety concerns.
Be responsible for all equipment including proper storage daily and inventory.
Assist athletic director in preparing budget.
Be responsible for filming, keeping statistics and submitting records to the athletic director at the end of the year.
Be responsible for reporting and care of all injuries.
Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
Help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
Conduct other coaching duties as assigned by the athletic director or principal as permitted by the negotiated agreement.