Baseball Head Coach

Gadsden Independent School District•Anthony, NM

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Baseball Head Coach supervises student-athletes and assistant coaches in accordance with the Gadsden Independent School District’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include adherence to district rules, regulations, and Athletic Philosophy; promoting and encouraging students to play sports; and treating student-athletes in a professional manner in conjunction with the athletic coordinator and campus principal. The role involves setting high levels of competitiveness, expectations, and character development, encouraging participation in the athletic program, and making athletic participation fun. The coach is expected to develop a competitive program that excels in athletic performance, classroom achievement, and community expectations, while monitoring academic performance and enforcing a "Code of Ethics." The coach must also teach sportsmanship, set an example of good moral and physical behavior, and assume responsibility for the conduct and well-being of players and assistant coaches. Loyalty and trustworthiness to student athletes, team, school, and the district are essential. The coach is responsible to the Athletic Director for the entire program (grades 9-12) and must be familiar with and follow district and New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) policies and guidelines, including eligibility and transfer rules. All required paperwork must be completed before athletes can practice or play. The coach must also adhere to recruiting guidelines, report inappropriate behavior, supervise and evaluate assistant coaches, and attend professional meetings and clinics. Cooperation with other coaches and programs, encouraging multi-sport participation, and coordinating facility use are also key. Program development includes organizing off-season and summer programs and supporting middle school athletics. In-season responsibilities include being present during athletic classes. Out-of-season responsibilities include running an "off season" program as allowed by NMAA policy. The coach must coordinate with the middle school team, encouraging the adoption of high school strategies and involving middle school coaches in high school meetings and practices. Coaching methods should reflect technical knowledge, the ability to create and react to game situations, an up-to-date philosophy, error analysis, and sound teaching skills. Management functions include complying with rules and regulations, securing facilities, supervising locker rooms, ensuring proper use of uniforms and equipment, developing criteria for earning a letter, cooperating with the head trainer on injuries, following fundraising guidelines, and monitoring Booster Club activities. The coach is responsible for supervising student-athletes, assistant coaches, and volunteers.

Requirements

Employment as a teacher (preferred)
Must complete the New Mexico Activities Association’s online course requirements for coaching.
Valid New Mexico coaching license
CPR Certification
Three years specific sport related experience preferred
Demonstrated interest in and aptitude for performing the responsibilities listed.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of students or employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Maintains emotional control under stress.

Nice To Haves

Girls Sport – Female candidate preferred

Responsibilities

Supervises sport specific student-athletes and assistant coaches (if applicable) in accordance with the Gadsden Independent School District’s policies and applicable laws.
Adheres to the Gadsden Independent School District rules, regulations, and Athletic Philosophy.
Promotes and encourages students to play sports.
Treats student-athletes in a professional manner in conjunction with the athletic coordinator and campus principal.
Sets and defines high levels of competitiveness, expectations, and character development.
Encourages students to participate in the athletic program and individualized sport.
Holds pre-season meeting with athletes and their parents to discuss philosophy, guidelines of the program, Code of Ethics, and responsibilities of the student-athlete.
Prepares a written document in duplicate form that is to be signed by the parent.
Makes athletic participation “fun”.
Promotes individual sport and encourages participation and involvement among middle school and elementary school students within the schools attendance zone.
Develops a competitive program that will excel in athletic performance and competition, classroom achievement, and community expectations.
Creates an environment whereby athletes can achieve academic and athletic success.
Monitors academic performance to ensure the student-athlete is enjoying academic success.
Ensures our athletes that they will be given every opportunity to achieve competitive success.
Enforces the “Code of Ethics” for all athletes.
Teaches sportsmanship and sets an example of good moral and physical behavior.
Assumes responsibility for the conduct and well-being for all players and assistant coaches.
Conducts self in a manner, both on and off the field that will bring credit to yourself, your team, and your school.
Develops an open-line of communication with participants, teachers, administrators, and parents.
Is loyal and trustworthy to the student athletes, team, school, and Gadsden Independent School District.
Is responsible to the Athletic Director for the entire program, 9-12.
Is familiar with and follows the policies and guidelines of the Gadsden Independent School District and the New Mexico Activities Association.
Knows district and state eligibility and transfer rules and follows them to the letter.
Ensures that all required Gadsden Independent School District and New Mexico Activities Association paperwork is completed and signed on RANK ONE” before student-athlete is allowed to practice or play.
Adheres to the “Recruiting Guidelines” as established by the Athletic Department.
Reports inappropriate behavior of any athletic personnel or participant to the Principal and School Athletic Coordinator.
Supervises and evaluates assistant coaches, cooperatively with the School Athletic Coordinator, and assigns their respective duties and responsibilities.
Is responsible to the Principal and Athletic Director for the entire program, grades 9 - 12.
Attends professional meetings and clinics.
Works continually with the Principal, Athletic Director, School Athletic Coordinator, and other coaches to upgrade the total athletic program.
Does not allow a injured participant to play until cleared by the attending physician.
Cooperates with and is responsive to the needs of other coaches and their athletic programs.
Encourages athletes to participate in other sports.
Cooperates with Athletic Coordinator and other coaches in the scheduling and use of facilities.
Cooperates with the Athletic Director in arrangements made for travel.
Organizes and implements an off-season and summer program to give our student-athletes a better opportunity to improve their skills.
Promotes and supports athletic programs that involve middle school and elementary school students.
Works directly with and supports the middle school program and head coach.
Encourages the middle school team to incorporate the offensive and defensive strategies and philosophy of the high school team.
Involves middle school coaches in high school pre-season meetings and practices until the start of the Middle School sport specific season.
Instructs participants in safety-related issues and the need for reporting injuries to the trainer.
Implements coaching strategies that represent technical knowledge and reflects the ability to create, utilize or react to different game situations.
Uses coaching methods and techniques that represent an up-to-date philosophy, the ability to analyze and correct errors, and the employment of sound teaching skills and techniques.
Is innovative in using new coaching techniques and ideas.
Complies with local, state and federal rules and regulations.
Agrees to fulfill performance responsibilities in location(s) assigned.
Secures facilities after use; i.e. locker room, equipment room, showers, lights, building, etc.
Supervises the locker room before and after each practice until all players have left.
Assures that school purchased uniforms and equipment are used only for athletic contests.
Develops criteria for earning a letter.
Cooperates with the decision of the head trainer on injury situations.
Follows the Gadsden Independent School District guidelines for fundraising.
Monitors Booster Club (parent organization) activities and fundraising events and assures that the procedures and guidelines of the Gadsden Independent School District and New Mexico Activities Association are followed.
Performs such other tasks as may be assigned within the parameters of the job analysis.