Boys Track Varsity Assistant Coach

Bethel Park School District•Bethel Park, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boys Track Varsity Assistant Coach instructs student athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training to support individual and team success. The coach also models and teaches behaviors that foster socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment. The role is expected to develop its coaching knowledge and skills through clinics, observation, and consultation. The assistant coach helps organize and supervise the sports program, implements school athletic policies and applicable system, state, and league regulations, and works within the proper administrative chain of command. The position includes establishing the program’s philosophy, skills, and techniques for staff; training and informing staff; delegating and supervising duties; evaluating assistants; maintaining discipline; addressing grievances; and promoting morale and cooperation. The role reports to the athletic director, who sets overall objectives and conducts the final evaluation in conjunction with the high school principals.

Requirements

Ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.
Previous successful coaching experience in the assigned sport.
Substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport, with continued examination of new theories and procedures relevant to the field.
Ability to serve as an appropriate role model for student athletes through instruction and actions.

Responsibilities

Instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training.
Teach and demonstrate behaviors that promote character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment.
Continue upgrading coaching knowledge and skills through clinics, observation, and consultation.
Implement athletic policies approved by the Bethel Park Schools Board of Education across the sports program staff.
Apply system, state, and league regulations consistently and interpret them for staff.
Follow the administrative chain of command and route requests or grievances through proper channels.
Attend applicable public, staff, and departmental meetings.
Establish the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff.
Design conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
Train and inform staff and encourage professional growth, including clinic attendance according to local clinic policy.
Delegate specific duties, supervise their implementation, analyze staff effectiveness at season’s end, and evaluate assistants.
Maintain discipline, adjust grievances, and promote morale and cooperation.
Perform other duties assigned by the athletic director or principal.