7/8 Football Coach

Campbell County School District #1•Gillette, WY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position starts August 17, 2026. The primary responsibility is to instruct students in the fundamental skills and knowledge of football, fostering an environment for successful individual development through monitoring, evaluating, and reinforcing. The coach will be responsible for developing drill and practice activities, managing equipment inventory and maintenance, and enforcing safety and health regulations. A key aspect of the role involves developing a supervision plan to ensure student safety in various settings, including locker rooms, trips, practices, and games. The coach must maintain confidentiality, present a professional appearance, and be an effective communicator with players, parents, supervisors, peers, and spectators. They must be able to follow directions, model/demonstrate activities, observe and diagnose player/team needs, and apply developmental stages of the game to player abilities. Adaptability to innovations and changes, support for district philosophies, and potential overnight supervision of students on out-of-town activities are also expected.

Requirements

Ability to develop drill and practice activities that teach and enhance individual/team skill development that makes up the game.
Ability to develop a supervision plan that ensures the safety and welfare of students at all times: locker room, trips, practices, etc.
Ability to be an effective communicator with all audiences - players, parents, supervisors, peers and spectators.
Ability to receive, understand and follow directions.
Ability to observe, diagnose, and prescribe appropriate remediation activities during practice and game conditions for players and team.
Must know and be able to apply the developmental stages of each point of the game to the needs and ability levels of the team/players.
Assimilate innovations and adapt to changes when applicable.
Support the philosophies of Campbell County School District and Campbell County High School or Wright Junior / Senior High School activities.
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries course.
Have fundamental knowledge of the sport.
Ability to select from a variety of instruction methods to teach activity objectives.
Possess all certificates required for the State of Wyoming.
Possess current CPR certification.
Possess current First Aid certification.
Ability to sit on a bus for hour after hour.
Ability to carry and/or provide aid to an injured player.
Ability to coach at a high intensity level during practices and games.
Ability to move quickly from drill to drill with a definite direction and focus.
Ability to remove an injured player from the court.
Ability to run drills for periods of up to 1-2 hours without fatiguing.
Ability to demonstrate strokes and skills for long periods of time without resting.
Ability to feed balls continuously without stopping for periods of up to 15 minutes in length.
Ability to hear and be heard outdoors for up to 50 yards.
Ability to hear and be heard for up to 120 meters.
Ability to demonstrate agility drills and stretching exercises.
Ability to direct activities (coaching) for up to 14 hours.
Ability to demonstrate wrestling techniques.
Stand on hard surface for three hours.
Be audible for up to 50 yards.
Be able to perform a water rescue (deep or shallow).
Ability to demonstrate the fundamentals of the golf swing.
Ability to maintain visual contact with areas being used.
Ability to stand on feet up to 3 hours.
Ability to help injured participants.
Sufficient strength in back, legs, arms for personal safety as well as safety of participants.
Ability to spot various skills or tricks being used on the different pieces of equipment.
Ability to adjust equipment to different heights.
Ability to move mats as well as equipment pieces.
Ability to handle moving and carrying spring board.
Ability to toss balls to a specific spot or target.
Ability to demonstrate various skills and verbally describe.
Ability to visually analyze various physical and mental Volleyball skills.
Ability to remove an injured player from the field.
Ability to run drills for periods of up to 1-2 hours without fatiguing.
Ability to hear and be heard outdoors for up to 50 yards.
Occupationally exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials based on task and procedures required.
Ability to coach in a variety of temperatures.
Ability to handle exposure to fall conditions outdoors: sun, wind, cold, for long periods of time.
Ability to handle exposure to fall/spring conditions outdoors - climate, hot/cold, snow, wind, sun, etc.
Ability to withstand high temperatures for prolonged periods of time.
Be able to withstand 80§ and temperatures and high humidity for 3 or more hours.
Be able to tolerate high noise levels.
Ability to handle exposure to both fall and spring outdoor conditions - climate, hot/cold, wet, pollens, etc.
Ability to coach in various types of weather conditions and handle exposure to spring conditions: sun, wind, cold, for long periods of time.
Ability to adjust to different conditions in gyms.
Tolerate noise and or loud music.
Tolerate chalk dust.
Ability to adjust to sight of blood from torn hands.
Ability to adjust to loud volume for floor exercise music.
Ability to adjust to close proximity of equipment and have participants work on such safety.
Ability to coach in a variety of temperatures.

Responsibilities

Develop drill and practice activities that teach and enhance individual/team skill development.
Develop and maintain an inventory list of equipment.
Prepare and implement a schedule for checking out, maintaining, and checking in equipment.
Plan and enforce appropriate safety and health rules and regulations.
Develop a supervision plan that ensures the safety and welfare of students at all times (locker room, trips, practices, etc.).
Maintain confidentiality about students and others.
Present a professional appearance.
Be an effective communicator with all audiences - players, parents, supervisors, peers and spectators.
Receive, understand and follow directions.
Model/demonstrate activities and equipment used to develop basic skills or physical condition.
Observe, diagnose, and prescribe appropriate remediation activities during practice and game conditions for players and team.
Apply the developmental stages of each point of the game to the needs and ability levels of the team/players.
Assimilate innovations and adapt to changes when applicable.
Support the philosophies of Campbell County School District and Campbell County High School or Wright Junior / Senior High School activities.
Supervise students on out-of-town activities, which may involve staying overnight.