Girls' Basketball Coach

Old Saybrook Public Schools•Old Saybrook, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Girls' Basketball Coach responsible for leading and managing a sports team. The coach will oversee training, team conduct, equipment, and athlete well-being, ensuring adherence to school and athletic policies. The role requires strong leadership, sportsmanship, and effective communication with athletes, staff, and the community.

Requirements

Valid CT Coaching Certificate #600 or Proof of Application
CPR/First Aid and Concussion Training

Responsibilities

Lay down and carry out strict training rules for their squad.
Be responsible for their team’s dress, actions, and behavior in games, practice sessions, trips, locker rooms, or any occasion where their sport personnel is taking part as a team representing their school.
Conduct themselves so that they will be above criticism at all times.
Take care of equipment after contests, locker room supervision before and after practice and games, home and away.
Arrange all details on trips and maintain strict supervision of team members.
Cooperate fully with the Athletic Director in arranging schedules, hiring of officials, and purchasing equipment.
Ensure all students out for their sport have a Physical Examination, Parent’s Consent, Eligibility clearance for interscholastic competition, and medical insurance.
Make a master eligibility sheet for the athletic director of their complete squad.
Select student managers and train them as to their duties on trips, practice sessions, and games.
Issue equipment to their squad and organize an efficient system for issuing equipment.
Instruct their squad as to proper care of their equipment on the field, in the locker room, and on trips.
Collect and inventory equipment at the end of the season.
Cooperate with the Athletic Director in providing publicity materials to the newspapers, radio stations, and other schools.
Provide a system of awarding “letters” concise enough, whereby, no team may feel he/she has been discriminated against.
Assume strong leadership in directing their assistants.
Take a personal interest in the athletes and their problems; do counseling whenever and wherever necessary.
Contact or furnish all vital information and statistics, schedules, names of personnel, etc., to the press.
Exemplify good sportsmanship by abiding by the rules of both conduct of play and courtesy of human relations.
Be responsible for the locker room and shower room supervision during the dressing periods at the beginning and close of activities, varsity, reserve games, practices, especially during school vacations, holidays, and weekends.
Turn off all lights and showers.
Make sure all players have left the locker room.
Make sure the locker room is locked when you leave.
Provide the Athletic Director with a season report of the sports season immediately at the close of each sports season.
See that injuries are properly taken care of and the trainer is aware of all injuries, requiring a written report.
Perform janitorial duties if calling a practice session anytime other than a regular school day, including turning off lights and showers, ensuring players have left, and securing the locker room and school.
Supervise the exercise room and gymnasium at all times by certified personnel.
Ensure all athletes are picked up before leaving the premises after each practice or game day.
Scout and report on opponents.