2026-2027- Boy's Lacrosse - Junior Varsity Head Coach
About The Position
San Dieguito Union High School District is seeking a Junior Varsity Head Coach for the 2026–2027 boys' lacrosse season. The coach is expected to prioritize academics while developing student-athletes' athletic skills, character, sportsmanship, and educational values. The position requires prior experience in the sport; experience working with youth is preferred. The vacancy is open until filled. Coaches must follow the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Coaches Codes of Conduct, as well as applicable district, conference, and team rules. Employment is contingent upon a successful post-offer background check, fingerprinting, physical examination including tuberculosis screening, drug and alcohol screening, and an Oath of Allegiance. Applicants for non-teaching positions must disclose all prior employment at the school entities specified in the posting, including full-time, part-time, and substitute roles.
Requirements
- Knowledge of fundamental skills and techniques, as well as advanced techniques applicable to the sport.
- Ability to teach, enforce, advocate for, and model appropriate behavior, character development, sportsmanship, and educational values for student-athletes.
- Ability to follow the NFHS Coaches Code of Conduct and CIF Coaches Code of Conduct.
- Prior experience in the sport is required.
- Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates and tuberculosis clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with youth.
Responsibilities
- Understand that academics are a priority and stay alert to student-athletes' academic performance.
- Develop team rules and expectations and communicate them to the team and parents.
- Provide practice, tournament, and game schedules, and communicate schedule changes in a timely manner.
- Arrive on time and prepared for all practices and games.
- Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates and tuberculosis clearance.
- Encourage all student-athletes to do their best.
- Apply school and team rules equally to all student-athletes.
- Act professionally and create a positive team environment.
- Communicate with individual student-athletes about their roles on the team.
- Clearly communicate NFHS, CIF, SDUHSD, conference, and team rules to student-athletes and parents.
- Return parent phone calls and emails in a timely manner.
- Notify parents as soon as possible about student-athlete injuries when an athletic trainer is absent.
- Explain the vacation and absence policy.
- Allow student-athletes time away from practice to make up tests missed due to athletic competition or to attend tutoring.
- Off-campus walk-on coaches must turn in their keys in order to be paid.
- Obtain Athletic Director permission before using district facilities out of season.
- Maintain CIF HOME and MaxPreps results and statistics.
- Input the schedule into Arbiter if required by the sport assignor.
- Adhere to the sport's CIF summer dead period.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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