Middle School Assistant Track Coach

Albany County School District 1 • Laramie, WY

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About The Position

The Middle School Assistant Track & Field Coach is responsible for providing instruction and coaching to students as a means of developing track & field skills and contributing to all student athlete success in the classroom and on the field. The Assistant Track & Field Coach is further responsible for ensuring and encouraging sportsmanlike conduct amongst all students and staff.

Requirements

• Candidate must hold, or be eligible to hold, a Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) endorsement as a Head Coach- Track & Field, Assistant Coach – Track & Field, or a Head Coach endorsement in another sport.
• Ability to use effective communication skills
• Robust knowledge of the sport of track & field including strategy, rules, and coaching
• Ability to use time effectively
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to maintain a positive relationship with other staff by collaborating and working cooperatively with them (including supervisors)
• Knowledge of physiological, psychological, emotional and educational behavioral development of children and/or adolescents
• Ability to help coaches achieve consensus

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of experience as a high school track & field coach.
• Valid Wyoming teaching certification
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

• Uses a variety of coaching techniques and methods along with media to meet the needs of student athletes and the track & field program as a means of improving the abilities of student athletes in the assigned sport.
• Assists with the supervision all high school track & field activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, discipline, respect, and good sportsmanship.
• Works with other members of school staff to plan and put in place instructional goals and objectives to ensure overall educational development of student athletes.
• Follows performance criteria for competition and evaluates student athletic abilities on an initial and regular basis.
• Helps to ensures all necessary precautions and safeguards are in place to protect student athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Helps to monitors and enforces student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation.
• Assists in the development and coordination of a continuing system of evaluations of all coaches within the track & field program and makes changes based on findings and the ongoing needs of the track & field program.
• Accompanies and supervises student athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports when traveling to compete.
• Instructs and advises student athletes on NCAA regulations specific to academic requirements for scholarships and recruiting purposes.
• Helps maintains a regular system of files containing all material relevant to the track & field program including eligibility forms, transfer forms, grade reports, and ensures that all ACSD#1 District policies are followed.
• Applies and enforces student discipline during athletic contests, practice sessions, and while on trips of school property in accordance with ACSD#1 policies and the student handbook.
• Encourages sportsmanlike conduct in all phases of athletic participation.
• Assists in the maintenance and inventory of all fixed assets of the track & field program.
• Assists in the process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all program athletic equipment.
• Annually establishes and meets performance goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees