2026-2027 - Field Hockey - Varsity Head Coach

San Dieguito Union High School District•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Varsity Head Coach for Field Hockey for the 2026-2027 season. Effective January 1, 2026, applicants for non-teaching positions must disclose a complete list of previous school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school, diagnostic center, and private school employment, including full-time, part-time, or substitute roles, in accordance with California Education Code Section 44051(a)(1). Failure to provide this information may be considered an act of dishonesty and could affect hiring decisions. The role involves teaching, enforcing, advocating, and modeling appropriate behavior, character traits, and educational values to student-athletes, while adhering to the National Federation of High Schools Coaches Code of Conduct and the California Interscholastic Federation Coaches Code of Conduct. Employment is contingent upon successful post-offer background check, fingerprinting, physical exam including tuberculosis, drug and alcohol screening, and an Oath of Allegiance. The San Dieguito Union High School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying on various bases and requires school personnel to intervene when safe to do so.

Requirements

Demonstrates knowledge of the fundamental skills and techniques, as well as the advanced techniques needed for the Sport
Demonstrates successful ability to teach, enforce, advocate and model appropriate behavior, character traits and educational values to student athletes
Demonstrates successful ability to follow the National Federation of High Schools Coaches Code of Conduct and the California Interscholastic Federation Coaches Code of Conduct
Requires Sport experience
Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates
Maintain TB clearance
Successful post-offer background check
Fingerprinting
Physical exam including tuberculosis
Drug and alcohol screening
Oath of Allegiance

Nice To Haves

Experience working with youth

Responsibilities

Understand that academics are priority
Be alert to your student-athletes' academic performance
Develop team rules and expectations and communicate these with team & parents
Provide schedules for practices, tournaments and games
Communicate change in season schedule in a timely manner
Be on time and come prepared for all practices and games
Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates and TB clearance
Encourage all student-athletes to do their best
Apply all school and team rules to all student-athletes equally
Be professional in all actions and words
Create a positive environment for the team
Communicate with individual student-athletes as to their role on the team
Clearly communicate all NFHS, CIF, SDUHSD, Conference, and team rules to student-athletes and parents
Return parent phone calls/emails in a timely manner
Communicate with parents as soon as possible regarding any injuries to a student-athlete in the absence of an athletic trainer
Explain vacation/absence policy
Allow student-athletes time away from practice to make-up tests due to athletic competition or to attend tutoring
Off-campus walk-on coaches must turn in their keys in order to get paid
All coaches must get permission from their Athletic Director to use district facilities out of season
Maintain CIF HOME and MAX PREP results/stats
Input Schedule into Arbiter, if required by sport assignor
Adhere to CIF Dead Period of your sport during the summer