About the position
The Longview School District has an opening for Head Bowling Girls Coach at Mark Morris High School for the Winter Season. This is a contract position with a stipend ranging from $5462 (Step 1) to $5907 (Step 2) upon completing 30 hours of coaching education.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of modern trends, techniques, strategies, playing rules, and procedures.
- Organize, supervise, and evaluate practice sessions.
- Program development and evaluation; must have goals for improvement of total district and school athletic programs.
- Know current health and safety practices including proper care and maintenance of equipment.
- Develop and implement a safety plan that includes teaching of the proper techniques and fundamentals.
- Adhere to all safety rules.
- Has emergency medical plan in place.
- Relate to staff members in a professional and effective manner.
- Establish the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff.
- Delegate specific duties, supervise implementation, and at season's end, analyze staff effectiveness.
- Train and inform staff and encourage professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance.
- Responsible for league, team and individual statistics.
- Adhere to scheduled facility times.
- Provide for the recording of equipment inventory records, equipment issue, cleaning and repairing or existing equipment and ordering new equipment.
- Provide for attendance, safety, playing, injury/training room, and discipline and performance records.
- Instill in each player a respect for care and proper use of equipment and school property.
- Inform parents of individual players regarding attendance, discipline, and injury.
- Communicate and cooperate with the news media, booster club, service groups, and the business community.
- Develop community support for the bowling program.
- Demonstrate appropriate sportsmanship with athletes, peers, and the public (particularly at sporting events).
- Maintain contact with players during off season.
- Motivate players.
- Keep players informed of camps, summer programs, etc. available.
- Teach and discipline in a consistent and equitable manner.
- Adhere to WIAA, league, district, and building rules and policies.
- Implement team rules in accordance with the policies and regulations listed above.
- Advise the Athletic Director and recommend policy method, or procedural changes.
Requirements
- Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Attendance at bowling clinics within the past four years.
- Current first aid card or district approved athletic injury/sports medicine training.
- Must have a current driver's license and be able to obtain a Type II driver's license.
- Prior successful high school bowling coaching experience preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- Prefer an applicant who has participated in bowling at the collegiate level.
