Wrestling (Boys) Assistant Coach

Sun Prairie Area School District•Sun Prairie, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

To assist the varsity or non-varsity head coach in helping each participating student achieve a high level of skill development, and appreciation for the values of student connectedness, discipline, sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem. This role involves overseeing the safety of the facility, maintaining records, and enforcing WIAA and district policies. The coach must also adhere to injury prevention protocols and represent the district professionally.

Requirements

Experience in coaching preferred.
First Aid, CPR, and Blood Borne Pathogen training is required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents or employees of the district.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Exhibit qualities of leadership and organizational ability and reflect a spirit of cooperation in working with staff and school administration.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in a specific field.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in verbal and written form.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, WIAA requirements, and School Board policies.
Ability to use computers and other technology to accomplish job responsibilities.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to connect, inspire, and lead students with a variety of learning styles and diverse backgrounds.
Ability to direct others, deal with people and influence people in their opinions, attitudes, and judgments.
Ability to work effectively with people who express conflicting opinions.
Ability to maintain poise, develop a pattern of consistency when dealing with stressful situations, and put the best interest of the students as a whole above all else.
Ability to make judgments and decisions by solving problems, making evaluations, or reaching conclusions.
Ability to perform a variety of duties.
Frequently required to walk and stand.
Occasionally required to sit and/or run.
Frequently required to bend or twist at the trunk.
Frequently required to squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward, and repeat the same hand motion many times.
Specific vision requirements include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance.
Frequently required to hear conversation in quiet as well as a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from.
Must be able to communicate to the team in order to give directions.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge in sports medicine would be desirable.

Responsibilities

Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
Assists in planning and scheduling a regular program of practice in season.
Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted.
Maintains accurate statistics, records, and results of the season.
Works collaboratively with the athletic director, varsity head coach and/or non-varsity head coach in implementing the philosophy and direction of the sport.
Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, and general information about all aspects of the sport.
Enforces WIAA and district policies regarding eligibility criteria in interscholastic competition in this sport and monitors it through district software.
Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
Uses generally accepted practices and discretion in determining the proper course of action while using good decision-making skills.
Demonstrates emotional maturity.
Demonstrates loyalty and support for head coach and program.
Carries out all other sports duties as directed by head coach.
Represents the district in a professional manner.
Supervises students of particular program.
Other duties may be assigned by the athletic department.