Basketball Coach Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• A minimum of two years of experience as an assistant coach, or a combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities and meets federal and state requirements.
• Must be at least 21 years of age under WIAA regulation.
• First Aid Certificate and CPR card required.
• Knowledge of building, Tacoma School District, and WIAA policies, regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of effective coaching practices and techniques for the sport.
• Ability to comply with WIAA coaching standards, motivate students, treat student athletes fairly, and conduct oneself ethically and exemplarily.
• Ability to maintain poise during practices and games and relate to students with differing athletic abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students and others in a multicultural, diverse socioeconomic setting.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate athletic activities and maintain accurate records and files.
• Physical ability to lift and move sports equipment and demonstrate sports skills when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supervise student athletes and promote effective learning through athletic participation.
• Plan, develop, and implement an effective program that prepares athletes physically and mentally for competition.
• Set behavioral objectives, administer discipline fairly and consistently, emphasize safety, and provide opportunities for participant success.
• Share program rules, schedules, practice days and times, district policies, regulations, and extracurricular activity contract information with parents and participants.
• Organize stimulating and instructive practice sessions; conduct practices after school four days a week for 7th- and 8th-grade teams and two days a week for 6th-grade teams.
• Teach fundamental basketball skills, prepare daily practice activities, maintain practice records, and promote good sportsmanship among team members and coaches.
• Coordinate facility use with the building athletic director and follow district procedures for equipment budgeting and purchasing through ASB.
• Follow district injury procedures, report students who sustain incapacitating injuries to the building athletic director, and maintain injury records in coordination with that director.
• Inform students and parents about eligibility procedures and sport-specific rules; post rules and provide them to each participant.
• Issue, track, collect, clean, store, and inspect equipment; hold students responsible for lost equipment; complete inventory lists and provide copies to the building athletic director.
• Make written recommendations to the building athletic director regarding program, facilities, and transportation problems.
• Assist the building and district athletic directors in achieving school athletic program objectives.
• Attend district and building athletic meetings as called by the building or district athletic director.
• Maintain current knowledge by attending clinics and workshops and tracking WIAA and district rule changes.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• This position is not eligible for benefits.