Girls' Track Head Coach at Warren Easton Charter High School

Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and knowledgeable Girls' Track Coach to lead and develop our track team. This position will require the coach to create a positive, inclusive, and competitive environment for the athletes while focusing on skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The ideal candidate will have experience coaching youth sports, a passion for teaching young athletes, and a strong understanding of track fundamentals.

Requirements

Supervise, manage and evaluate the individual sport’s program.

· Work with Athletic Director to develop goals for program improvement

· Recruit players, organize tryouts, select team members

· Work with athletic director to ensure eligibility of athletes

· Decide player positions

· Organize practices, set play

· Keep attendance records for all practices and events

· Guide players’ performance; instruct players on proper techniques

· Foster teamwork and mentor team players

· Set up tutoring & discipline programs as necessary

· Provide leadership to assistant coaches and team members

· Identify program strengths and weaknesses

· In conjunction with Athletic Director, schedule all games, home & away

· Confirm arrangements with AD for all transportation for games

· Involve students and parents (as appropriate) in athletic development and

Support.

Manage the funds allocated to the sport program in accordance with district and state guidelines and school activities.

· Manage the athletic budgets

· Provide for storing, issuing and inventory of supplies and equipment

· See that budget allocations for program are tied to coaching objectives

and are consistent with established department priorities

· Supervise fund raising activities as needed for the athletic program

Communicate with the public about the athletic program in the high school and establish positive community rapport.

· Work with the Athletic Director to use the news media effectively to

insure good coverage of athletic programs

· Communicate with athletes’ parents regarding costs, schedules, and expectations

· Work toward maintaining professionalism within the staff in their

relationships with the public

· Encourage community participation through attendance at games

· Relate information concerning program to the principal and school board

· Encourage band members to participate in community service projects

Assist in the selection, placement and evaluation of coaching staff assigned to the school.

· Select assistant coaching staff

· Evaluate assistant coaching staff with principal and athletic director

· See that all coaches read and review their evaluation

Manage the maintenance and use of indoor and outdoor facilities to expedite all activities and functions of the school athletic program.

Work with Athletic Director to:

· Insure safety standards in all facilities

· Advise athletic director of maintenance needs prior to sport events

· Schedule all practice sessions for both indoor and outdoor

AS COMMUNITY LIAISON

· Utilize clear and meaningful oral and written expression.

· Contribute to the vision of the school and assists the principal in maintaining focus and momentum for achieving the vision and mission of the school

· Interpret the mission of the school to the community through direct involvement, public relations programs, and works closely with the administration to promote the school’s vision and mission.

· Assist in the use of school/community resources to enhance the quality of school programs, including those resources available through business and industry

· Assist in the development of specific program goals and objectives which are aligned with the mission and vision and which appropriately meet the needs of the students.