Title: Tennis - Head Coach
Reports to: Athletic Director, Principal, Local Superintendent
Work Activity Classification: Medium
Employment Status: Part-time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Qualifications:
Essential Functions:
Attend:
Actively participate in all conference, sectional, district, and state level meetings and obligations.
Proper attire shall be worn during practice and games.
Establish team rules concerning attendance, practice, and training rules and enforce them, ensuring the athletic director and athlete receive a copy of the rules prior to the beginning of practice.
Publicize results, win or lose, to the athletic director, student body, and news media.
Supervise all team members before, during, and after practice and games.
Aide in any way possible in planning schedules, transportation, officials, and setting up for home games.
Correspond with college coaches who are interested in any of our players as potential collegiate student athletes.
Submit awards lists to the athletic director as soon as possible.
Secure all league, local, district, and state awards and submit to the athletic director.
Coordinate the total interscholastic tennis program in the Cloverleaf Schools.
Communicate tennis needs with the grounds keeper-custodian whenever necessary to provide a better place to practice and play.
Assist in scheduling non-conference games for varsity, junior varsity, and freshman teams.
Ensure that O.H.S.A.A. tournament games take precedence over conference games and thirdly, non-conference games, rescheduling non-conference games only if it can be done easily by both schools.
Be responsible for assisting in obtaining assistant coaching positions.
Selecting a squad will be the final decision of the coach or coaches.
Be responsible for the information in the Athletic Handbook and ensure all assistants are also aware of this material.
Be responsible for the distribution and collection of all uniforms and equipment.
Inform the athletic director when difficulties arise.
Carry required emergency forms for all players, scorekeepers, and managers for all practices and games.
Responsible for physical cards, emergency medical authorization forms, and code of conduct for all players in your program.
By the end of the first week of practice, the coach shall provide the athletic director with a roster of all student athletes kept and communicate roster updates if necessary.
Conduct himself/herself on the field at all times in such a manner that he/she will not insult players, officials, or spectators. Do not argue a judgment call by the officials. Know the rules. Be responsible for the conduct of your players. Teach by example. Encourage positive fan involvement.
Organize practices, off-season workouts, and conduct staff meetings.
Evaluate coaches and make recommendations for the next year.
Complete any entry forms or materials needed for your team to be eligible to compete.
Outline the skills you want mastered at each grade level. Be the advisor and consultant to middle school coaches.
Outline specific assignments for all coaches associated with your program.
Be responsible for delegating responsibilities to all coaches.
Inform all participants of the safety precautions associated with their sport or activity and teach proper skills to reduce the chance of injury. Check all equipment routinely for safety concerns.
Be responsible for all equipment, including proper storage daily and inventory.
Assist the athletic director in preparing the budget.
Be responsible for filming, keeping statistics, and submitting records to the athletic director at the end of the year.
Be responsible for reporting and care of all injuries.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible intelligent human beings.
Help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
Conduct other coaching duties as assigned by the athletic director or principal as permitted by the negotiated agreement.
Additional Working Conditions:
Evaluation by Athletic Director:
Terms of Employment: