About This Role
This role is for a Head Baseball Coach who will instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training to help them achieve individual and team success. The coach also focuses on developing character, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in student athletes.
Responsibilities
- Instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training
- Instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes
- Upgrade knowledge and skills through coaching clinics, observations, and consultation
- Know all athletic policies approved by the school and diocese
- Know existing system, state, and league regulations; implement the same consistently and interpret them for players, parents, and fans as needed
- Understand the proper administrative line of command and refer all requests or grievances through appropriate channels
- Be aware of all public, staff, and departmental meetings that require attendance
- Serve as a mentor to each athlete, promoting the development and demonstration of character traits such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship
- Give attention to a student athlete's grades and conduct
- Provide assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant by being present at all practice games and while traveling
- Provide training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete who is considered a participant
- Direct student managers, assistants, and statisticians
- Monitor equipment rooms and coaches' offices, authorize who may enter, issue, or requisition equipment
- Permit athletes to be in authorized areas of the building at designated times
- Examine locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on the general cleanliness of the facility
- Be responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of specific sports equipment
- Secure all doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving the building if custodians are not on duty
- Instill in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care, and proper use
- Perform other duties assigned
Requirements
- Previous successful coaching experience in the assigned sport
- Knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and a commitment to examining new theories and procedures pertinent to the field
- Ability to serve as an appropriate role model for student athletes through instructions and actions
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