Girls Middle School Soccer Coach

Girls' Soccer, Middle School Coach

Reports to: School Administration Building: Wilbur Wright Middle School

Evaluated by: Principal and/or designee Evaluation period: Annual

Purpose of the Position: The Girls Soccer coach develops, coaches and creates a culture of positive growth and development in the game of soccer.

Responsibilities

• Works to develop players' skills and sportsmanship
• Accompanies and supervises the team in all team activities including providing supervision at all times and supervising the locker room until all students have left the building
• Organizes meaningful and challenging practices to develop athletes to their greatest potential
• Assists in organizing and supervising off-season conditioning and workouts
• Assumes responsibility for athletes during all phases of the season, including supervision
• Applies discipline fairly and in accordance with school and team policies
• Conducts self in an ethical and sportsmanlike manner during practices and contests
• Instructs athletes on competition rules and keeps players aware of new rules and interpretations of rules
• Provides critical analysis of past season and plans for next season
• Recruits students for team
• Emphasizes safety precautions and refers athletes to trainers in case of injury
• Is trained to administer basic first aid and CPR
• Remains current with new ideas and techniques through clinics, workshops, videos, and/or publications
• Attends and contributes to scheduled athletic staff meetings
• Communicates IASP, IHSAA and school policies to players and parents and requires all players to complete the mandatory forms, including but not limited to pledge, concussion, and hazing forms, before participation
• Provides school administration with information on any major disciplinary action taken
• Assures all athletes have returned a completed athletic physical form and files those forms in the office prior to participation in conditioning, weight training, and practice
• Issues equipment and uniforms
• Assumes responsibility for care of equipment and uniforms including keeping an accurate inventory
• Arranges for return of all inventoried equipment and follows proper procedure for unreturned equipment.
• Attends awards banquet and presents awards to athletes
• Any other duties as assigned by the school administration

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Has completed the IHSAA mandatory coaching courses

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents and rules manuals, schedules, and inventories. Ability to speak effectively with the coaches, players, parents and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to count money and record totals for administrative purposes.

Supervisory Skills

Ability to supervise athletes.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand-strength to grasp equipment. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds including sport specific equipment.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations. Ability to game plan and make game decisions.

Other Skills and Abilities

Coaching and experience in soccer

Terms of Employment

Length of season: 6-7 weeks in the Spring Salary determined by the Munster Teachers Association Collective Bargaining Agreement

Addendum Salary: $2,625 11/3/23 The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.