Basketball, Girls Head Coach

Job Overview

High school Briar Woods Basketball coaching position. Season runs Winter, November February

Roles and Responsibilities

• To assist in maintaining high academic standards for all student athletes.
• To assist the athletic director and principal in the hiring and / or retention of assistant coaches.
• To direct, supervise, and evaluate regularly the performance of all assistant coaches of the respective sport.
• To work cooperatively with the athletic director to assure proper insurance coverage for all athletes.
• To work cooperatively with other head athletic coaches in order to operate a wellbalanced athletic program.
• To foster among the participants and spectators an appreciation of the values of athletics, a desire to win, an attitude of good sportsmanship, and a sense of pride in self, team, school, and community.
• To direct the training, conditioning, and performance of the varsity athletic team and to lead, supervise, and assist the assistant coaches in their efforts with teams assigned to them.
• To act as a positive influence upon the behavior of members of his / her athletic staff and teams.
• To be present and personally direct the team at all varsity contests and to be present at as many junior varsity and freshmen contests as possible.

He / she will also be responsible for the supervision of his / her athletes at invitational meets or postseason competition.

• To advise the athletic director as to the preparation of schedules for his / her respective sport.
• To advise the athletic director in the selection and performance evaluations of officials.
• To recommend to the athletic director the type and amount of equipment and supplies needed to conduct the sports program.

To provide for the inventory and care of equipment.

• To advise the athletic director of the condition of athletic facilities and needs for their preparation and maintenance.
• To assist the athletic director to ensure that lists of all players eligible for athletic contests are prepared and maintained under rules of the VHSL.
• To recommend to the athletic director and / or principal the removal of athletes from the team(s) when training or eligibility regulations have not been met.
• To ensure that all athletes have undergone and passed medical examinations before the regular practice season begins.
• To organize a system for encouraging students to try out for his / her team and to develop and recruit equipment manager(s), score keepers, statisticians, ball runners, etc. for all teams.
• To collect and keep on file records, statistics, news items, and photographs for the athletic teams under his / her supervision.
• To recommend to the athletic director those students who qualify for a varsity letter or junior varsity / freshman certificate.
• To recommend to the athletic director, upon request, prospective coaches.
• To observe sub varsity practices and games.
• To perform other duties related to the position of head athletic coach as requested by the high school principal and / or athletic director.

Qualifications

• Coaching experience or participation in the sport which you are applying for on high school or college levels.
• Completion of CPR and First Aid training or enrollment in current CPR and First Aid training course.
• Prefer experience as a teacher or classified employee in Loudoun County Public Schools.
• Prefer a Virginia Teaching License candidate or a full-time classified employee for Loudoun County Public Schools.

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