About this role
Coaches are responsible for fulfilling the Administrative Responsibilities/Job Description, as outlined below as well as general and sport-specific rules, standards and regulations through OSAA.
The coach is expected to keep in regular contact and communication with the athletic director.
The coach is also responsible for the activity-specific assignments listed below.
ASSIGNMENTS
Head Coach Attributes
- High ethical and professional standards
- The presence and desire to be a role model for high school student athletes on and off the field
- A commitment to the importance of academic excellence and achievement for all student-athletes in the program
- Demonstrated ability to be a positive leader of the program and develop and instructor young athletes academically, physically and emotionally
- A high tuned ability to communicate effectively to a variety of stakeholders with a variety of methods
- Skill in organization, teaching, program development, time management, fundraising, and public relations
- Seeks additional professional development opportunities
- A thorough knowledge of tennis, skill development, training, and coaching techniques
- Experience coaching tennis
General Head Coach Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of HS program (potential opportunity for summer training, off-season workouts, tryouts, formations of teams, cuts, practice schedules, culture, calendaring)
- Establish program expectations, ensure safety of all student athletes, clarify roles and oversee assistance coaches and lower level programs
- Provide regular communication with athletes/parents/families/staff, OSAA, League, AD's office, etc.
- Regularly track the academic progress of all student athletes in the program and facilitate necessary supports to ensure academic eligibility. Oversee and enforce an academic plan of assistance if required.
- Cooperate with and support other school-sponsored sports and encourage athletes to participate in other programs
- Develop and oversee a relationship with youth programs to foster development in the overall program
- Work with local media as needed and establish strong working relationships with community support groups
Paperwork/training responsibilities
- NFHS certification (Fundamentals of Coaching)
- First Aid/CPR Card
- District fingerprint/criminal check
- Vector Trainings
- BSD Employment form
- Completion for OSAA:
- Concussion Test
- Steroid Program
- Heat Acclimatization/Heat Illness Prevention
- Interrupting and Preventing Discriminatory Acts
Pre-season responsibilities
- Pre-season meeting for student-athletes/guardians
- Provide opportunity for summer trainings
- HS Camp (conditioning/tactics/skills)
- Youth outreach
Season responsibilities
Length of season: March - May
- Facilitate fundraising for program
- Conduct tryouts (at least 3 days)
- Plan and execute consistent weekly practices
- Supervise student athletes at practice, games, bus
- Ride the bus to/from away games
- Clear communication with student athletes/families
- Facilitate senior night
- 16 contests (pre-season and season combined)
- Number of postseason contest dependent on eligibility for state playoffs
Postseason requirements
- Postseason review with AD
- Postseason review of student feedback
- Complete inventory of equipment, uniforms, etc. and communicate needs with AD
- Facilitate post-season banquet
- Distribute awards for the season
Applications should be submitted online.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate call or email:
Athletic Director - Bill Volk @ Aloha High School 503-356-2774
Email: [email protected]