JV / Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach - Part Time, Stipend Only
Regents School of Austin
- Austin, TX
- Temporary
- Part-time
- Provide a long-term plan for program advancement in your sport; responsible for implementing the plan vertically for all teams for grades 7 to 12; plan should include off-season and summer development goals and opportunities
- Routinely meet with coaches, student-athletes, and parents to ensure awareness and understanding of the athletic department's vision to redeem sports for Christ
- Lead conflict resolution between parents, coaches, and student-athletes on your team
- Meet with prospective families whose children have an interest in your sport
- Be able to utilize multiple teaching and coaching techniques to reach students who have varying learning styles; ensure assistant coaches are teaching with the same approach
- Have written tryout and practice plans. A progression of skill development and conditioning improvement should be apparent from practice plans
- Instruct properly; practices must be characterized by instruction that accounts for a logical sequence of fundamentals that consider the developmental level of the athlete and that lead to an enhanced progression of player knowledge, skill, and capability; instruction should move from simple to complex, known to unknown; instruction should demonstrate appropriate and safe techniques and must include warnings about unsafe techniques and prohibited practices
- Condition properly; practices must account for a progression of cardiovascular and muscular-skeletal conditioning regimens that prepare athletes sequentially for more challenging practices and competitive activities; weather conditions should also be considered
- Provide supervision; must be physically present and provide supervision over a structured practice that is appropriate for the age and maturity level of players; coaches are also expected to supervise the condition, safe usage, maintenance and upkeep of equipment and facilities
- Assess athletes readiness for practice and competition; coaches must be able to evaluate a student-athletes physical or maturational ability to compete and if there is any doubt the athlete should not compete until cleared by a medical physician (our school's Athletic Trainer will not allow an injured or sick athlete to participate without medical clearance from the athlete's physician)
- Maintain safe playing conditions; possess a higher level of knowledge and skill that permits them to identify foreseeable causes of injury specific to a sport and inherent in defective equipment or hazardous environments; weather conditions are also a consideration here
- Provide proper equipment; ensure that all players are properly equipped with equipment that is appropriate for the age and maturity of the athletes and that is clean, durable and safe; fitting equipment should be carried out in accordance with manufacturer's specifications; athletes must wear protective equipment that is appropriate for the type and level of practice/playing activity
- Be a good steward of all equipment, storage areas, locker rooms, weight rooms, fields, and gyms; keep facilities and equipment neat and clean
- Maintain TAPPS certification
- Have knowledge of all TAPPS and NCAA/NFHS rules as they pertain to your sport
- Attend non-routine events such as district meetings, athletic banquets, clinics, etc.
- Meet weekly meeting with Director of Athletics
- Provide emergency care; all coaches are required to be CPR-First-Aid-AED certified; coaches are expected to know how to engage professional emergency personnel (911) if needed; coaches should know where automated external defibrillators (AED's) are located on campus
- Execute assigned summer camps
- Other duties as assigned
- Willingness to listen and to help build consensus; ability to build trust and rapport
- High self-awareness; acts in a manner that will reflect positively on the organization
- Proven organizational and time management skills; detail-oriented; self-motivated; ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously
- Process driven
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communications skills
- Technology savvy; proficient in the use of Google applications, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to adapt to varying social environments that include parents, coaches, student-athletes, administrators, opposing coaches and school administrators
- Three years or more coaching experience preferred
- Demonstrated desire and ability to disciple youth athletes towards a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ
- Demonstrated leadership of student-athletes and adult coaches
- Demonstrated faith in Christ
- Support the mission and vision of the Athletic Department