Hyde County Schools

Assistant Athletic Coach

Job Summary

Position is responsible for assisting the head coach with organizing the program at the

assigned school. Position assists with conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing student athletes in game strategies and techniques.

Job Specifications

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

Essential Duties

1. Assists the Head coach with instructing players in the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
2. Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities/exercises as directed by the head coach.
3. Assesses player’s skills, monitors players during competition and practice, and keeps the head coach informed of the athletic performance of students.
4. Assists with determining game strategy.
5. Assists the head coach with supervising athletes during practices and competition.
6. Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
7. Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials,and spectators.
8. Is required to be at all practices and games.
9. Distributes equipment, supplies, and uniforms to students as directed by the head coach.
10. Assists the head coach with submitting a list of award winners at the end of the season.
11. Participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
12. Performs support tasks such as distributing and maintaining eligibility forms, emergency data cards, and other related records.
13. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

 Other Duties

1. Attends staff development meetings, clinics and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
2. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Head Coach, Athletic Director & Principal or other appropriate administrator.

  Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

1. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
2. Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
3. Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone;
4. Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly;
5. Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school environment or outdoors. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Supervision Exercised: None

Supervision Received: Head Coach, Athletic Director & Principal

Required Training

1. NFHS, Fundamentals of coaching, Concussion in sports
2. Crashcourse concussion
3. Account with Dragonfly max
4. Current First Aid and CPR card

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Assistant Coach will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Head Coach, Athletic Director& Principal or appropriate administrator. Hyde County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.