Elementary Basketball Coach

Job Description

Summary

The Elementary Basketball Coach is responsible for all coaching related activities, implementing a strong emphasis in sportsmanship, teamwork, and character development, and foundational skill development.

The IPS elementary sports leagues are developmental leagues that prioritize the fostering and maintaining of a positive environment for our young student athletes to have fun and learn the sport.

It is imperative that the successful candidate demonstrates a proven aptitude for coaching, illustrated by a strong work ethic, organizational skills, and the ability to produce results.

The Elementary Basketball Coach will report to the Athletic Coordinator and performance will be evaluated by the Athletic Coordinator and Principal.

The elementary basketball season will begin in the month of January and will conclude in the month of March. Each team will have 6-7 regular season contests and may qualify for a post-season tournament.

Required Experience & Abilities

• Experience playing and / or coaching the sport.
• Ability to motivate, teach and recruit qualified student-athletes.
• Ability to foster positive relationships with students, and to work effectively with staff, and parents.
• The ability to handle stressful situations and keep tempers in check.
• Familiarity with the school’s community and / or staff.
• Exhibits high standards of professional ethics and conduct.

Expectations

• Help plan, organize, promote, and conduct tryouts for the sport.
• Inform Athletic Coordinator and participants of final selections and maintain the integrity of the selection process as well as effectively communicating final cuts.
• Coaches during each game.
• Develops appropriate training programs and practice schedules.
• Studies the skills and abilities of each student-athlete on the team and puts them in position to be successful and contributes to the team success.
• Knowledge of technical aspects of Basketball and willingness to continue to learn and examine new ideas pertinent to Basketball.
• Creates a safe environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of student-athletes.
• Travels with student-athletes and team personnel on the team bus both to and from games.
• Maintains necessary records and completes required paperwork in a specified time and manner.
• Enforces discipline policies and emphasizes sportsmanship and healthy lifestyles.
• Supervises student-athletes in locker rooms at home and away games and ensures appropriate behavior.
• Professionally represents the school and the district in interactions with students, parents, crowd, staff, officials, competition, and others.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but should be expected to increase in certain circumstances.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully preform 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 to talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may need to lift and / or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move athletic equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.

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

The employee must have the ability to demonstrate the proper techniques and skills needed for athletic participation.