What are the responsibilities and job description for the CCMS Head Cheerleading Coach position at Casey County Middle School?
Head Coach:
- Serve as liaison between the coaching staff in their sport and the Athletic Director.
- Has a thorough knowledge of the Rules and By-Laws of the KHSAA as they pertain to his/her sport, including the clearance of all staff members and student-athletes.
- Understands the proper administrative chain of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.
- Promotes a sense of unity and camaraderie in the athletic department as a whole.
- Does not discourage student-athletes from participating in other school sponsored sports.
- Is aware of all public/staff/departmental meetings that require attendance.
- Establishes the fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques to be taught by the staff.
- Designs conferences, clinics and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
- Trains and informs staff and encourages professional growth by promoting clinic attendance or other methods of learning.
- Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation, and at season’s end analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.
- Maintains discipline, mediates grievances, and works to increase morale.
- Assists the Athletic Director in scheduling, providing transportation needs and requirements for all games, tournaments, and special sports events.
- Assists in the necessary preparation for scheduled contests or practices and adheres to scheduled facility usage times.
- Coordinates facility needs/repairs with Athletic Director.
- Provides proper safeguards for eminence and protection of assigned equipment.
- Recommends policy, method or procedural changes to the Athletic Director.
- Monitors the grades and conduct of his/her athletes.
- Provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant by his/her presence at all practices, games, while traveling, and when returning from off-campus events.
- Completes paperwork on all athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to the Athletic Director/CCHS secretary by the next school day.
- Directs student managers, assistants and statisticians.
- Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary, and contacts parents when a student is suspended, dropped or becomes ineligible.
- Participates in the budgeting process with the Athletic Director by submitting needs for the next season.
- Recommends/selects equipment and uniforms within budget appropriations.
- Is accountable for all equipment in his/her program and submits notification to the Athletic Director for any equipment lost, damaged not returned or returned after the due date.
- Arranges for issuing, storing, reconditioning of equipment, and submits annual inventory.
- Properly marks and identifies all equipment before issuing or storing.
- Secures all doors, lights, window and locks and stores all equipment before leaving building or area. Supervises locker room area before and after practice.
- Instills in each player a respect for equipment and school property its care and proper use.
- Never criticizes, admonishes or argues with any athletic staff members within ears or eyes of players, fans, parents and other staff members.
- Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, parents, officials, volunteers and fans.
- Responsible for reporting scores and information after every contest to the KHSAA Scoreboard, Casey County News and Danville Advocate Messenger. Statistics required by local media and the KHSAA website will also be the responsibility of the head coach. These duties may be delegated.
- Responsible for turning in all athletic department, school district and KHSAA paperwork and season schedules on time to Athletic Director.
- Will input schedules and team rosters into KHSAA system as required.
- Responsible for ensuring proper certification of assistant coaches for KHSAA and school district standards.
- Responsible for getting game management staff for home contests (scoreboard operator, statistician, etc.)
- Inputs required KHSAA online data (schedule, roster, stats).
- Responsible for arranging with booster club the proper game management personnel, if necessary.
- Performs other duties which may be assigned by the Athletic Director or Principal.
