What are the responsibilities and job description for the Basketball Cheer Coach position at South Central Calhoun CSD?
Basketball Cheer Coach
2025-2026 School Year
Qualifications:
- Valid Iowa Coaching License
- Ability to organize and supervise a total sports program
- Substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and continuous examination of new theories and procedures pertinent to the sport.
Job Goal:
Instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategies and physical training to realize a degree of individual and team success. Provide athletes with instruction that leads to the formulation of moral values, pride of accomplishments, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline and self-confidence.
Performance Duties:
- Have a thorough knowledge of all athletic policies approved by the South Central Calhoun Board of Education and be responsible for their implementation by the entire staff of the sports program.
- Provide training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each participant.
- Determine that each participant has read and understands the guidelines set forth in the Good Conduct Eligibility Policy. Verify with the respective principal's office that each participant has on file a signed consent form from the Good Conduct Policy prior to the first practice of the season.
- Develop fundamental skills of the respective sport.
- Develop strong team strategies.
- Work to develop individual potential for all team members, e.g. citizenship, character.
- Monitor student athlete's grades and conduct.
- Implement procedures concerning injuries, medical attention and emergencies.
- Notify parents and complete paperwork on athletic injuries on proper forms and submit reports to the activities director within forty-eight hours of the injury or accident.
- Direct student managers, assistants and statisticians.
- Determine discipline; delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary and contact parents when a student is dismissed.
- Assist athletes in their college or advanced educational selections, as needed.
