SUMMARY:            

To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coach’s individual participants in the fundamental and advanced skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved;

Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season;

Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present;

Models responsible behavior/acts as a role model in and out of school, student supervision;

Maintains accurate statistics, records and results of the season;

Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students;

Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, recruiting and general information about all aspects of the sport;

Establishes performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition this sport and is consistent in establishing criteria for eligibility in competition;

Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up;

Works closely with the athletic directors in scheduling intramural and interscholastic contests;

Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms;

Maintains necessary attendance forms, insurance records and similar paperwork;

Accounts for all equipment or delegates the responsibility;

Develops a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program;

Manage sport budget and assistant staff;

Availability to travel for games;

Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises students of particular program.

Salary is based on extra duty salary schedule. $5,151 for 2017-2018 then 2018-2019 rate.

Athletic director, Scott Mason is available to answer any questions regarding season dates and schedule.

Additional: The head coach will be responsible for recruiting from Ponderosa Middle School. This should include several visits to Ponderosa and talking with possible futur soccer players. 

The head coach needs to promote soccer at KU and build a program that has the common values of KUHS athletic department. The coach needs to develop a progam that beleives in winning and winning with honor and has the core principals promoted by the Positive Coaching Alliance.  

The head coach will closly work with or assign an assistant coach to work with local youth soccer programs.