DeKalb High School is seeking two Assistant Softball Coaches!  Primamry resposibiliyies include:

 

• Provide assistance to head coach
• Assists with organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport. 
• Assesses player’s skills and assist with assigning team positions.
• Provides both individual and team development. 
• May work with the athletic director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observes players, during competition and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Helps to determine game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met, and encourages student-athletes to maintain a high academic standard.
• Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
• Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the athletic performance of their student.
• Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletic program. 
• Models sports-like behavior and maintain appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.
• Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media, booster clubs, service clubs, and other organizations. 
• Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms. 
• Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.
• Participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, and award nights.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data, insurance records, equipment inventory, and other related records.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.