Assistant Tennis Coach
Tennis facility in Gastonia, North Carolina is looking for an Assistant Tennis Coach.

Position Overview:
An employee in this position will be a personal example of high moral character and superior teaching standards. The Assistant tennis coach will teach good sportsmanship as the number one priority on the athletic field. This Coach will work with the head tennis coach, faculty, and staff to support player academic and moral success.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Follows the lead of the head tennis coach.
• Promotes the sport within the school through recruiting athletes who are not other sports programs.
• Promotes the sport outside the school.
• Assists with the implementation of the athletic policies by the entire staff of the sports program.
• Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, Booster Club, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans.
• Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.
• Maintains discipline, adjust grievances, and work to increase morale and cooperation.
• Provides training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete.
• Gives constant attention to a student athlete’s grades and conduct.
• Attends all practices and games.
• Provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.
• Completes and submits proper paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries to county athletic office within 24 hours, if directed by the Head Coach.
• Directs student managers, assistants, trainers, and statisticians.
• Assists the Head Coach in scheduling, providing transportation, and requirements for tournament and special sport events.
• Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times.
• Coordinates program with maintenance and school employees, if directed by the Head Coach.
• Provides proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.
• Accountable for all equipment and/or collection of fees for any lost or unreturned equipment.
• Permits the athletes to only be in authorized areas of the building at the appropriate times.
• Examines locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on general cleanliness of the facility.
• Is responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of specific sport equipment.
• Secures all doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving building if custodians are not on duty.
• Instills in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.
• Performs such other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and/or administration.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Thorough knowledge of all the Athletic Policies approved by the Gaston County Schools’ Board of Education.
• Knowledge of existing system, state, and conference regulations; implements them consistently and interprets them for staff.
• Ability and willingness to organize and assist with the supervision of the tennis program.
• Must have superior knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.
• Thorough understanding of the growth and development of students/athletes at the assigned school.

How to apply:
Please apply via URL provided.

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