Job Description:
Varsity Boys Head Golf Coach – Part Time, Stipend Only
Regents School of Austin’s Department of Athletics has a passion
and mission to use sports to redeem the hearts of athletes, parents,
coaches and others to Christ. We want to compete in a way that
honors the Lord and points others toward Him, and will focus heavily
on the process of competing well. While shaping and developing
character, we will work to maximize the talents, skills, and
abilities that God gave each athlete for the benefit of the team.
Position Summary
Coaches are one of the most significant components to the
athletic program and therefore must be Christian role models who are
committed to fulfilling the mission of the school, desire to
disciple our student-athletes, serve their families, and who are
knowledgeable in their sport.
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Culture
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Provide a long-term plan for program advancement in your
sport; responsible for implementing the plan vertically for all
teams for grades 7 to 12; plan should include off-season and
summer development goals and opportunities
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Routinely meet with coaches, student-athletes, and parents to
ensure awareness and understanding of the athletic department’s
vision to redeem sports for Christ
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Lead conflict resolution between parents, coaches, and
student-athletes on your team
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Meet with prospective families whose children have an interest
in your sport
Instruction
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Be a “Master Teacher” utilizing multiple teaching techniques
to reach students who have varying learning styles; ensure
assistant coaches are teaching with the same approach
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Have written tryout and practice plans. A progression of
skill development and conditioning improvement should be apparent
from practice plans
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Instruct properly; practices must be characterized by
instruction that accounts for a logical sequence of fundamentals
that consider the developmental level of the athlete and that lead
to an enhanced progression of player knowledge, skill, and
capability; instruction should move from simple to complex, known
to unknown; instruction should demonstrate appropriate and safe
techniques and must include warnings about unsafe techniques and
prohibited practices
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Condition properly; practices must account for a progression
of cardiovascular and muscular-skeletal conditioning regimens that
prepare athletes sequentially for more challenging practices and
competitive activities; weather conditions should also be considered
Oversight
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Provide supervision; must be physically present and provide
supervision over a structured practice that is appropriate for the
age and maturity level of players; coaches are also expected to
supervise the condition, safe usage, maintenance and upkeep of
equipment and facilities
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Assess athletes readiness for practice and competition;
coaches must be able to evaluate a student-athletes physical or
maturational ability to compete and if there is any doubt the
athlete should not compete until cleared by a medical physician
(our school’s Athletic Trainer will not allow an injured or sick
athlete to participate without medical clearance from the
athlete’s physician)
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Maintain safe playing conditions; possess a higher level of
knowledge and skill that permits them to identify foreseeable
causes of injury specific to a sport and inherent in defective
equipment or hazardous environments; weather conditions are also a
consideration here
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Provide proper equipment; ensure that all players are
properly equipped with equipment that is appropriate for the age
and maturity of the athletes and that is clean, durable and safe;
fitting equipment should be carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications; athletes must wear protective
equipment that is appropriate for the type and level of
practice/playing activity
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Be a good steward of all equipment, storage areas, locker
rooms, weight rooms, fields, and gyms; keep facilities and
equipment neat and clean
Administrative
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Maintain TAPPS certification
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Have high level knowledge of all TAPPS and NCAA/NFHS rules as
they pertain to your sport
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Attend non-routine events such as district meetings, athletic
banquets, clinics, etc.
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Meet weekly meeting with Director of Athletics
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Provide emergency care; all coaches are required to be
CPR-First-Aid-AED certified; coaches are expected to know how to
engage professional emergency personnel (911) if needed; coaches
should know where automated external defibrillators (AED’s) are
located on campus
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Execute assigned summer camps
Skills
Ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
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Willingness to listen and to help build consensus; ability to
build trust and rapport
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High self-awareness; acts in a manner that will reflect
positively on the organization
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Proven organizational and time management skills;
detail-oriented; self-motivated; ability to manage multiple
activities simultaneously
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Process driven
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Demonstrated excellent oral and written communications skills
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Technology savvy; proficient in the use of Google
applications, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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Ability to adapt to varying social environments that include
parents, coaches, student-athletes, administrators, opposing
coaches and school administrators
Regents School of Austin is a unique K-12 school that educates
1,000 students on an 82-acre campus in southwest Austin. Our mission
is to provide a classical, Christian education, founded upon and
informed by a Christian worldview, that equips students to know,
love, and practice that which is true, good and beautiful, and
challenges them to strive for excellence as they live purposefully
and intelligently in the service of God and man. Regents School of
Austin is well recognized by peers for outstanding accomplishments
in teaching, curriculum, students' achievement, parental
involvement, and community support.
Regents Athletics helps to fulfill the mission of the school by
teaching the Christian way of competing and the Christian way of
life as expressed through our three core values in athletics -
character, commitment, and community. The Regents Athletic
Department acknowledges the following order of priorities in our
school: 1) God, 2) family, 3) academics, and 4) athletics. When
this order is followed, it gives student-athletes the opportunity to
be balanced spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally.