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  • Head Varsity Swim Coach
    Location: Northwest Catholic High School

Description

NWC Mission Formation for Coaches and Student Athletes

✔ Is fully committed to the Catholic educational mission of Northwest Catholic to educate students in mind, body, spirit and imagination

✔ Participates annually in school sponsored professional development sessions for the spiritual formation of coaches and students in Catholic high school athletics

✔ Serves as a leader and role model for coaching staff and players through a commitment to personal integrity, character development, and developing the spiritual values of coaching

✔ Develops student athletes as individuals of faith, moral character, and personal excellence

✔ Is willing to participate in spiritual formation of athletes (i.e. retreats, days of service, prayer before games, etc.).

 

Organization and Communication

✔ Is a constant supporter and ambassador of the Northwest Catholic Athletic Program, as well as the overall mission of Northwest Catholic High School

✔ Communicates information in timely, professional correspondence to players/parents

✔ Conducts opening Team Meeting for student athletes and parents/guardians

✔ Develops procedures for open communication with parents and athletes

✔ Establishes dialogue with parents and student athletes to address issues and concerns

 

Administrative

✔ Manages equipment inventory and maintains conscientious use of Athletic facilities

✔ Enforces Northwest Catholic’s Athletic Handbook and completes all school and CIAC eligibility forms

✔ Manages and creates their schedule based on the league

✔ Understands the rules of the CCC league and creates a working relationship with other coaches

✔ Distributes team rosters, schedules (game and practice) and contact information to all student athletes and their parents

✔ Monitors athlete attendance, behavior, and academic status

✔ Checks student-athletes grades at the end of the quarter /semester

✔ Aids in determining recipients of team awards and honors, including but not limited to (Team MVP, Coaches’ Award, Post Season Honors, and Captaincy)

✔ Aids in administering season-ending program evaluation, self-evaluation, and evaluation of the Northwest Catholic Athletic Department

✔ Reports Home Game scores/results to local media outlets, as well as the Northwest Catholic’s Assistant Athletic Director

✔ Oversees assistants and delegates their assistant coaches

 

Training and Preparation

✔ Develops positive sportsmanship

✔ Sequential conditioning

✔ Understands and can demonstrate the appropriate skill training

✔ Tactical training and player motivation

✔ Attention to maturity, readiness, and preparing of athletes

✔ Attends Professional Development sessions, including but not limited to the State Mandated Concussion Management and Sudden Cardiac Arrest program, Faith formation

✔ Ability to guide the student-athletes through the recruiting process

✔ Completes Virtus Training

 

Sports Medicine

✔ Ability to use approved First Aid, CPR, and AED skills through yearly certification program through American Heart Association

✔ Interacts with the Head Athletic Trainer of Northwest Catholic, team and family physicians, student athletes, and their parents following an injury

✔ Ensure that a student-athlete is cleared by medical personnel before returning to practice or competition