Girls' Softball Head Coach

SUMMARY Maranatha Christian Academy is an influential school of collaborators, innovators, and explorers grounded in Christian faith, and empowering co-creators of tomorrow. The head softball coach will build a program with a solid foundation that teaches student-athletes technical and tactical skills along with other valuable life skills through competition.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned)

· Hire and train assistant coaches. Involve them in planning and decision-making. Assign responsibilities.

· Meet with middle school coaches regularly and develop them as coaches.

· Complete all MSHSL and MSCHSA coach requirements.

· Connect with coaches from other schools and build your competition schedule.

· Keep inventory and a detailed list of equipment. Meet with the athletic director to order new equipment.

· Communicate sport-specific website updates to the athletic department.

· Schedule and direct a pre-season interest meeting for families.

· Attending a pre-season meeting with the athletic director.

· Organize a community outreach team activity.

· Develop a summer camp and summer training program that you will oversee.

· Develop a spiritual development plan for the season.

· Plan special event nights such as youth night, parent night, senior night, teacher appreciation, etc.

· Plan a varsity team retreat and team-building day.

· Meet with the strength coach to make a strength and conditioning plan for the season.

· Send information needed for the media guide to the athletic department.

· Develop a program-wide, middle school, and high school practice schedule.

· Train athletes in a productive way that fits within the scope of the philosophy of Mustang Athletics.

· Develop a youth program.

· Develop a detailed plan for tryouts and practices.

· Input game schedules and update scores and stats on required sites.

· Communicate regularly with families through the Hello Team app and in-person communication.

· Work with athletes on setting and reaching their individual and team goals.

· Connect regularly with athletes about their role and skill development.

· Name and meet with captains regularly to develop them as leaders.

· Film home/away games and schedule time to meet with the team to watch film if it is available.

· Conduct post-season evals of assistant coaches.

· Submit the end-of-season report to the athletic director.

· Attend a post-season meeting with the athletic director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Manage high school and middle school assistant coaches. Communicate with coaches and develop them in a way that fits the culture of the program. Carry out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures as outlined in the MCA Coaches’ Handbook. Responsibilities include training coaches; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance with a post-season evaluation on assistants; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

To apply, go to the careers section on our website and apply using the general application link (below)

Careers at MCA | Maranatha Christian Academy

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