Head Junior Varsity Field Hockey Coach

Kent Place School seeks a Head Junior Varsity Field Hockey Coach for the 2026-2027 season.

Hours: 3:45-5:45 pm Monday through Friday (games may finish later)

Season: Fall (August 17th - November 12th)

Requirements:

• Prior coaching/playing experience at the collegiate level preferred; experience at the high school level required.


• Educate and coach Kent Place student-athletes in field hockey.


• Provide leadership that promotes positive attitudes and good sportsmanship.


• Notifies team members of all Kent Place's policies, procedures, and training rules as they pertain to the team.


• Plan and communicate practice sessions and competition strategies that ensure the health and physical well-being of student-athletes.


• Coaches and instruct 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.


• Determines game strategy based on the team's capabilities.

Administrative Duties and Personal Skills

• Schedules and coordinates, in conjunction with the Assistant Athletic Director, game schedules, practice schedules, team tryouts, preseason meetings, team workouts, and conditioning sessions.


• Maintains, along with assistant coaches, the proper supervision of student-athletes at practices, games, and on school-provided transportation.


• Maintains individual and team records and statistics. Implements programmatic instruction of sequential fundamentals and proper conditioning for all levels of the program.


• Supervises and assigns duties to assistant coaches as necessary.


• Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, & requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.


• Must have excellent communication and administrative skills.


• Effective, active listening skills.


• Have the ability to make quick decisions under pressure.


• Promotes good public relations through professional standards of conduct and presentation, as well as professional courtesy.


• Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.


• Ability to work effectively with others.


• Adhere to best practices of diversity and inclusion so that interactions with students, colleagues, and other constituencies highlight awareness, competence, and sensitivity.

Other duties as assigned:

• Attends a mandatory preseason parent meeting and training session with the Athletic Dept.


• Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media and other stakeholders.


• Participates in special activities, including senior day, parents' night, banquets, awards nights, admission panels, open days, coaching clinics, and pep assemblies.


• Complete all coaching accreditation modules and KPS training.


• Other duties as assigned by the Athletic Department.

by July 13, 2026.

Kent Place School is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who support the development of a school community that is culturally competent, a working environment that is affirming and inclusive, where each member feels safe and valued, as described in our Belonging statement.