Oversee the wrestlng program at Tennessee Middle School. Previous wrestling coaching experience preferred. See the job description below for more information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years’ successful experience as assistant coach preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Valid Tennessee teaching certificate preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

• Evaluates and formulates an improvement plan for the overall program.
• Oversees and coordinates the day-to-day operations of the program.
• Oversees and coordinates the supervision of student-athletes.
• Oversees and coordinates all practices.
• Oversees and coordinates all game day activities.
• Promotes the program in both the school and the community and serves as the spokesperson in the area of public relations.
• Works cooperatively with school staff, student-athletes, and parents in promoting the program.
• Works cooperatively with coaches of other sports to ensure the overall success of THS Athletics.
• Develops, with the Athletic director, a budget for the program.
• Represents TMS at all meetings that pertain to the program.
• Assist the Athletic Director in maintaining eligibility records with TSSAA.
• Oversees and assigns specific duties for assistant coaches.
• Evaluates and formulates an improvement plan for all assistant coaches.
• Maintains and oversees the safety conditions of all dressing rooms, facilities, and equipment used by the program.
• Assist the Athletic Director in planning and organizing the TMS All-Sports Banquet.
• Oversees and coordinates the Tennessee Middle School program.
• Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary to compete.
• Formulates and oversees a code of conduct and expectations for the program.
• Performs such duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Athletic Director.
• Ensures that accident reports/injury reports are submitted to the Athletic Office in a prompt manner.
• Ensures that all paperwork for overnight trips or coaches clinics is turned into the Athletic Director.
• Develops, implements, and oversees an off-season strength and conditioning program.
• Communicate with players, parents, and the community by:
• Making oneself available to athletes and parents when necessary.
• Setting up a pre-season team/parent meeting to discuss rules, policies, and expectations for the season.
• Meeting with each player and explain his/her role on your team.
• Meeting with all players throughout the season to evaluate their game and practice performance and to formulate a plan for improvement.
• Providing all players/parents with a schedule of practices and games.
• Contacting parents in the event of an injury and arranging to visit, or have an assistant coach visit any student taken to the hospital.