24/25 School Year: Head Tennis Coach

Job Overview: Develop, model and teach fair, unprejudiced relationships among all members.

Job Functions:

1. Develop a clear and demonstrable understanding of the "mission" and "role" of interscholastic athletics.
2. Develop and execute a plan to formally communicate the "mission and role" to players, parents, staff and the public, at least seasonally (and informally at every opportunity).
3. Develop, model and communicate policies for athletics conduct and language, in the locker room, on the practice field, during travel, during competition, and at all other sponsored events.
4. Allow athletes to fairly compete for positions each season, without automatically basing team selection on previous season or out of season activities.
5. Encourage athletes to develop skills and interests in other school and community athletics, arts, and non-athletics/art activities.
6. Understand and communicate to athletes, students, parents, and other stakeholders the relationship between interscholastic athletics and the general education scheme.
7. Teach participants, by precept and example, respect for school authorities and contest officials.
8. Provide support for your players in cases of adverse decisions, refraining from critical comments in public or to the media.
9. Teach players strict adherence to game rules and contest regulations.
10. Present privately, through proper school authorities, any evidence of rule violations.
11. Counteract rumors and unproven allegations of questionable practices by opponents.
12. Attend all required meetings and keep abreast of MCPS, TSSAA, or other athletic program affiliation policies regarding the sport, as well as rules of eligibility and contest regulations.
13. Call in and/or email scores or newsworthy information.
14. Complete reports to MCPS Central Office.

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