Job Overview: Develop, model and teach fair, unprejudiced relationships among all members.
Job Functions:
- Develop a clear and demonstrable understanding of the "mission" and "role" of interscholastic athletics.
- 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).
- 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.
- Allow athletes to fairly compete for positions each season, without automatically basing team selection on previous season or out of season activities.
- Encourage athletes to develop skills and interests in other school and community athletics, arts, and non-athletics/art activities.
- Understand and communicate to athletes, students, parents, and other stakeholders the relationship between interscholastic athletics and the general education scheme.
- Teach participants, by precept and example, respect for school authorities and contest officials.
- Provide support for your players in cases of adverse decisions, refraining from critical comments in public or to the media.
- Teach players strict adherence to game rules and contest regulations.
- Present privately, through proper school authorities, any evidence of rule violations.
- Counteract rumors and unproven allegations of questionable practices by opponents.
- 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.
- Call in and/or email scores or newsworthy information.
- Complete reports to MCPS Central Office.
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