Position Description
JOB TITLE: Tennis Coach
DEPARTMENT: Calvary Christian Academy
REPORTS TO: Athletic Director
STATUS: Seasonal; Stipend
HOURS: Temporary
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Purpose Statement:
The Tennis Coach is responsible for glorifying God by mentoring, training, and disciplining student-athletes with integrity and excellence.
Scope:
The Tennis Coach cultivates relationships with all stakeholders to create the healthiest environment possible for the development and discipleship of student-athletes.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Develop and cultivate relationships with:
- Student-athletes and their families
- Opposing school tennis programs and their coaches.
- Create and execute practice plans.
- Provide individualized instruction to up to 15 student-athletes
- Cultivate a positive Christian culture in the Tennis program
- Create a team schedule with other schools
- Disciple young men and women, demonstrate a commitment to excellence and display character at all times
- Execute a coaching plan
- Attend Coaches meetings
- Be accountable for personal growth as well as church, outreach, and family
- Continuing education and mastery of the game (i.e. schemes, techniques)
- Assist with field/weight room/locker room set up and break down
- Counseling resource for the players
Qualifications/Skills/Gifts:
- A strong personal commitment to Jesus Christ
- A strong commitment to the philosophies and Statement of Faith of Calvary Chapel
- Excellent communication skills
- A good working relationship with children, parents, and staff
- Able to control emotions; slow to anger
- Able to remain calm and organized during busy schedules
- Spiritually mature
- Able to counsel, comfort, and offer support to students
- Able to maintain order and structure in a large group of children
- Gifts of leadership, organization, and service
- Willingness to submit to authority
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude
- Genuine love for our student-athletes and each other
- 3 years minimum experience as a Tennis coach and/or college or professional playing experience preferred
- Verifiable history of mentoring and spiritual investment in former and/or current players
- Impeccable reputation in the sports community at all levels (youth, high school, college, etc.)
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds
Work Schedule:
Weekdays: In-Season 5 afternoons per week
Sundays: OFF
- On occasion, there is a need to attend to duties outside of the normal working hours. Those circumstances will be communicated in advance and will be compensated accordingly or flex time permitted.
