Winter Weight Trainer

Winter Weight Trainer
Supervisor: Athletic Director
General Job Description: The Weight Trainer is responsible for establishing and maintaining a strength and conditioning program for sports, with the three major goals of improving athletic performance, reducing athletic injuries and teaching lifelong fitness and movement skills.
Expectations:

•  Effectively plan and manage all aspects of the weight program
• Instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success
• Provide instruction and guidance that will allow student athletes to improve self-confidence, develop self-discipline, learn proper sportsmanship, demonstrate acceptable social behavior, create pride of accomplishment and ability to handle loss or disappointment constructively
• Coordinate the program to ensure proper teaching of fundamentals
• Serve as a positive role model for student athletes at all times
• Ensure all MCPS policies, regulations and procedures are consistently followed 

• Know and follow all applicable administrative policies as set forth by the School Board and the superintendent
• Frequent checks on status of academic eligibility for all current and prospective team members, student athletes are students first
• Work cooperatively with the Athletic Department and other coaches 
• Follow appropriate due process procedures when team violations occur
• Serve as a positive example at all times while with athletes and dress appropriately at all practices and games
• Arrive on time 
• Demonstrate vitality and enthusiasm and good judgment in decision-making
• Accept constructive criticism from supervisors willingly along with suggestions for improving coaching performance
• Demonstrates understanding of the techniques, systems and strategies of weight training 
• Well-versed and knowledgeable in matters pertaining to the weightlifting
• Ensure proper student athlete safety protocols are in place to prevent injury and also to properly respond to injury
• Ensure proper techniques are taught to all student athletes to minimize potential for injury
• Motivate the athletes to meet/exceed their goals and stress the value of acceptable personal behavior by each team member
• Actively promote and demonstrate good sportsmanship at all times
• Encourage student athletes to participate in other sports, clubs, organizations and school activities
• Demonstrate proper discipline and control over individual team members under his/her control and deal consistently and fairly with disciplinary problems as they arise
• Expect and work with athletes of various and wide-ranging ability levels and adjust practice activities/drills to suit the skill levels of athletes
• Develop a well-organized practice schedule and use practice time effectively; practice sessions are expected to show evidence of careful preparation in terms of objectives, drills, teaching aids, etc.
• Utilizes practice time for both individual and team development
• Maintains accurate inventory of equipment and supplies
• Participate in annual coaching clinics/coaching development programs 

• Demonstrate knowledge of skills and strategies associated with weightlifting
• Demonstrate strong organizational and positive interpersonal skills
• Communicate effectively with school administration, coaching staff, team members and parents
• Work effectively in a multicultural environment
• Motivate and inspire others
• Serve as a positive role model

• Prior experience as a participant on a middle/high school/college program
• Knowledge of teaching, managing and coaching weight training is required 
• Prior coaching experience is required
• Clean background check is required 
• Prior coaching experience is preferred
• Annual participation in coaching clinics/coaching development programs 
• Employment in our school division is preferred