Summary
A coach guides and teaches athletes
the skills they need for a specific sport, and builds young players’
confidence, skill, and potential to transform them into self-aware, strong
individuals, in sports and their daily lives. Their duties include skills
coaching, helping to condition athletes, and enforcing safety procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Create specific physical performance conditioning
programs to increase athletic performance, confidence, and team winning
percentage.
- Schedule practice sessions with athletes, work with
the league to develop a game schedule during the season, and ensure
transportation and lodging are provided for travel when needed.
- Choose members of the coaching support staff and
coordinate goals and strategies for improvement with assistant coaches and
other staff members.
- Select and ensure top-quality of team equipment,
supplies, and facilities, such as uniforms, practice equipment,
conditioning materials, game balls, fields, indoor game areas, or courts.
- Creating strategies to lead the team to victory in
competitions
- Providing feedback and coaching during competitions
- Maintaining player and team records
- Recruiting new athletes for the team
- Mentoring players to develop sportsmanship and
respect for the game
- Motivating players to improve
- Maintaining the equipment and facilities to ensure
safe playing conditions
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in sports, recreation or related
field
- 3-5 yrs. experience in fitness, personal training,
or sports coaching
- Strong leadership ability and positive attitude
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Solid understanding of all sports rules and
regulations
- Demonstrated commitment to safety on and off the
field
- Demonstrated competitive coaching skills in the area
of sporting specialty
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates
should forward their CV to: hr@brainston.sc.ke using the position as subject of
email.