Middle School Baseball Coach

Internal Candidates
Make an application to Charlie Hicks, Athletic Director, at chicks@lakevilleschools.org

External Candidates
Apply to LakeVille Community Schools via Red Rover.

The following items must be included in the application:

Cover Letter
Resume
Certificates
References

Date Posted: March 24, 2026

Deadline for Application: Until filled

SUMMARY:
Operational manager for the Middle School baseball program. Collaborates with other coaches on conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing athletes in game strategies and techniques.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: All Other duties as assigned.

Instruct players in the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport
Collaborates with assistant high school and middle school coaches on the program design, strategies, and techniques
Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities/exercises.
Assesses players' skills and monitors players during competition and practice
Determines game strategy
Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury
Models good sportsmanship behavior and maintains appropriate behavior towards players, officials, colleagues, parents, and spectators
Maintains the equipment and storage orderly and assumes responsibility for its security.
Distributes equipment, supplies, and uniforms to students
Submits a list of award winners to the athletic director at the end of the season
Participates in special activities ex, parent’s night, banquets, award nights, pep assemblies, parades, and community events
Maintains and distributes up-to-date rosters, eligibility information, emergency data, and other related records
Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities
Attends clinics and other professional activities to improve coaching performance

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Experience as a baseball coach preferred. Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills. Must know the MHSAA rules and regulations, practical strategies, and methods of the sport. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, school administrators, parents, and the community.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as MHSAA guidelines, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students or employees of an organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of introductory algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the school community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely, both in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to operate computers, interactive technology equipment, and related software.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand for extended periods. The employee must occasionally reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions. The noise level in this environment ranges from quiet to loud, depending on the activity at that particular time of day.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

It is the policy of the LakeVille Community Schools that no person, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, height, weight, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. This policy will prevail in all matters concerning staff, students, educational programs and services, and persons with whom the board does business.