LPHS Athletics Philosophy & Vacancies

High School Athletic coaches instruct and work with athletes to prepare them form competition.  Coaches help athletes to play their best individually or as a team in sports such as football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, track and field, soccer, tennis and golf.  They are experts on the rules, strategies, and techniques of their sports.  Coaches must also know about sports equipment, physical fitness and safety.

The High School Athletic Coach will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Hold tryouts for students of a high school to attend.
• By observing the students skills with trial and practices, decide who makes the tryout cuts.  With an organized team, the high school coach then begins to train the students throughout the preseason process.
• Assigns everyone specific positions and comes up with drills and organized game strategies.
• After the season starts, arrives at every game and guides their team throughout the match-ups.  If any necessary changes have to be made during the game, they will be in charge of authorizing and implementing them.
• Continue this process throughout the year with different sports they are assigned to coach.

Chicago Public School High School Coach Qualifications

• IHSA (2.070) Qualifications of Coaches
• Be a formal employee or formally registered volunteer of the district/school.
• be regularly certified by the ISBE as a teacher, administrator, or school service personnel (i.e. counselor, social worker, speech therapist, etc., including substitute teachers), or
• be a retired teacher/coach from an IHSA member school, or
• be a college student coaching as part of an official student teaching assignment, or
• be certified through ASEP, NFHS or other IHSA Board approved coaches certification program and
• Whereas the minimum age to coach in this bylaw is 19 years of age, the minimum age to coach Chicago Public League sports teams is 21 years of age
• have a valid Concussion Certification
• be certified ASEP, NFHS or other IHSA Board approved concussion certification program
• CPR/AED Certification
• be trained in CPR/First Aid through the course available on Safe Schools.
• performance Enhancing Substance Awareness Program
• complete the IHSA Performance Enhancing Substance Awareness Program
• all aquatic sport coaches must have WSI and Lifeguard Certification
• athletic Skills Training 
• annual athletics specific training for coaches on appropriate coach/athlete interaction, behavior and safety                                                                              
• For Paid Coaches:
• Protecting Chicago’s Children (PCC) Training
• Annual training for schools on sexual abuse prevention and response (SafeSchools)
• EOCO: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Training
• Mandated Reporter
• Be a formal employee or formally registered volunteer of the district/school
• Skills and Abilities:
• Possess leadership skills, and be able to set an example for the players
• Excellent communication skills in order to inspire players and work with them on improvement
• Must be available to work nights, holidays, evenings and weekends, and be prepared to work in bad weather and be willing to travel with the team to different locations for games