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Oversee the development and management of the sports program budget and fundraising activities.
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Hire, supervise, and work with extended coaching staff.
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Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.
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Serve as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games, such as volleyball, football, and soccer.
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Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.
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Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
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Keep abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to their sport.
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Contact the parents of players to provide information and answer questions.
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Select, acquire, store, and issue equipment and other materials as necessary.
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Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations.
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Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.
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Monitor athletes' use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use.
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Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
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Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
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Perform activities that support a team or a specific sport, such as participating in community outreach activities, meeting with media representatives, and appearing at fundraising events.
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Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.
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Coordinate travel arrangements and travel with team to away contests.
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Teach instructional courses and advise students.
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Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance.
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Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.
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Arrange and conduct sports-related activities, such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs.
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Identify and recruit potential athletes by sending recruitment letters, meeting with recruits, and arranging and offering incentives, such as athletic scholarships.
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File scouting reports that detail player assessments, provide recommendations on athlete recruitment, and identify locations and individuals to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.
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Keep and review paper, computerized, and video records of athlete, team, and opposing team performance.
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Explain and demonstrate the use of sports and training equipment, such as trampolines or weights.
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Develop and arrange competition schedules and programs.
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Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.