Prestonwood Christian Academy·Plano, Texas
Instruct middle school athletes in tennis fundamentals, strategy, and physical training to achieve individual and team success. Manage program logistics including budgeting, equipment inventory, and scheduling while fostering moral values and sportsmanship.
Instructs athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success Provides instruction that will lead to the formulation of moral values, strong work ethic, responsibility, teamwork, sportsmanship, selfdiscipline, leadership, and selfconfidence Maintains discipline and works to increase morale and cooperation within the school athletic program and school community Supervises practices, games, and team trips Updates knowledge of technical aspects of the assigned sport and willingness to continue to learn and examine new ideas pertinent to the assigned sport or coaching in general Oversee the budget and purchasing for their program Maintains inventory of uniform/equipment issue Works with athletic director for scheduling Establishes lettering criteria for Varsity Teams Implements and enforces policy with parents and players to address issues or concerns Updates the athletic director frequently during season about any issues, concerns, or highlights Qualifications/Skills: Ability to organize and supervise a sports program/team Preferred previous coaching experience in assigned sport Good role model Excellent verbal communications skills Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills Prestonwood Baptist Church member preferred Physical Requirements and Work Environment: Works in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts Work in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials weighing 20 to 50 pounds Qualifications
Candidates should have previous coaching experience in tennis and the ability to serve as a positive role model. A strong Christian testimony and alignment with PCA doctrinal beliefs are required.
Market context
In Texas, middle school tennis coaching roles tend to be tied to school athletics calendars and can draw interest from candidates with prior coaching experience. This role is competitive because schools are looking for both on-court tennis knowledge and a strong Christian testimony aligned with PCA doctrinal beliefs, along with the ability to serve as a positive role model. Before applying, review how your coaching background and faith alignment fit the posting; the job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time.