GAME ON Hiring and Evaluating High School Athletic Coaches

HIRING Consider the Process Types of Interviews Ask Questions & Listen to the Answers Do your Homework Selection of Top Candidates Background Checks and School Polices

CONSIDER THE PROCESS  Where/When to place advertisements  Wants and Needs in hiring (Job Description)  Who will be involved in the process & interviews

TYPES OF INTERVIEWS  Phone Interview  Interactive Video (Skype) Interview  On-Campus Interview  Return Interview

ASK QUESTIONS & LISTEN TO THE ANSWERS  Employment History  Skill Level  Challenges  Reasons for Leaving  Coaching Philosophy  Ask if they are good with you asking!

DO YOUR HOMEWORK RESEARCH YOUR CANDIDATES  Google is a resource  Contact References  Negative & Positive Feedback from others  What age/team levels have they worked with in the past?

SELECTION OF TOP CANDIDATES  Reply to Applications  Schedule return Interviews

BACKGROUND CHECK & SCHOOL POLICIES  Level of Check  Procedures to follow

EVALUATIONS Determine when/how/where Follow-up on recommendations Provide feedback to your coaches Listen & Consider feedback Evaluation concerns that Go South

WHEN/HOW/WHERE  Timeline of evaluations  Discuss Positives & Negatives  How to Improve

FOLLOW-UP ON RECOMMENDATIONS  Documentation  Praise and Encouragement

PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO YOUR COACHES  Copies of your checklist  Copies of your evaluations  Work together on an “action plan for growth”

LISTEN & CONSIDER FEEDBACK  Coaches working relationship and the program  How do Student Athletes and their parents relate to coach  How do staff members work with coach

EVALUATION CONCERNS THAT GO SOUTH  Counsel and Mentor  Get upper administration involved/notified  Be factual  Be prepared to make the tough decisions

Questions?

KAREN STEARNS Athletic Director American Heritage School – Plantation