2026-27 Football - Assistant Coach - Middle School

POSITION SUMMARY:  Middle school assistant coaches oversee the growth and development of student athletes by focusing on fundamental skills instruction with an emphasis on whole child development to include expectations for academic and athletic excellence, leadership skills, and positive social relationships.

Per WIAA requirements, you must be at least 19 years of age to apply for any assistant coaching positions and 21 years of age to apply for any head coaching positions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
General

1. Professional Development and Leadership. The assistant coach will keep abreast of knowledge and techniques associated with his/her sport by staying current with sport-specific literature and attending clinics and workshops.
2. Responsibility for Rules and Regulations. The assistant coach will study the rules and regulations associated with his/her sport. The assistant coach will read and understand the rules and regulations of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Federal Way Public Schools, and the league in which his/her team competes.
3. Program Promotion. The assistant coach will promote his/her sport within the school and encourage students to participate.
4. Program Organization. The assistant coach is expected to hold practice on a daily basis.  Absence from practice should be for illness and/or an emergency situation only and must be cleared in advance by the building athletic director.  The head coach is not authorized to excuse an assistant from practice.
5. Standard of Care. The assistant coach is expected to model safety training relative to his/her sport as demonstrated and directed by the head coach.  The assistant coach is expected to have a working knowledge of basic athletic training skills and procedures. He/she should be able to perform basic taping and first aid functions.
6. Professionalism. The assistant coach is expected to exercise good judgment and project positive coaching behaviors. The assistant coach is expected to assume a major role in the molding of student athletes in his/her program and the school/community at large. The assistant coach is expected to teach and develop basic skills fundamentals, leadership characteristics, and cooperative, team-oriented behavior. His/her approach is expected to be even keel, calm, and positive. He/she is expected to be contemplative and fair-minded.
7. Sportsmanship and Ethics. The assistant coach is expected to serve as an example of sportsmanship and humility at all times.  When faced with obstacles or losses, he/she is expected to handle each instance with grace, dignity, and pride. The assistant coach must model and insist upon ethical behavior and good citizenship at all times.

 
Administrative

1. Supervision. The assistant coach is responsible for participants in his/her program from the time they report until the time they leave.
2. Presentation of Rules/Regulations. The assistant coach thoroughly understands and reinforces eligibility requirements, participation rules, and the District Eligibility Code as demonstrated and directed by the head coach.
3. Attention to Eligibility Rules. The Assistant Coach ensures that each program participant has completed the eligibility process before taking part in any form of practice activity.
4. Accident/Injury Procedure.  The assistant coach is expected to call 911 without hesitation for serious and/or difficult to assess injuries.  The assistant coach is expected to fill out and submit an Accident Report Form to the building athletic director within 24 hours of a student or staff member being injured.  Emergency situations are to be immediately reported to the building athletic director and director of athletics.
5. Meeting Attendance. The assistant coach is expected to attend building, district, and league meetings.
6. Responsibility for Playing Facility and Equipment. The assistant coach immediately reports safety concerns to the head coach and assumes responsibility for the care of equipment and facilities used in the program.
7. Violations and Ejections Procedure.  The assistant coach is expected to report a violation and/or ejection to the head coach, building athletic directo