Assistant Field Hockey Coach

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About this opportunity:

What you'll do and what you'll bring:

Position Function: Provide teaching and instruction to student-athletes; perform duties in all areas of the program at the direction of the head coach, athletic director, or sport supervisor.

• Provide teaching and instruction to student-athletes.

• Develop, in conjunction with the head coach, planning of practice sessions and competitive coaching situations.

• Support head coach in evaluation of talent and recruitment of athletes in to the program; includes contact by telephone and mail; off campus evaluations; on campus visits.

• Support developing scouting reports and pre-competition evaluations of opponents.

• Make recommendations in regard to fund raising, promotion and marketing, special projects, clinics and camps.

• Monitor, in conjunction with the head coach, the academic progress, the conditioning, and the training of the student-athletes.

• Work with the strength coach on a fitness program for field hockey student-athletes and disseminate to incoming student-athletes.

• Serve as recruiting coordinator, point person for communication, filter recruits to Head Coach, plan and execute visits, admissions and compliance tasks for committed athletes.

• Monitor the technical progression and growth of individual players' skill sets, leading the way in film analysis and meeting with student athletes to analyze film.

• Support creating a schedule for spring competition.

• Serve as administrator for camps and clinics, communicating to prospects, planning and execution of clinics and all HR task for employment and payment.

• Support the management of team travel arrangements, including transportation, lodging, and meal planning, in compliance with university policies and budget constraints.

• Serve as point person for strength and conditioning training

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by date of appointment.

• Collegiate playing and/or coaching experience at a competitive level.

• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and be insurable under the university's auto fleet policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution.

• One year of collegiate coaching experience.

How to apply:

Please apply via the online Ball State University job portal.

Please list three professional references within the online application.

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Required Document:

• Resume

Optional Document:

• Cover Letterdetailing your qualifications for the position.

What we offer:

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and 10 holidays a year. Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments. We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family. These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.

When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State. We do the same for you. In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition. This offer is good from the very first day you start. It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.

Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.

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