Seasonal Assistant Coach - Boston, United States - National Collegiate Athletic Association

Description

Details

Posted: 05-Apr-24

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Type: Seasonal

Categories:

Coaching

Coaching - Soccer

Sector:

Collegiate Sports

Required Education:

4 Year Degree

Internal Number: Seasonal AC W Soccer 0424

Under the direction of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students. By using intercollegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goal-setting and goal achievement; overcoming adversity; and leadership. This position typically influences student-athletes for their entire four years at Harvard and plays a key role in shaping their personal development.

This position assists in planning, directing and coaching the Women's Soccer program. Typically works with all student-athletes in the program.

This position typically requires experience coaching at the collegiate level or comparable experience. Comparable experience may include coaching/teaching at the professional level. Particularly for sports that are more prominent on an international level than in the United States, comparable experience may include playing in a professional or other high-performance environment, such as for a national team or at the Olympic level.

This position will work 17 hours per week during the in-season, championship segments of the women's soccer varsity sport season and 17 hours per week during the spring, non-championship segment for a total of 8 months.

1. Athlete Team Management

• Assists in developing student-athlete skills, helping to plan and execute practices, supporting in-game management, and coordinating a portion of team programming of particular importance. Helps team perform at competitive levels.
• Typically has some impact on developing the skills for a portion of student-athletes.
• Requires the ability to effectively communicate with students by generating enthusiasm through credible coaching.
• Assists in analyzing video for scouting opponents and team development.
• Assists in on-campus recruiting and retaining talent consistent with values of excellence and inclusion; assists in developing team enthusiasm for recruitment and retention.
• Please note this position is not eligible to recruit off-campus.
• Supports culture of education through athletics. Assists in academic integration with team, as appropriate.

2. Operational Complexity

• Typically assists in the execution of strategy, logistics and operational direction of the team, with greater supervision.
• Participates in professional activities, as appropriate. With instruction, follows trends and embraces innovation opportunities.
• Problems faced may be moderately complex.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively with the coaching staff and athletics administrators.

3. Sport specific (Essential Functions)

• Primarily responsible for the development of goalkeepers
• Develop training sessions, help with team selection and review game footage
• Provide actionable feedback for our goalkeepers and support their individual IDPs
• Assist with design and training of set pieces, especially defensive set pieces
• Develop decision making and support connections between the keepers and the back line

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Requires at least 1 year of coaching, professional or Olympic experience

Additional Qualifications

• Requires substantial sport-specific knowledge and knowledge of relevant issues
• Understands the philosophy, principles and policies of Harvard and Ivy League athletics (including the University Conflict of Interest and Commitment policy)

Certificates and Licenses

• Valid driver's license needed.
• CPR and First Aid required.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift equipment associated with the sport.

Working Conditions

• Some evening and weekend work required.
• Job requires work in extreme environmental conditions, including extreme heat and cold, rain, and high levels of noise.

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Work-Format: On-Site