Assistant Coach Softball - Doral, United States - Florida International University

Description

Florida International University in Miami is seeking applications for a Assistant Softball Coach. FIU is a member of Conference USA and offers seventeen (17) NCAA Division I sports programs.

The successful candidate will assists the Head Coach with activities associated with the Softball program and student athletes, including recruitment, monitoring academic performance and social development, maintaining discipline and development programs, fundraising activities, coordinating summer camp, pre and post-conditioning, practice and games.

Provides assistance to the Head Softball Coach with activities associated with the program and students athletes, including recruitment, monitoring academic performance and social development, maintaining discipline and development programs, fundraising activities, coordinating summer camps, pre- and post conditioning, practice and games.

These duties may include transport of prospects and student-athletes to events, practices and competitions.
Assists in the recruitment of student athletes. Negotiates scholarship offers to prospects as directed. Attends off campus games for the purpose of evaluation and contract. Coordinates mailing of recruitment materials and recruiting information. Maintains contact with prospective student-athletes. Plans campus visits with prospective student-athletes and their parents.
Under the direction of the head coach, evaluates, prepares, plans, and coaches practice sessions.

Demonstrates proper sport specific skills and techniques and assists with designing training and practices strategies for both injury avoidance and optimizing individual and team performance.

Coordinates all enrollment activities of student-athletes.

Assists with monitoring academic performance, academic progress, retention and class attendance of student-athletes and intervene, when necessary, in conjunction with the Student Athlete Academic Center (SAAC) staff.

Works to complete student's development through graduation by monitoring academic needs.
Assists to ensure successful administration of travel arrangements for team and processes all paperwork before and after every trip. Supervises and assigns responsibilities to team managers and graduate assistants if applicable. Maintains equipment inventory and oversee distribution to athletes. Follows FIU procedure in handling all ordering of supplies and any funds that flow through the athletic program. Plans long and short-term team objectives under the leadership of the head coach.nteracts with various campus offices and departments.

Maintains effective communication with the SAAC relating to monitoring academic progress of student-athletes and development of academic improvement strategies for athletes.

Serves as guest speaker at public events on behalf of FIU Athletics. Serves in a leadership role and promote participation in community service activities by student athletes. Coordinates community service in conjunction with the Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development/Community Outreach, as requested.
Maintains confidentiality for the department.

Treats with utmost confidentiality and sensitivity any matter pertaining to medical, academic and personal data of student athletes and any information either directly or indirectly impacting the University and/or Athletic Department.

Adhere to all State of Florida, University, NCAA, Conference USA and department rules and policies pertaining to the position of Assistant Softball Coach.

Report any known NCAA violations or concerns to the Director of Athletic Compliance and be responsible for the monitoring of any subordinate as it relates to NCAA regulations.

Preferred experience:
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