Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving

College of the Holy Cross•Worcester, MA

About The Position

At Holy Cross, we are focused on creating a world-class workforce by attracting and retaining employees dedicated to fostering a culture of professionalism, pride, mutual trust, and respect—one that values appreciation and recognition, empowering each of us to flourish both individually and collectively. We seek candidates who are inspired by our mission and values, and who are eager to make a meaningful difference on our campus. Learn more about Life at Holy Cross here. Assist Head Coach by serving as the second assistant coach with responsibility in numerous facets of the program, primarily by: instructing student-athletes on skills and techniques, educating on sport-specific rules and NCAA requirements, assessing comprehension of skills, techniques and rules and providing additional instruction as appropriate, and preparing team for competition and practice. An emphasis on film reviewing and breakdown skills, experience with clipping and editing game footage most desirable. Assistant coach must perform duties in compliance with all College, Patriot League, and NCAA rules and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required
1-3 years prior experience instructing and coaching, preferably at the Division I level
Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required
Computer and video editing skills strongly encouraged, ability to code and evaluate film.

Nice To Haves

Experience with clipping and editing game footage most desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and team instruction to student-athletes on: rules & fundamentals, skill attainment, techniques and methods required to demonstrate satisfactory performance in a safe manner, team concepts.
Provide individualized coaching/tutoring/mentoring to student-athletes, including preparatory work that includes: assessing student-athlete skill attainment demonstrated during practice, competition, and in films of both practice and competition.
Reviewing video of opponent performance and subsequently designing individualized and team instruction for Holy Cross student-athletes.
Determining specific daily practice activities that will be conducted by student-athletes.
Developing instruction for individual student-athletes and specific team needs.
Determining pre-competition activities that will be conducted during days of competition.
Attending workshops and training sessions for the purpose of researching methods to provide student-athletes with training and instruction on: rules, fundamentals, team concepts, physical health, safety, skill attainment, conference rules and regulations.
Administrative duties as assigned, including, but not limited to: Reviewing film to present to staff and team on current and opposition, administering sport camps as directed by head coach and/or Athletics Administration.
Identifying talent.
Initiating and organizing communication with Recruits and coaching staff.