Assistant Coach - Track and Field

Fort Valley State University • Fort Valley, GA

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About The Position

Fort Valley State University is seeking an Assistant Coach - Track and Field. The coach provides instruction, training, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practices and competitive events. The position supports the head coach with sport program management, evaluates athletes and prospective recruits, and mentors student-athletes on academic and personal matters.

The role also involves ensuring safe training and practice, helping athletes improve their skills, preventing and treating injuries, overseeing athlete discipline and conduct, and handling administrative tasks such as scheduling games, recording data and team statistics, and managing travel. The university emphasizes the University System of Georgia’s core values of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Two years of coaching or playing experience at the collegiate level or above.
• Knowledge of sport-specific fundamentals, techniques, and safety rules and regulations.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, communicate, and adhere to university, conference, and NCAA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Excellent oral and written communication, planning, organizational, interpersonal, interviewing, strength training, and counseling skills.
• Ability to recruit nationally, instruct and motivate student-athletes in sport fundamentals, techniques, and safety rules and regulations, and provide academic and personal mentoring.
• Ability to build positive relationships with diverse individuals, including student-athletes, parents, coaches, media, faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
• Ability to foster a participative management style and successfully guide the work of others.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and instruct student-athletes in sport performance principles, game strategies, and safety rules.
• Provide sport program management support to the head coach.
• Evaluate student-athletes’ strengths and weaknesses for potential recruitment or to improve current athletes’ technique and competition readiness.
• Mentor student-athletes regarding academic and personal issues.
• Ensure athletes train and practice safely, help them improve their skills, and prevent and treat injuries.
• Perform administrative duties, including scheduling games, recording data and team statistics, and managing travel.
• Oversee the discipline and conduct of athletes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level