Assistant Softball Coach

Houston Baptist University•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting the head coach with recruiting and teaching a team of student-athletes the skills of their sport; mentoring the athletes in academic and personal character development; and administrative responsibilities as assigned by the head coach, all within a Christian university environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required.
A minimum of one year coaching experience is required, preferably collegiate level softball coaching experience or higher.
Strong knowledge and understanding of the sport
Knowledge of typical sport-related injuries
Ability to motivate and deal effectively with people
Good communication skills
Must be able to pass the NCAA recruiting test
Able to generate enthusiasm and pride among players
Ability to provide clear direction, delegate responsibility, motivate others, develop others’ skills and talents, and attract and recruit talent.
Shows consideration for others, listens effectively, cooperates well with others, establishes and maintains relationships, is adaptive, remains calm under stress and is persevering
Demonstrates good judgment, seeks all necessary information for problem solving, and sets clear objectives and priorities
Is self-reliant, decisive, proactive, influential, and enthusiastic and makes a positive impression on others

Nice To Haves

Division I experience is desirable.
Knowledge of college softball recruiting is strongly preferred
Knowledge of NCAA rules is essential
A working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Internet is desirable.
ACS, University Athlete, Data Volley, Dragonfly is preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as a representative of the University displaying courtesy, tact, consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HCU community and with the public
Assist head coach in planning and executing practice sessions
Work with student-athletes in developing skills of softball
Assesses competitor performance
Helps to formulate workout sessions and game plans
Assists in recruiting efforts which involves evaluating current and potential talent at high schools and junior colleges
Mentors students on an individual basis and in groups in developing life-skills, character building activities, and modeling Christian values for students
Operates within the rules as required by the conference and the NCAA
Assists with the scheduling of opponents
Arranges for equipment, uniforms and supplies to be available for team
Plan and execute team travel with authority to commit expenditures up to departmental budget, subject to University purchasing guidelines.
Assists in game-day operations and court prep
Monitor academic progress of student-athletes and counsels with them about issues and progress relative to their coursework.
Supervise team managers
Assist in designing and monitoring strength and conditioning program
Other duties as assigned
Directly supervises student-athletes and student workers. The nature of responsibility is immediate supervision and management over individuals within the department, in addition to providing work leadership.