Assistant Sports Performance Coach
UMBC•Baltimore, MD
•$55,000 - $62,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Assistant Sports Performance Coach position is an integral part of our elite high-performance team where we offer holistic and high-quality care to our student-athletes. Responsibilities include cultivating relationships with student athletes, sport coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, academic advisors, and administrators with the overarching goal of preparing student athletes for sport and holistic development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferably in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field
- One year of working with collegiate athletes
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association OR Certified Strenght & Conditioning Coach certified from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association
- CPR/AED Certified
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in a related field
- 1+ years working with collegiate athletes at the Division-1 level
Responsibilities
- Assessing student athletes, analyzing demands of the sport(s), then designing and administering scientifically-sound sports performance programming to the teams they are responsible for.
- Ensuring the appropriate amount of stress is applied to the athletes at the correct time in relation to competition.
- Athlete monitoring efforts including daily wellness questionnaires, force plate testing, and performance assessments.
- Discern all information and successfully communicate pertinent information to other stakeholders (sport coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, etc.).
- Continually strive to perfect their craft by learning new techniques, modalities, and concepts and bring new concepts to the unit.
- Assisting with facility upkeep.
- Collaborating with sports performance staff regarding the sports performance internship program.
- Assisting with the refueling station.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full time roles
- Tuition remission
- 22 Days of Annual Leave
- 15 Days of Sick Leave
- 15 Holidays
- 3 Personal Days
- 8 credit hours per semester tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
- Professional development opportunities
- Wellness opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
