Assistant Volleyball Coach, Girls

IMG Academy • Bradenton, FL

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About The Position

The Assistant Volleyball Coach, Girls supports the Head Coach across the volleyball program, including athlete development, training implementation, team operations, tournament preparation, and administrative responsibilities. The role helps maintain a positive, competitive, and growth-oriented environment aligned with IMG Academy standards, athlete well-being, academic success, and competitive excellence.

The coach supports practices and training sessions; develops athletes’ technical, tactical, physical, and mental skills; and assists with tournament preparation, match-day operations, video analysis, performance data, recruiting, college placement, camps, clinics, showcases, and special events. The position also includes mentoring student-athletes, communicating with families, collaborating with program leadership and campus partners, maintaining equipment and facilities, traveling to team events, and following applicable policies and safety standards.

Requirements

• High proficiency in training and coaching techniques.
• Experience playing, coaching, or managing at a collegiate, club, or professional level.
• Bachelor’s degree in physical education, sports management, business administration, or a similar sports- or business-related field, or equivalent.
• Strong commitment to student-athletes.
• Ability to lift, move, push, and pull equipment or boxes weighing more than 40 pounds.
• Ability to handle outdoor temperatures for a reasonable period.
• Ability to move around campus, including gyms, turf, and fields.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coaching elite junior, collegiate, or professional volleyball athletes.
• Knowledge of video analysis and performance technology platforms such as Hudl, BallTime, DataVolley, or similar systems.
• Experience working camps, clinics, showcases, and recruiting events.
• Bilingual ability.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive for tournaments, matches, and team travel.
• Experience supporting college recruiting and athlete placement processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organizing, and conducting volleyball practices, development plans, and training sessions.
• Support development of athletes’ technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance skills.
• Teach volleyball skills and concepts, including serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking, defensive systems, transition play, and game strategy.
• Communicate with student-athletes and parents or guardians about progress, goals, development plans, and student-athletes’ growth in sport, academics, and campus life.
• Guide student-athletes through tournament preparation, including scheduling, match readiness, scouting reports, post-match review, and performance benchmarks.
• Assist with match-day operations, including warm-up management, bench support, statistical review, and competitive strategy implementation.
• Maintain an understanding of volleyball-specific equipment, technology, and methodologies used throughout the Academy.
• Use video analysis, performance data, and technology platforms to support athlete development and team performance objectives.
• Mentor and educate student-athletes, fostering positive habits, leadership, accountability, and sport-specific learning.
• Evaluate student-athletes’ athletic, academic, and emotional development and collaborate with leadership to engage appropriate resources.
• Support college placement and recruiting efforts, prepare athlete evaluations, and communicate with college coaches as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Volleyball leadership to review and improve program structure, content, delivery methods, objectives, and resources.
• Support recruiting and retention initiatives for current and prospective student-athletes.
• Assist in planning and delivering camps, clinics, showcases, and special events.
• Travel to tournaments, showcases, and team events as required.
• Assist with inventory management, equipment organization, and facility setup and breakdown.
• Support compliance with IMG Academy, NFHS, NCAA, USAV, and other applicable governing body policies and procedures.
• Build positive relationships with student-athletes, families, staff, and campus partners.
• Follow company policies, procedures, safety standards, and codes of conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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