Assistant Volleyball Coach

Houston Baptist University•Houston, TX

About The Position

Responsible for assisting 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

Bachelors Degree Required.
A minimum of one year coaching experience is required, preferably collegiate level volleyball 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
Knowledge of NCAA rules is essential
Able to generate enthusiasm and pride amongst 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.
A working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Internet is desirable.

Nice To Haves

Division I experience is desirable.
Knowledge of college volleyball recruiting is strongly preferred
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
Assists head coach in the sport of womens volleyball
Assist head coach in planning and executing practice sessions for volleyball.
Work with student-athletes in developing skills of volleyball
Assesses competitor performance
Helps to formulate workout sessions and game plans
Coordinates 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
Directly supervises student-athletes and student workers.