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Head Baseball Coach

Saint Martin's University

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Posted:
April 16, 2018
Location:
Washington
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Salary:
Type:
Full-time - Experienced
Sector:
Collegiate Sports
Preferred Education:
Masters

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions & Responsibilities - Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this position. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following.

Coaching

  • Organize and coordinate coaching (daily, weekly, seasonal, conditioning phase and spring) based on a master plan for the program.
  • Conduct practice sessions (in whole or in component parts) to follow master plan.
  • Coach in games organize and conduct practices and communicate with staff and players in games
  • Evaluate players periodically and provide feedback to players.
  • Maintain regular correspondence with prospective student athletes.
  • Create long-term player development plans: technical, tactical and physical development of individual players over time.

Administration

  • •Supervise assistant coach; to include interviewing, hiring, and training; planning assigning, and directing work. Evaluate performance; oversee discipline and addressing and resolving areas of concern.
  • •Complete all travel documentation (travel list, itineraries, credit card usage, etc.)
  • •Update and coordinate actual expenses with program specialist to comply with budget.
  • •Develop championship season to include game schedules.
  • •Create seasonal calendars and communicate with staff and players (practice scheduling, game schedules, required paperwork etc.).
  • •Write weekly schedules for players when in season (nuts and bolts information regarding training, competition and travel).
  • •Communicate regularly with department staff (compliance, sports information, program specialist, and trainer) on specific items related to their job and our programs.
  • •Assisting in departmental fundraisers or community involvement projects (golf tournament, state high school tournaments, summer camps).
  • •Coordinate and conducting local fundraising for program.
  • •Attend staff meetings and training as directed.
  • •Serve on Committees as requested (department / university, NCAA).

Student Athlete Academic Support

  • •Assist student-athletes in scheduling classes (who to see, what to ask).
  • •Help with ensuring NCAA progress towards degree requirements and working with student-athletes on achieving academic success and eventual graduation from SMU.
  • •Counsels team members in academic and personal matters; consults with college administration for resolution of problems.

Recruitment

  • •Maintain contact with key baseball administrators in the community and have productive relations with a variety of baseball entities in an effort to recruit prospective student athletes.
  • •Evaluate players for recruitment to the University.
  • •Watch recruit videos for upcoming signings and potential recruits.
  • •Meet with prospective student athletes on campus (discuss academic expectations, student academic goals, NCAA compliance regulations.)
  • •Communicate regularly with admissions on status of prospective student athletes.
  • •Update NCAA mandated Compliance Assistant software for recruiting activities.

REQUIREMENTS AND/OR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
  • Three (3) years’ experience as a head coach or an assistant at the NCAA D-I- II-III levels preferred, head coaching experience at the NAIA and community college level will be considered.
  • Proficient in working with word processing and electronic spreadsheets (preferably Microsoft Office Suite).
  • Must pass the NCAA D-II coach’s test.
  • Must possess and maintain current CPR/First Aid certification
  • Must clear background check and have a valid Washington State driver’s license.  Provide a copy of a three year driver’s abstract indicating no major moving violations on file.
  • Must pass a driving test (driving school vehicles).

 

COMPETENCIES

  • Demonstrated usage of a wide ranging repertoire of; knowledge, coaching and teaching methods to accomplish goals and objectives of a comprehensive women’s basketball program.
  • Develops, plans, carryout, explains, and adapts specific practice plans for the team and/or specific individual players.
  • Successful in planning, coordinating, analyzing and communicating tactics and strategies during a competitive games.
  • Effectively transmits coaching points from game matches to practice and from practices to the game matches.
  • Quickly and tactfully communicates, orally and in writing, specific target objectives for player’s improvement in the short (from game-to-game) and long term (from one season to the next) as well as skills and tactics for specific positions.
  • The ability to use Microsoft Office to complete all work product (both directed and self-directed).
  • The ability to communicate orally and via written product both basic and delicate information with precision, style and form.
  • The ability to follow through with departmental, university or outside entities with the appropriate message regarding issues affecting the baseball program at SMU.
  • Demonstrates acceptance of the department and University initiatives to support Catholic and Benedictine Mission Values.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed indoors, at sport practices or events or in an office environment. Physical demands include:

  • Move heavy objects (more than 20 pounds) long distances (more than 20 feet).
  • Ability to be mobile campus wide and for game traveling for appropriate athletic needs.
  • Operates a variety of standard office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive arm-hand movements.
  • Reading, writing, speaking, hearing, standing, bending, sitting.
  • Learning and comprehending.
  • Requires visual concentration on detail.
  • Manual dexterity and precision required for performing stress and special tests, demonstrating rehabilitation exercises.
  • May often be required to deal with distraught student-athletes.
  • Must be able to concentrate on details and process complex information while experiencing frequent interruptions.

About Saint Martin's University
Saint Martin’s University is a Catholic Benedictine institution of higher education that empowers students to pursue a lifetime of learning and accomplishment in all arenas of human endeavor.Saint Martin’s students learn to make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others through the interaction of faith, reason, and service.The University honors both the sacredness of the individual and the significance of community in the ongoing journey of becoming.Established in 1895, Saint Martin’s University is the educational mission of Saint Martin’s Abbey, a Catholic Benedictine monastery, whose members pray, work, and live together on the University campus. The physical beauty of Saint Martin’s 300-acre campus reflects the rich intellectual and spiritual nature of its presence in the Pacific Northwest.Essential features of university life are animated by its Benedictine identity and its participation in the centuries-old traditions of Catholic intellectual thought and the search for truth. Thus, the University honors students and guides them towards achieving academic excellence. Superior teaching is the expected norm. Rooted in the long tradition of the liberal arts, ...the university curriculum cultivates creativity and the ability to communicate and pursue ideas; critical thinking and independent inquiry; academic proficiency; the formation of sound ethical judgments; and service to humanity. Reflecting the Benedictine virtue of hospitality, the University welcomes and, indeed, seeks students not only from the Pacific Northwest, but also from other parts of the nation and the world at its main and extension campuses. Saint Martin’s treasures persons of all ages, religions, and nationalities as it encourages cognizance of diverse viewpoints and an appreciation of all cultures
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