Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Assistant II)

Job Summary

The Defensive Assistant II is responsible for the positive leadership, administration, management and promotion of all aspects of the football program. Offensive Assistant II is required to teach, tutor, and instruct proper skills and skill development to student-athletes more than 50% of your time. Teaching responsibilities include instruction of physical health, team concepts, and safety. You will spend less than 30% of your time developing effective recruitment strategies, recruiting and following up on prospective students, researching and targeting high school and athletic camps as sources for potential student-athletes, and visiting high schools and athletic camps to conduct student interviews.

Responsibilities

• Ability to develop and / or understand competitive schematics for the football program.
• Recruit quality student athletes of good character.
• Possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must be committed to student athlete academic success.
• Effectively relate to the OPSU community
• Must be able to lift more than 50-lb. objects; frequent bending, stooping, and walking.
• Ability to work various hours, including nights and weekends throughout the year for practice, games and recruiting.
• Be able to transport team to the contests, and be responsible for their well-being.
• Could be exposed to a variety of weather conditions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach or his/her designee

Job Summary

The Defensive Assistant II is responsible for the positive leadership, administration, management and promotion of all aspects of the football program. Offensive Assistant II is required to teach, tutor, and instruct proper skills and skill development to student-athletes more than 50% of your time. Teaching responsibilities include instruction of physical health, team concepts, and safety. You will spend less than 30% of your time developing effective recruitment strategies, recruiting and following up on prospective students, researching and targeting high school and athletic camps as sources for potential student-athletes, and visiting high schools and athletic camps to conduct student interviews.

Responsibilities

• Ability to develop and / or understand competitive schematics for the football program.
• Recruit quality student athletes of good character.
• Possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must be committed to student athlete academic success.
• Effectively relate to the OPSU community
• Must be able to lift more than 50-lb. objects; frequent bending, stooping, and walking.
• Ability to work various hours, including nights and weekends throughout the year for practice, games and recruiting.
• Be able to transport team to the contests, and be responsible for their well-being.
• Could be exposed to a variety of weather conditions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach or his/her designee

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated successful playing or coaching experience and technical competence is required.
• Knowledge of and strict adherence to NAIA rules is required.
• Demonstrated successful playing or coaching experience and technical competence is required

About Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU): OPSU is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is the first public Hispanic Serving Institution in Oklahoma. The university is a baccalaureate degree granting institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. Rooted in “Progress through Knowledge,” OPSU is committed to promoting excellence in the preparation of students for success in a global community. Our university achieved multiple rankings by the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings: #3 Best Value Regional Colleges West; #8 Top Public Colleges for the Western Region; and #17 Best Regional Colleges West. U.S New and World Report also recognized OPSU as one of the top ten universities in Oklahoma, standing out of our affordable tuition rates.

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