Assistant Softball Coach

EXPIRED

Athletics Department

Position Available:

Year Round

Hourly Rate or Pay Range:

Commensurate with experience

Application Deadline:

Position open until filled.

Northland College, an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, Wisconsin, is seeking a hard-working, motivated, and driven individual for its assistant women’s softball coach position.

This position reports to the head women’s softball coach and the executive director of intercollegiate athletics.

Athletics Department

Position Available:

Year Round

Hourly Rate or Pay Range:

Commensurate with experience

Application Deadline:

Position open until filled.

Northland College, an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, Wisconsin, is seeking a hard-working, motivated, and driven individual for its assistant women’s softball coach position.

This position reports to the head women’s softball coach and the executive director of intercollegiate athletics.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Practice and game preparation and execution
• Break down and edit film of team practices and games, as well as future opponents’ games
• Create opponent scouting reports and a game plan for success
• Identify and recruit high-quality student athletes, including traveling to see recruits play/practice and communicating with recruits, parents, high school and club coaches, etc.
• Maintain recruiting database
• Maintain team social media accounts
• Communicate with alumni and program sponsors/donors
• Plan and execute annual Alumni Game and Alumni Day
• Monitor and track academic progress of student athletes
• Help create and monitor strength and conditioning program for student athletes
• Promote, plan, and execute summer youth and high school camps
• Create and maintain effective working relationship with multiple departments across campus including admissions, faculty, advancement, athletics, maintenance, etc.
• Explore, plan, and engage in community service and fundraising projects for both the program and the Athletics Department as a whole
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate team travel including transportation, lodging, and meals
• Other duties within both the softball program and the Athletics Department as assigned by the head coach and/or the executive director of intercollegiate athletics

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to teach the game of volleyball at a high level, both offensively and defensively, within the systems as set up by the head coach, while also providing valuable insight and input on ways to improve teaching and strategy
• Dedication to the physical, social, emotional, and academic development of student athletes, as well as the overall well-being of the individual student athlete, the softball program, the Athletics Department, and the institution as a whole
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and demonstrated dedication to the ethical following of those rules
• Current CPR and First Aid certificate or willingness to acquire certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of pitching and catching at the collegiate level
• Previous success in recruitment and retention of high-quality student athletes
• Past experience with creating both digital recruiting and social media content, as well as hard-copy recruiting materials
• Experience with team and opponent video breakdown
• Knowledge of NCAA Division III and Upper Midwest Athletic Conference rules and regulations
• Basic knowledge of field maintenance

Department Details

Athletics Department Website

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply with a cover letter, resume, and a list of references.

Position open until filled. Apply Online

Contact: Office of Human Resources humanresources@northland.edu