The Assistant Coach assists with all aspects of the operations of the assigned sport, and is additionally responsible for promoting an atmosphere of compliance within the program with all applicable policies and procedures.
Principal Regular Duties:
Promote an atmosphere of compliance and ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
Recruit quality student-athletes in accordance with applicable regulations.
Counsel and assist student-athletes in completing their academic degree; Monitor academic progress of student-athletes.
Insure the health and safety of student-athletes.
Assist in the planning and conducting practice sessions to develop player skills and to teach strategies of the game in preparation to compete against other university/college intercollegiate teams.
Assist in the completion of the required compliance related forms, in an appropriate and timely manner.
Adhere to college and university guidelines for individual, staff and team travel.
Represents people leaders (hire/fire authority) with majority of time spent overseeing their area of responsibility. Achieve goals through direct and/or indirect reports.
Manages a specific positional area or group of student-athletes. Accountable for the performance and direction-setting of positional area. Develops solutions to complex, cross-functional problems that require the application of extensive experience-based subject matter knowledge, especially in collaboration with other position leaders. Requires the ability to influence others to accept practices and strategies.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The Assistant Coach assists with all aspects of the operations of the assigned sport, and is additionally responsible for promoting an atmosphere of compliance within the program with all applicable policies and procedures.
Principal Regular Duties:
Promote an atmosphere of compliance and ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
Recruit quality student-athletes in accordance with applicable regulations.
Counsel and assist student-athletes in completing their academic degree; Monitor academic progress of student-athletes.
Insure the health and safety of student-athletes.
Assist in the planning and conducting practice sessions to develop player skills and to teach strategies of the game in preparation to compete against other university/college intercollegiate teams.
Assist in the completion of the required compliance related forms, in an appropriate and timely manner.
Adhere to college and university guidelines for individual, staff and team travel.
Represents people leaders (hire/fire authority) with majority of time spent overseeing their area of responsibility. Achieve goals through direct and/or indirect reports.
Manages a specific positional area or group of student-athletes. Accountable for the performance and direction-setting of positional area. Develops solutions to complex, cross-functional problems that require the application of extensive experience-based subject matter knowledge, especially in collaboration with other position leaders. Requires the ability to influence others to accept practices and strategies.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: Some experience in coaching this particular sport program at the collegiate and/or professional level.
Licensure: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed in the process of coaching student-athletes within a sports program.
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Apply NowUniversity of Virginia's College at Wise record compared to the conference
| School | Conference | Overall | RPI | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate University | 15–1 | 31–3 | — | — |
| Mars Hill University | 13–5 | 17–10 | — | — |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) | 13–5 | 19–11 | — | — |
| Carson-Newman University | 12–6 | 16–11 | — | — |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 12–4 | 25–7 | — | — |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 11–7 | 17–9 | — | — |
| Tusculum University | 11–7 | 13–14 | — | — |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | 6–12 | 12–16 | — | — |
| Newberry College | 6–8 | 9–14 | — | — |
| Coker University | 4–14 | 5–19 | — | — |
| Catawba College | 2–16 | 4–21 | — | — |
| Emory and Henry College | — | — | — | — |
University of Virginia's College at Wise past performance
| Season | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 |
Alyssa Hanley Departing
|
– | – | |
| 2024-2025 |
Alyssa Hanley |
6–12 | 12–16 | |
| 2023-2024 |
Alyssa Hanley |
– | 9–17 | |
| 2022-2023 |
Alyssa Hanley |
– | 6–18 | |
| 2021-2022 |
Kristen Salyer |
– | 4–22 | |
| 2020-2021 |
Kristen Salyer |
– | – | |
| 2019-2020 |
Kristen Salyer |
– | 1–26 | |
| 2018-2019 |
Kristen Salyer |
– | 5–25 |
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