Assistant Coach, Field Hockey (Contractual)

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Assistant Coach, Field Hockey (Contractual) - (230000TS)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Assistant Coach, Field Hockey (Contractual) - (230000TS)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Field Hockey Assistant Coach will assist the head coach in the organization, management, and coaching of a competitive Division I field hockey program. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to relate to and motivate student-athletes and work with a variety of university staff, alumni, and the greater Towson community. This position will allow a highly motivated individual to implement practice plans, develop student-athletes during practice, and assist with film review and editing. In addition, this position will assist the head coach in the coordination of administrative areas of program management including, scheduling, travel planning, and home game management.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities for the Field Hockey Assistant Coach include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assists with planning and organizing team practices
• Assists in organizing recruiting visits; acting as host for recruits and families on campus
• Assists in organizing team travel planning
• Assists in maintaining video files/records for the field hockey program
• Assists in video analysis of team and opponents to help in game planning and game debriefing

This position will work 40 hours per week, which includes weekends based on game schedules. Travel is required.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
  
• Two years of experience playing and/or coaching field hockey
  

Preferred Qualification:

• Basic knowledge of collegiate field hockey
   

Salary and Benefits 

$19.00 per hour and a contract that offers annual leave, holidays, sick days. Contractual employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage. The position is contingent on funds being available at time of hire. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

If you are motivated, innovative, and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you. For consideration, please submit a resume with your online application. This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days. 

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety. 

Organization

: Athletics Division

Primary Location

: Main Campus

Job Posting

: Jan 2, 2024