Salary will be commensurate with experience and competitive within ASUN conference and other peer institutions with which Lipscomb regularly competes.
The Head Coach for Women's Golf reports to the Director of Athletics and the Director of Golf Programming. The Women’s Head Golf Coach will be responsible for all activities related to the academic, athletic, social and spiritual success of Lipscomb University’s NCAA Division I women’s golf program. Lipscomb Women’s Golf has finished inside the Clippd Top 125 for the past four years and has had team and individual appearances in the NCAA Regionals during that time.
Responsibilities:
Works routinely requires team work and cooperation with numerous individuals and groups,
Coach of women's intercollegiate golf team, occasional coordination with the men's program, expected involvement in University Athletics initiatives, work with recruits, other coaches, etc.
Recruiting – Leading the recruitment of qualified student-athletes who are a fit for Lipscomb University through correspondence with student athletes identified as prospects, attendance at selected events for evaluation of prospects, establishing positive relationships with coaches and others in the golf community in order to assist in evaluations, use of rankings, video and other means of determining golfing ability, organizing and conducting recruiting visits, as needed. All of this will be done in strict compliance with NCAA, ASUN and Lipscomb University rules and regulations.
Operational duties – To include scheduling and travel arrangements for practices, matches and other women’s golf related events; ordering of equipment and other items as needed for women’s golf; other operational or managerial responsibilities as needed. All of this will be done in strict compliance with NCAA, ASUN and Lipscomb University rules and regulations.
Coaching duties – practice planning, organization and coaching; match planning, in-match coaching and match management; counseling student-athletes and promoting their academic, civic, and spiritual progress. All of this will be done in strict compliance with NCAA, ASUN and Lipscomb University rules and regulations.
Fundraising and Promotion – Assisting with promotion of attendance and awareness and fundraising activities related to the women’s golf program, Lipscomb University Athletics and Lipscomb University as a whole. Activities may include: participation in information gathering, contacting parents and other potential donors, meeting with potential donors or sponsors, assisting the Director of Athletics, Director of Golf or other Development personnel with fundraising activities.
Community Building Activities – As directed by Director of Golf or Director of Athletics, assistance in directing Lipscomb University women’s golf’s involvement with golf club and practice partners on program-improvement projects and initiatives, camp opportunities, fundraising, development and cultivation opportunities for the University, community awareness programming, campus engagement and other opportunities as may arise that will benefit Lipscomb University Athletics and the University as a whole.
Lipscomb University is a liberal arts teaching and research institution committed to being intentionally, courageously and graciously Christian. Our mission is to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence, not only in the classroom but also by involvement in numerous services to the church and the larger community. It is a place that sees the city as our campus and the world as our classroom. This is what grounds us, and it is also what has grown us.
With more than 4,600 students, Lipscomb University was recently named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the fastest-growing private doctoral universities in the nation with a 10-year growth rate of 80.6 percent. Lipscomb is a dynamic university offering students a choice of more than 200 undergraduate programs of study, 24 master’s degrees in 70 fields of study, four education specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees. In addition to Lipscomb’s residential campus in the Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee, the university has locations in downtown Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, as well as a robust online program.
Today, Lipscomb is nationally ranked for its innovation, programs and s...ervice. Each year, Lipscomb students contribute an average of 60,000 hours of service to nonprofits and organizations. Classified as a national university by U.S. News & World Report, Lipscomb University is classified as a doctoral university by the Carnegie Foundation, placing it among 7 percent of schools nationwide.
At the heart of Lipscomb University are more than 940 full-time faculty and staff who are committed to creating a lasting impact beyond the campus, serving the good of humanity to the glory of God. As you learn more about Lipscomb, we hope you find it to be a place that is joyfully and energetically committed to God and a place where you truly want to share and invest your talents and skills.
Lipscomb University complies with all applicable federal and state nondiscrimination laws and does not engage in prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, color, national or ethnic origin, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, programs and activities.
