Job Summary The Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach will play an integral role in the continued growth and success of our NCAA Division I women’s soccer program. This position requires a driven, knowledgeable, and player-focused coach who will contribute to all aspects of the program, with specific responsibilities in recruiting, goalkeeper coaching, and set piece coordination. The ideal candidate will bring a high level of energy, strong organizational skills, and a passion for developing student-athletes both on and off the field. Provide instruction, training and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practices, game or competitive events. Demonstrate/instruct student athletes on Soccer performance principles, game strategies and safety rules. Provide Soccer program management support to the head Soccer coach. Evaluate student-athletes’ strengths and weaknesses as possible recruit or to improve the current student athletes’ technique to prepare them for competition. Serve as mentor to student-athletes with academic and personal issues.

What You'll Be Doing:

COACHING/INSTRUCTING Provide instruction, training, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practice, games or competitive events. Instruct student-athletes in Soccer performance principles, game strategies and safety rules. Observe athletes in practice and training, analyze performance data/statistics and instruct athletes on technique. Collect and analyze tactical/statistical data and game film of opposing teams with student-athletes and recommend game-day strategies for student athletes. Plan, schedule, organize and conduct practice sessions.

RECRUITING Recruit potential student-athletes via telephone calls, letters, emails or home visits. Make recommendations regarding whether or not to extend official campus visits and/or athletic grant-in-aid support to head Soccer coach. Detail student-athlete assessments through written recruiting reports/notes and provide recommendations on student-athlete recruitment. Recommend locations and student-athletes to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING/WELLNESS Partner with strength and conditioning staff and athletic trainers on student-athletes overall physical preparation and health status. Assist in planning and developing strength and conditioning programs including scheduling, coordinating workouts, providing motivational support and reinforcement to enable student-athletes to achieve maximum performance. Review and maintain progress records/stats and recommend changes to achieve desired goals, as necessary.

ACADEMICS/STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT Mentor student-athletes on academic and personal issues. Discuss class registration deadlines and follow-up to ensure required paperwork is completed, reports of missed classes or study table hours. On road trips, conduct study sessions, if needed. Partner with Athletics Student Services to identify and monitor academically “at risk” student-athletes. Recommend disciplinary action to resolve athletic, academic or behavior problems as they arise.

OTHER Represent Head Soccer Coach and /or Intercollegiate Athletics Department at fund-raisers, outings and alumni events.

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