What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Women's Softball Coach position at Montana State University Billings?
Assistant Coaches support the head coach of a particular sport within the university’s athletics program.Specific responsibilities vary by sport and by requirements of the head coach.Duties and Responsibilities:Recruiting and retaining qualified student-athletes and then mentoring them in their academicperformance to assure their academic success and timely progress toward degree completion andgraduation.
- Coaching and supervising the softball team during scheduled practices, games, study hall and other events and developing strategies to ensure the appropriate personal and social conduct on-campus and off-campus of the student-athletes, including, but not limited to, exemplary sportsmanship.
- Working with MSUB’s strength and conditioning staff and Head Coach to develop and manage an effective in-season and off-season women’s softball strength and conditioning program.
- Working with Head Coach to develop in-season and off-season player skill development programs.
- Making schedule recommendations to the Head Coach and planning the team’s travel arrangements in consultation with the Head Coach.
- Maintaining responsibility for expense control compliance with all women’s softball program expenditures and staying within approved budget parameters.
- Assisting the women’s softball program within all NCAA and conference rules and regulations, as well as all state, university, and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Assisting in developing strategies to motivate maximum level of individual and team athletic performance required to build and maintain a competitive, high quality, NCAA Division II women’s softball program.
- Developing strategies to ensure the establishment of a safe environment for the women’s softball student-athletes, including but not limited to education on and methods for discussing and resolving harassment and discrimination.
- Promoting the athletic program both on-campus and off-campus and actively participating in and contributing professionally to the Athletic Department, the university, and the Billings community.
- Fund-raising within the community, coordinated with the Head Coach and Associate Athletic Director for Development and Marketing, and meeting established fund-raising goals for the women’s softball program.
- Planning and conducting softball camps, clinics, leagues, lessons, and tournaments, coordinated with the Head Coach.
- Assisting in establishing and maintaining an active Yellowjacket Women’s Softball Booster Club (under the umbrella of the Yellowjacket Athletic Association).
- Teaching university course(s) within an academic discipline (optional).
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Head Coach and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Up to 2 years of coaching softball.
- Proven coaching ability.
- Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Overnight travel required.
- Ability to demonstrate women’s softball specific skills and strength performance exercises.
- Ability to operate a vehicle according to federal and state laws/regulations.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues and manually fix equipment is a bonus.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience coaching pitchers at the elite club and/or collegiate level.