Dept Number/Name: 0-0510-000 / Intercollegiate Athletics

College Division: Exec Svcs-Intercol Athletics

Salary Plan: Administrative

Job Code/Title: 9469 / Head Athletic Coach

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: commensurate with experience

Position Number: 00052959

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The USF Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is an integral part of USF and its mission by sponsoring a diverse and nationally competitive Division I program. The program serves several significant constituencies, including its student-athletes, who are students first. The most important priority of the program is the progress of the student-athletes toward graduation. Other priorities include the health, fitness, and emotional development of student-athletes at USF. Intercollegiate Athletics provide a sense of collegiality, allegiance, and pride for students, staff, faculty, alumni, boosters, and the greater Tampa Bay community-at-large and serves as a focal point for their support. Within the framework of competitive excellence, Intercollegiate Athletics at USF are mechanisms by which the community can identify with the university. Intercollegiate Athletics at USF are also contact vehicles leading supporters to a greater awareness of the university's mission, academic programs, and prominence as an educational institution.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to, directing all coaching and recruiting aspects of the Women's Beach Volleyball team program including supervision of assistant coaches and practice plans, coordinating all aspects of preparation for athletics events/competition, providing
administrative oversight for the team including the areas of budgeting, equipment, travel, academics, and facility scheduling, providing a healthy, inclusive and safe environment for all members of the Women's Beach Volleyball team, oversees fundraising efforts of the Women's Beach Volleyball team, and perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned or requested. Adheres to all
NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules and regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the development of a sports program that challenges student-athletes to improve and succeed individually and as a team. Head coach is to have comprehensive and functional knowledge and experience of the sport to support using independent discretion and judgement as to the methods of teaching student-athletes rules and fundamentals, position details, game strategies, etc. during planning/preparation and execution of practice sessions and competitive play of respective sport. Must ensure that all appropriate safety guidelines and standards are maintained. Oversees student athlete's athletic performance training and physical health in coordination with assigned strength coach and athletic trainer to ensure student athletes receives appropriate training, education and guidance in the areas of nutrition, strength training, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation/restrictions etc. Responsible for continual assessment/evaluation of studentathlete progress of skills, knowledge, taught techniques and execution of learned skills by reviewing game/practice video, observations during game and practice sessions, etc. and uses discretionary judgement to identify weaknesses and to make necessary adjustments

Develops effective recruitment strategies. Assists in the scouting and recruiting of potential student athletes. Attends games and/or tournaments to identify talent and evaluate prospective student-athletes.

Oversees promotional and fundraising activities as well as the teams' public relations work, community involvement and volunteerism. Directs all fundraising efforts in coordination with the Bulls Club. Manages overall budget for the program.

Ensures program adheres to all NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules and regulations.

Performs other duties as assigned

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

This position requires a Master's degree in an appropriate are of specialization and one year of coaching experience at the high school level or above; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and three years experience at the high school level or above. Successful experience as a graduate assistant or intern in an athletic program is acceptable for up to one year of the required experience.

PREFERRED:

NCAA Division 1 experience is preferred