Head Coach, Men's and Women's Tennis

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Head Coach 

• Could become full-time with the additions of other duties.
• Oversee the development and promotion of a competitive tennis program, including competition schedule, budget, assistant coach and student manager selection and training, camp, fund raising, and travel logistics.
• Recruit student-athletes through high school and community college visits, campus visits, and electronic and social media.
• Develop student-athlete physical, spiritual, emotional, academic, and psychological skills and well-being.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate drills, practice plans, conditioning programs, and competition strategies.
• Maintain student-athlete files.
• Assist with competition management of contests as needed.
• Coordinate competition logistics and assist with maintaining accurate statistics.
• Engage with College constituents such as alumni and local communities.
• Attend local, regional, and national professional development clinics, conventions, and seminars.
• Research, refine, and continue to develop knowledge of tennis rules, regulations, and policies affecting responsibilities.
• Maintain First Aid and CPR certification.

Minimum qualifications

• Desire to support the mission of the college.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; master’s preferred (required for teaching and some professional staff positions).
• Coaching/recruiting experience at the collegiate level preferred.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to recruit, develop, motivate and develop student athletes.
• Able to lift, pull, push up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain valid driver’s license.