Assistant Coach For Men's Hockey

Job Summary

Responsibilities:

• Instruct and evaluate well-prepared student-athletes.
• Organize and execute individual skill instruction for players.
• Schedule and coordinate conditioning drills and workouts in conjunction with assigned strength training coach.
• Assist with academic advisement, monitoring and development of student-athletes.
• Recruit qualified student athletes for the College men’s ice hockey program.
• Develop scouting reports for opponents as assigned and evaluate game tape.
• Assist with team travel and recruiting trip arrangements.
• Assist with coordinating official and unofficial visits, written correspondence and telephone communications.
• Ensure the men’s ice hockey program is administered with constant commitment to compliance with all institutional, conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Record all practice logs, recruits/recruiting activities in ARMS.
• Supervise work-study students.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree is required, master’s degree is preferred.
• Coaching and/or playing experience is required; coaching, playing, and/or recruiting experience at the Division I Level is preferred.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations is required.
• Previous experience supervising, communicating with, and instructing student-athletes is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Ability to work with a diverse population of student-athletes, parents, coaches, and administrators.
• Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s license with a positive driving record per the college’s insurance provider (with/or upon moving to NYS obtain a NYS driver’s license within NYS DMV residency guidelines after hire).