Assistant Golf Coach

Job Summary

Position Summary

• Responsible for assisting head golf coach with recruiting and coaching a team of student-athletes the skills of their sport, mentoring the athletes in academic and personal character development, and administrative responsibilities as assigned by the head coach; all within a Christian university environment.

Job Responsibilities

1. Coaching:

•Coaches athletes during matches and practices
•Work with student-athletes in developing skills of golf
•Assesses competitor performance
•Formulates workout plans and game plans
•Coordinates recruiting efforts which involves evaluating current and potential talent at high schools and junior colleges

2. Teaching:

•Mentors students on an individual basis and in groups in developing life-skills, character building activities, and modeling Christian values for students.
•Monitors students-athletes’ academic performance and assists them in balancing academics and athletics.
•Track academic program of student athletes. Advise athletes relative to degree program and assist in course selection.
•Monitor academic progress of student-athletes and counsels with them about issues and progress relative to their coursework.
•Organizes and supervises study halls as necessary.

3. Administrative:

•Operates within the rules as required by the conference and NCAA
•Coordinates the scheduling of opponents
•Arranges for equipment, uniforms and supplies to be available for team
•Plan and execute team travel with authority to commit expenditures up to departmental budget, subject to University purchasing guidelines.
•Purchase within budgeting constraints team equipment and uniforms
•Maintains accounts for budgeting purposes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and prior experience having played and/or coached at the intercollegiate level desired but not necessary