Assistant Coach - Acrobatics and Tumbling

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with providing positive guidance, skill instruction, and concepts to the Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes.
• Assist with individual training sessions.
• Monitor the study hall hours of the Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes.
• Participate in planning meetings with the head coach to strategize and coordinate practices and competition activities.
• Assist the head coach with promoting and monitoring the physical, emotional, and social well-being of the Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes.
• Assist with recruiting quality student-athletes to maintain preferred squad size by means of personal contact and correspondence, evaluating ability in-person or by video, and on-campus visits all within MSU, NCAA, and NCATA rules.
• Maintain a database of all prospective student-athletes including high school, junior college, and transfers.
• Respond to all inquiries received within a reasonable timeframe, preferably 24 hours.
• Build and maintain recruiting schedules.
• Assist with all aspects of managing official and unofficial visits of prospective student-athletes, including all associated documentation.
• Assist the head coach in creating and cultivating professional relationships with the community to build sponsorship and other fundraising opportunities.
• Assist the head coach in building and fostering relationships with local, regional, and national high schools.
• Assist the head coach with coordinating in community service activities with MSU student development staff and student-athletes.
• Assist the head coach with planning and coordinating summer camps and clinics on the campus of MSU.
• Willingness to participate in professional development opportunities that will translate to the growth of the Acrobatics & Tumbling program.
• Ensure compliance and sound judgment with the University’s Title IX and other MSU policies and procedures.
• Manage MSU and student information confidentially and ethically.
• Assist with the coordination and performance of competition day management as necessary.
• Must be able to travel on an as-needed basis.
• Perform other duties, including administrative, as assigned by the head coach, sports administrator and/or the Vice President & Director of Athletics or designee.