Job Details

Job no: 493313
Work type: Exempt Staff
Location: Gambier, OH

Kenyon College invites applications for the position of Assistant Field Hockey Coach. This is a full time, 10-month reporting position with benefits. Under the general direction of the Head Field Hockey Coach, this coach will assist with the responsibilities of the NCAA D-III Field Hockey program in accordance and compliance with NCAA, NCAC, and Kenyon College policies and regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Provide assistance to the Head Field Hockey Coach.
• Teach and instruct student-athletes in the rules and fundamentals of field hockey.
• Assistance with the development and implementation of in-season training and workouts, practice and game-day coaching, including set-up and teardown of practice equipment.
• Game film breakdown.
• Recruit academically and athletically strong applicants for admission in the selective, highly competitive application pool at Kenyon College utilizing FrontRush software, including preparing promotional materials.
• Maintain excellent record keeping for all purchases and expenses for the program, to stay within the budget.
• Inventory and safety check all uniforms and specific equipment.
• Work in conjunction with athletic trainers to maintain student-athlete welfare.
• Stay up-to-date with sport and coaching best practices in order to provide opportunities for all involved in the program to become students of the game by sharing knowledge of the sport.
• Participate in the NCAC governance for field hockey at coaches meetings.
• All coaches are assigned additional duties in the areas of facility and event/game management and teaching.