Job Details
Responsibilities and Duties
Responsibilities for the Assistant Softball Coach include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provides skill instruction for student athletes, including independent planning and implementation of a season-long plan for a set group of athletes
- Participates in all aspects of practice instruction and game coaching
- Under the direction of the head coach, recruits and evaluates prospective student-athletes; organizes official visits, including assigning hosts, creating travel itineraries and managing all budgetary elements of visits while adhering to all NCAA regulations; tracks all admissions through the application process of our prospective student-athletes; and provides instruction to student-athlete hosts on department/NCAA policies & procedures for a visit
- Assists with academic support, fundraising activities, and community servicing including communication and outreach to alumni
- Coordinates with Total Tiger Program Director to track and maintain accurate records of all student-athlete participation in Total Tiger programs
- Assists in all team operations including travel, bus, hotel, and restaurant plans
- Maintains video system
- Assists in creating scouting reports
- Maintains knowledge and adherence to NCAA rules, including completing monthly logs and summaries in correspondence with the Compliance Office
- Performs other duties as assigned
The work hours for this position include nights and weekends, as required by the athletics schedule. Travel is required.
Qualifications and Skills
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- One year of successful softball coaching experience at the camp/clinic, high school, or collegiate level
- Knowledge and understanding of NCAA rules
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred Qualification:
- Softball coaching experience at the Division I level
Organization: Athletics Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Aug 3, 2026
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
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