Position Summary & Description
The Office of Intercollegiate Athletics at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania (IUP) invites applicants for an Assistant Softball
Coach. This position will assist the Head Coach with leading the
IUP Softball Program at the Division II level, create a quality
student-athlete experience in academics, athletics, and community
service and will provide academic support to the IUP athletic
department.
Description of Duties:
- Assist in monitoring and encouraging academic progress and
success of student-athletes to ensure continuing eligibility to
participate in NCAA competition and to graduate.
Assist in game preparation (player conditioning, training,
skill building, scouting other teams, and player development
coaching).
Assist in player recruitment by maintaining contact with high
school coaches to identify potential prospects, conducting campus
visits, developing a recruiting schedule, and recommendations for
scholarships.
Assist in coordination and participation in fund-raising
activities in support of IUP's athletic program.
Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the
Director of Athletics or Head Softball Coach.
Instructional Duties:
- Provide instruction to student athletes in position
technique
- Provide instruction to student athletes sport strategy.
- Provide instruction to student athletes in game analysis.
- Provide instruction to student athlete regarding specific game
plans.
- Provide instruction to student athletes regarding physical
conditioning and strength training.
- Provide instruction to student athletes in the area of
nutrition.
- Provide instruction to student athlete regarding NCAA
rules.
- Provide instruction to student athletes regarding university
and program policies and procedures.
- Provide instruction to student athletes in leadership &
conduct.
- Provide instruction to student athletes in community
responsibility.
- Provide academic monitoring and counseling to student
athletes.
- Provide instruction to camp attendees.
- Preparation for instructional activities.
Non-Instructional Duties:
- Monitor student athlete academic ineligibility.
- Scouting competition.
- Monitor compliance with IUP, PSAC, and NCAA rules and
regulations.
- Recruit student-athletes.
- Participate in fundraising activities and other fiscal
responsibilities.
- Other specific duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics
or Head Softball Coach.
Position Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Three years softball coaching experience required
Candidates must have the communication skills and cross-cultural
abilities to maximize their effectiveness with diverse groups of
students, colleagues, and community members.
Candidates must communicate effectively and perform well in the
interview(s).
Essential Functions
This position is heavily involved in outdoor activity and has
periods of heavy exertion. Incumbents must have the following
abilities:
- Ability to travel to field locations and meeting/training sites
by motor vehicle when required.
- To work under a variety of adverse weather conditions such as
extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, dust and snow.
- To be able to work extended hours under adverse conditions in
response to emergency conditions.
- To work in hazardous situations such as around moving heavy
equipment, in and around traffic, at heights, on steep grades, and
on ladders and uneven surfaces.
- Employee must be able to observe and react to hazardous
warnings, back-up alarms, flashing lights, voice commands and hand
signals.
- To perform manual laboring duties such as lifting and carrying
various weights.
- Setting up, operating, testing and measuring equipment.
- Using hand tools such as hammers and pry bars and taking and
transporting material samples.
- Work often requires stooping, kneeling, bending, stretching and
prolonged standing.
- To withstand exposure to chemical agents, exhaust gases and
lubricants, solvents, poisonous plants, animals, and insects and
potential injuries such as bruises, scrapes, cuts, strains and
sprains.
- To wear all types of required protective gear such as a hard
hat, footgear, hearing and eye protection, gloves and
respirators.
