Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach - Women's Basketball & Other Sports

Company: Colgate University

Job Location: Hamilton, 13346

Category: Athletics - Coaching

Type: Full-Time

Division: Athletics

Department: Strength & Fitness

Work Arrangement type
On-Site (Hamilton, NY) - expected to work fully at the designated campus/office location.

Hiring Wage/Salary Range
$62,890 - $64,000

Professional Experience/ Qualifications

Prior coaching, graduate assistant, or intern experience in a collegiate strength and conditioning setting.
Strong work ethic and excellent communication skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Exercise Science, Health, Physical Education, or related field.
Two years of coaching at the collegiate level.
Strong background in teaching or coaching ground-based movements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Health, Physical Education, or related field is required.

Certifications

Certification in one or more of the following: CSCS (NSCA), SCCC (CSCCa)
A current valid driver's license, in accordance with the University's Driver Safety and Motor Vehicle Use Policy is required.

Physical Requirements
Must be able to provide technical instruction to students. Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing.

Accountabilities
Reporting directly to the Director of Strength and Conditioning, this position will be responsible for women's basketball and other men's and women's contact and non-contact sports. This includes ensuring a safe and effective working environment in the varsity weight room, strength and conditioning program development and implementation for assigned sports, and working closely with the sports medicine program within university, conference, and NCAA rules and regulations.

The Assistant Coach is required to maintain active certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and/or Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association, as well as demonstrate expertise of sport-specific training methodologies and a commitment, including but not limited to: effective program planning, periodization, competitive strategy, and student-athlete management.

The Assistant Coach will be accountable for the execution of specific strategic activities and outcomes within the assigned sport(s) or area(s). These will include sustained performance, execution, and commitment to development in the following:

Ensuring training philosophies are approved by the Director of Strength and Conditioning
The use of independent discretion and judgment in creating strength and conditioning programs for assigned sports programs
Instructing student-athletes in proper and safe weight training techniques, plyometrics, speed development drills, conditioning exercises, and agility movements that are current and scientifically valid
Effectively communicating and collaborating with a diverse population of student-athletes, coaches and staff
Responsible for overall strength and conditioning program development, execution, and instruction as it pertains to student-athlete sport performance and physical well-being including:
- Program development based on sport specificity, seasonality and competitive strategy, progressive instruction, and acclimation, sports nutrition education and counseling, and injury rehabilitation programming and instruction
- Unchallengeable authority for all strength and conditioning programming and implementation including timing, frequency, type and volume to promote safe and effective performance of student-athletes.
- Ensures all student-athlete injuries are properly reported to appropriate medical staff and that student-athlete injuries are accommodated appropriately in student's strength and conditioning program
- Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and protocols ensuring a safe and effective environment in the varsity weight room by inspecting all equipment, appropriately setting up the facility, and monitoring each team's training sessions, when staffing permits
Accountable for maintaining personal compliance with all relevant governing bodies including:
- NCAA
- specific conference
- athletic department
- university policies
Responsible for role modeling behaviors and leadership for student-athletes, including but not limited to personal accountability, solution driven problem solving, teamwork, and embracing evolving university and divisional priorities

Requisition Number: 2026S031Posting

Temporary: No

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