PRIMARY PURPOSE: The primary duty of the Head Men’s Baseball Coach is to teach, train, and develop the skills of the student athletes in the sport of baseball while integrating the Catholic faith through mentorship and virtue development. The head men’s baseball coach will also manage the planning and administration of the men’s baseball program and will provide leadership and oversight to the student athletes, serving as a positive mentor, encouraging virtue development, and creating a positive image within the Ave Maria University mission for the men’s baseball program. The head men’s baseball coach will also be responsible for the sport’s administration, including but not limited to, recruitment and retention of mission-fit student-athletes, scheduling, travel, budget management, fundraising, equipment, overseeing facility maintenance, and overall program management. The head baseball coach will adhere to all guidelines and regulations set forth by the Sun Conference, NAIA and Ave Maria University. |
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Provide technical skill instruction to the baseball team to aid in the skill development of student-athletes at practices.
- Conduct individual training sessions with student-athletes geared at skill development.
- Prepare and oversee the implementation of practice plans that will prepare the team physically and mentally for competition.
- Prepare and oversee the planning and implementation of camps and clinics.
- Monitor the academic, social, and personal development of baseball student-athletes.
- Mentor the student-athletes through virtue development, including the promotion of the integration of the Catholic faith.
- Ensure that NAIA and Sun Conference compliance is followed.
- Ensure that recruiting goals are met regarding roster size, discount rate, and mission-fit culture.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree required |
EXPERIENCE: One to three years of coaching experience, either in the private sector or at the college level. |
CERTIFICATION: N/A |
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: - Possess empathy and common sense to build trust
- Exceptional time management and organization skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and under supervision
- Willingness to serve and to build relationships with those around them
- Must possess strong initiative, leadership skills, organizational skills and project management skills, including the ability to multitask to manage a variety of projects and priorities, coordinating the actions of others, following through on projects to timely completion, and demonstrating excellent judgment with attention to detail
- Microsoft Office experience with Word, Outlook, Publisher, Excel, Power Point software.
- Must support the University’s Catholic mission.
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PHYSICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; the ability to stand, walk and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10 - 20 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, type and perform data entry, visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read technical information, ability to hear in order to answer telephones and to communicate verbally, and the ability to sit for extended periods of time. |
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed indoors and outdoors with minimal safety hazards, and requires seated, standing, and movement work. |
