ASSISTANT MEN’S LACROSSE COACH

Belmont Abbey College; Belmont (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina invites applications for the Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach position. The successful candidate will support all aspects of an established collegiate lacrosse program in alignment with NCAA and Conference Carolinas rules.

The role emphasizes recruiting, practice and game planning, academic monitoring, budgeting and scheduling while assisting the head coach and engaging the college’s Benedictine-Catholic mission to develop student-athletes' mind, body, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with four years of collegiate playing experience.
• Minimum of one year of coaching experience, preferably at the collegiate level.
• Commitment to Belmont Abbey College's Catholic and Benedictine mission.
• Ability to adhere to NCAA and Conference Carolinas rules.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the recruiting plan for the program in compliance with NCAA and Conference Carolinas rules.
• Assist with practice and game plan development.
• Monitor academic progress toward a degree for student-athletes.
• Assist with budgeting and scheduling; support head coach in day-to-day duties and team operations.
• Assist student-athletes and coaches with community service projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Recruiting

Coaching

Budgeting

Game planning

Academic progress monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Summary

Belmont Abbey College, an NCAA Division II institution and member of the Conference Carolinas, invites applications for the Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach position.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate for this position will support all aspects of an established collegiate men’s lacrosse program, including, but not limited to, assisting with the recruiting plan for the program in compliance with NCAA and Conference Carolinas rules and regulations, assisting with practice and game plan development, monitoring academic progress toward a degree for student-athletes, budgeting, scheduling, supporting the head coach in day-to-day duties and team operations, assisting student-athletes and coaches with community service projects, and other duties as assigned. The incumbent must fulfill these duties while adhering to all rules, guidelines, and principles set forth by the NCAA, Conference Carolinas, and Belmont Abbey College.

Qualifications

Preference will be given to those candidates who can demonstrate a vision of recruiting student-athletes who fit well with the institution’s mission and character as a distinctively Catholic and Benedictine college that views sport as a means of developing virtue. The minimum qualifications for this position include a bachelor’s degree, four years of collegiate playing experience, and a minimum of one year of coaching experience, preferably at the collegiate level.

In addition, candidates must wholeheartedly embrace the mission of the College to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences “so that in all things God may be glorified.” The incumbent will consistently demonstrate skills, attitudes, and stable disposition of character to support our Catholic and Benedictine identity while fostering the development of mind, body, and spirit in our students, our staff and the greater community.

Finally, candidates must have a sincere appreciation and acceptance of our Catholic approach to education and an understanding of Pope Saint John Paul II’s Ex Corde Ecclesiae.