Head Coach: Men’s Bowling

Saint Vincent College; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA, seeks a Head Coach for the Men’s Bowling program to provide leadership, instruction, and mentorship to student-athletes while building a competitive team culture that reflects the college’s values.

The role includes recruiting qualified players, planning practices, coordinating travel and competitions, managing program operations, and supporting students academically and personally. Evening, weekend, and travel duties are required.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching and/or competing in bowling at the collegiate, high school, or competitive level.
• Strong knowledge of bowling techniques, strategy, player development, and program management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to the academic and personal development of student-athletes.
• Ability to recruit and retain qualified student-athletes.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the Saint Vincent College Men's Bowling program.
• Develop and maintain a culture of integrity, sportsmanship, accountability, and respect.
• Represent Saint Vincent College positively within the campus community and throughout collegiate bowling.
• Plan, organize, and conduct practices focused on technical skill development, strategy, conditioning, and competitive preparation.
• Evaluate individual and team performance while providing constructive instruction and feedback.
• Prepare the team for competitions through scouting, lineup decisions, and match strategy.
• Foster the athletic, academic, and personal growth of studentathletes.
• Lead all recruiting efforts for the men's bowling program.
• Identify, evaluate, and communicate with prospective studentathletes.
• Coordinate recruiting visits and assist prospective students through the admissions process in collaboration with the Director of Club Sports and Admissions Office.
• Build relationships with high school coaches, club coaches, and bowling organizations to strengthen recruiting efforts.
• Coordinate competition schedules in collaboration with the Director of Club Sports
• Organize team travel, lodging, meals, and other logistics for competitions.
• Maintain equipment and uniforms while ensuring proper inventory and care.
• Oversee budget planning and responsible management of program resources.
• Monitor the academic progress and eligibility of studentathletes.
• Encourage academic success and personal responsibility.
• Serve as a mentor and role model while promoting leadership, teamwork, and character development.
• Ensure compliance with all Saint Vincent College, conference, and national governing body rules and regulations.
• Promote a safe environment during all practices, competitions, travel, and team activities.
• Complete all required institutional training and certifications.
• This position requires a significant commitment throughout the academic year, including practices, competitions, recruiting activities, travel, meetings, and other team-related events.

Skills

Bowling knowledge

Coaching & leadership

Recruiting ability

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Description

The Head Men's Bowling Coach is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, and operation of the Saint Vincent College Men's Bowling program. The coach will provide instruction and mentorship to student-athletes while developing a competitive and positive team culture that reflects the mission and values of Saint Vincent College. Responsibilities include recruiting qualified student-athletes, planning and conducting practices, coordinating competitions and travel, managing program operations, and promoting the academic, personal, and athletic success of student-athletes.

Position Title:

Head Coach: Men's Bowling

Reports to:

Athletic Director and Director of Club Sports

Supervises:

Students and Assistant Coaches (if applicable)

Required Qualifications

• Experience coaching and/or competing in bowling at the collegiate, high school, or competitive level.
• Strong knowledge of bowling techniques, strategy, player development, and program management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to the academic and personal development of student-athletes.
• Ability to recruit and retain qualified student-athletes.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

Education:

Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.

Experience:

Previous coaching experience in bowling is preferred. Competitive bowling experience and demonstrated leadership within the sport will also be considered.

Essential Duties

Program Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the Saint Vincent College Men's Bowling program.
• Develop and maintain a culture of integrity, sportsmanship, accountability, and respect.
• Represent Saint Vincent College positively within the campus community and throughout collegiate bowling.

Coaching and Player Development

• Plan, organize, and conduct practices focused on technical skill development, strategy, conditioning, and competitive preparation.
• Evaluate individual and team performance while providing constructive instruction and feedback.
• Prepare the team for competitions through scouting, lineup decisions, and match strategy.
• Foster the athletic, academic, and personal growth of studentathletes.

Recruiting

• Lead all recruiting efforts for the men's bowling program.
• Identify, evaluate, and communicate with prospective studentathletes.
• Coordinate recruiting visits and assist prospective students through the admissions process in collaboration with the Director of Club Sports and Admissions Office.
• Build relationships with high school coaches, club coaches, and bowling organizations to strengthen recruiting efforts.

Program Administration

• Coordinate competition schedules in collaboration with the Director of Club Sports
• Organize team travel, lodging, meals, and other logistics for competitions.
• Maintain equipment and uniforms while ensuring proper inventory and care.
• Oversee budget planning and responsible management of program resources.

Student-Athlete Support

• Monitor the academic progress and eligibility of studentathletes.
• Encourage academic success and personal responsibility.
• Serve as a mentor and role model while promoting leadership, teamwork, and character development.

Compliance and Safety

• Ensure compliance with all Saint Vincent College, conference, and national governing body rules and regulations.
• Promote a safe environment during all practices, competitions, travel, and team activities.
• Complete all required institutional training and certifications.

Time Commitment

• This position requires a significant commitment throughout the academic year, including practices, competitions, recruiting activities, travel, meetings, and other team-related events. Evening and weekend availability is required.

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is provided as a general statement of the nature and duties of the position. The incumbent may be asked to perform other assignments of a similar nature, or related to the effective operation of the department, or as a developmental experience, as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

All positions require the incumbent to be able to fully embrace the unique mission and identity of the College as a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts and sciences institution. Saint Vincent College is committed to diversity and encourages applicants from all qualified candidates. Saint Vincent College is committed to building a diversified and competent population of faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women and minorities. Saint Vincent is an equal opportunity employer.

PLEASE NOTE: Background checks will be performed on all new hires. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory background checks and clearances.

About the Organization Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Our mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourages the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other characteristic protected by law.