Women's Soccer Assistant Coach

National Collegiate Athletic Association; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading collegiate athletic organization seeks an Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach to assist in coaching, managing team culture, and recruiting. The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, along with a background in soccer coaching. The position involves working non-traditional hours and travel.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching soccer required; Division I level preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist head coach in training and managing the Women’s Soccer team.
• Organize home games and promote Women’s soccer in the community.
• Identify and correspond with prospective student-athletes.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

The Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach reports to the Head Women’s Soccer Coach and assists in all aspects related to the Women’s Soccer program.

*Willingness and ability to work non-traditional schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Travel required.

*Note: Not all aspects of the job are covered by this job description.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Coaching

1. Assist the head coach in coaching and training the Women’s Soccer team throughout the year as deemed necessary and appropriate by the head coach.
2. Assist the head coach in managing the health of team culture.
3. Assist with video editing system for team analysis and scouting.
4. Assist in scouting of opponents.
5. Manage team heart rate monitor systems and student-athlete recovery.
6. Specific responsibilities will include practice and game preparation for goal keepers.

Administrative

1. Organization for home games, promoting Northwestern Women’s soccer in local community, coordinating film exchanges, compliance related administration for current team and recruiting, coordinating team housing and meals on campus and when traveling, maintain database for current student-athletes and prospective student-athletes, maintain ledger for budget expenditures, and community service.
2. Responsible for adhering to all Department and University policies and procedures, as well as the rules, regulations, bylaws and interpretations of the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA.
3. Responsible for adhering to all Department and University continuing education initiatives and required certifications and trainings.

Recruiting

1. Identify and correspond with qualified prospective student-athletes, organize recruiting calendar events, track the status of recruited prospects, maintain recruiting database, schedule on-campus visits and create itineraries, conduct campus tours, establish and maintain all files on prospective student-athletes.
2. Develop strong relationships and communicate regularly with club and high school coaches.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
2. Previous experience coaching soccer required; experience as a student-athlete or coach at the Division I level preferred
3. Strong written and oral communication skills. Must be meticulous and organized.
4. Preferred goalkeeping specialist with a strong background in collegiate goalkeeping, OR for a field coach that has some comfort working with goalkeepers.
5. Knowledge of rules and regulations of the NCAA, Big Ten Conference and Northwestern University.
6. Familiarity with technology in the following areas preferred: Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word, recruiting database systems, video editing and tagging systems, and heart rate monitoring system.