Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Line Jobs at Fort Valley State University
Sample Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Line Job Description
Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Line
Job Summary
The Assistant Football Coach assists the head football coach with providing vision, leadership and oversight for current student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, alumni and parents. The Assistant Coach also serves as Defensive Coordinator for the Fort Valley State University (FVSU) NCAA Division II Football Program in accordance with the guidelines established by the department, FVSU, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), and the NCAA.
This is a fulltime, 12-month position that reports to the Head Football Coach.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Abide and comply with all applicable NCAA, SIAC, and FVSU policies, rules and regulations
- Attend practices and games
- Develop practice plans
- Provide individual and small group instruction
- Analyze game/practice videos
- Coordinate, identify, evaluate, and actively recruit prospective students including scheduling on-campus visits
- Attend meetings with the coaching staff and individual student-athletes
- Strive to build and strengthen cross-campus relationships
- Assist Athletics Department with fundraising endeavors
- Perform summer duties and special projects as assigned by the Head Football Coach or Director of Athletics
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelor's degree
- Three (3) years coaching experience
- Experience as a college football player
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Valid Driver's License
- Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA and SIAC rules and regulations governing recruitment, eligibility and related functions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with departmental and university personnel and administration
Preferred:
- Master's degree
- Experience coaching at the collegiate level
- Experience recruiting student athletes
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to work collaboratively with departmental and university personnel and administration
- Demonstrated ability to participate in public relations activities, to include television and radio interviews, and press conferences, as appropriate
- Demonstrated ability to handle high levels of stress and anxiety
Working conditions
- Travel required during playing season and recruitment season
- Evenings, weekends during playing season and recruitment season
- Working outdoors
Physical requirements
- Must be able to stand or walk for an extended period of time
- Lift or carry up to 25 pounds
- Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, reach overhead, lift overhead
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