Assistant Sport Performance Coach (Full-Time, 10-Month) (2 Open Positions)
About the role
The Assistant Sport Performance Coach position is a full-time, 10-month appointment with two positions available. The effective date is expected to be August 1, 2026, with a one-year term that can be renewed.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with coaching staff across 19 men’s and women’s athletic teams to assist in the design and delivery of safe, effective, and progressive pre-season, in-season, and off-season sport-specific strength and conditioning programs.
- Implement and monitor training programs that optimize athletic performance and reduce injury risk, including instruction in resistance training, speed, agility, and conditioning techniques, with a consistent emphasis on proper form and safety.
- Support the daily operations of the Sports Performance department under the direction of the Director of Sports Performance, contributing to a positive training environment and advancing the philosophy and objectives of the athletic department.
- Partner with Sports Medicine staff and Team Physicians to implement rehabilitation strategies and structured return-to-play protocols, ensuring student-athletes transition safely and effectively back to competition.
- Maintain professional certification requirements and continuing education.
- Ensure the strength and conditioning facility is maintained to the highest standard to support safe and effective training.
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Sports Performance or other appropriate administrator in support of departmental goals and student-athlete development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification or Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) certification
- Current CPR and First Aid certifications
- Demonstrated two years of practical experience as a Sport Performance specialist in a broad-based collegiate setting
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree (Preferred)
- Knowledge of and adherence to NCAA rules and regulations
- Practical knowledge of periodization, Olympic-style lifts, speed development, agility, flexibility, plyometrics, and conditioning
- Experience as a sport performance coach at the college level
- Demonstrated ability to coach quality student-athletes
- Ability to motivate student-athletes to perform at their optimal level
- Computer skills; public relations skills; excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and excellent organizational skills.
Benefits
The Coaching Assistant (10-Month) classification salary is $66,084 to $80,124 per year (paid as 12 monthly payments). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Pay
The Coaching Assistant (10-Month) classification salary is $66,084 to $80,124 per year (paid as 12 monthly payments). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Schedule
The Assistant Sport Performance Coach position is a full-time, 10-month appointment with two positions available. The effective date is expected to be August 1, 2026, with a one-year term that can be renewed.
Skills
Required documentation includes a letter of application addressing all required qualifications and any preferred qualifications, a resume, name and contact information for three references, copies of the CSCS certification or SCCC certification, CPR certification, and First Aid certification.
Benefits
Finalist will be required to provide official transcript from institution awarding highest degree.
Contact Information
Requests for information should be addressed to: Search Committee Chair, e-mail: BeachAthleticsemployment2@csulb.edu