Assistant Tennis Coach

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and tactical instruction, demonstration and teaching the sport’s dynamics to student-athletes to ensure the full potential of individuals and the team as a whole.
• Communicate and motivate effectively with student-athletes to ensure that team members are improving, developing, and progressing as athletes during their collegiate careers.
• Utilize evaluation tools to monitor training progress and analyze performances.
• Aids in implementing practice plans and coaching team during scheduled competitions/events.
• Position program to achieve competitive goals as established in conjunction with athletics administration.
• Maintain effective, proactive, and responsive communication throughout the athletics program, while emphasizing relationships with head coach, sport administrators and support services.
• Operate within the rules, regulations, and policies of the University and the Athletics Department.
• Contribute to and reinforce an environment of academic expectations, achievement, and success that supports and encourages academic progress and graduation.
• Plan and schedule all team travel activities including hotel, buses, planes, meals & practice times.
• Communicate with facilities and maintenance staff concerning facility needs and upkeep.
• Collaborates with Head Coach, Athletic Trainers, and Strength & Conditioning Coach to design academic year (in-season and out-of-season) and summer conditioning programs.
• Order, issue, inventory, and maintain all team equipment and apparel.
• Aid the head tennis coach in all administrative areas.
• Aid with video coordination, and practice and game video administration duties.
• Serve as Camp Coordinator – responsible for logistics, organization and set up of camps.
• Coordinate official and unofficial campus visits for recruits, arranging meetings with academic advisors, team members, and other university staff to give recruits a comprehensive view of the program and campus life.
• Manage the organization and ongoing maintenance of the recruiting database; this includes inputting new recruit information, updating existing profiles with the latest data, and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all records.
• Assist in coordinating the logistical aspects of NCAA certified events, including venue selection, scheduling, transportation arrangements, and other operational details to ensure the smooth execution of each event within compliance guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Colege-level tennis playing experience required.
• Prior NCAA Division I coaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of principles of management, finance, and marketing.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Preferred Ability to string tennis racquets.
• Two (2) years of tennis coaching experience.