Distinguishing Characteristics: ATHLETIC COACH Career Progression

ASSISTANT COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH SENIOR
Nature of Work
  • Provide coaching assistance and instruction in support of a specific University student athletic program
  • Use judgment in prioritizing work and selecting and applying methods
  • Influence individuals and area operations
  • Provide coaching, instruction, and administrative oversight in support of a specific University student athletic program
  • Use judgment in prioritizing work and selecting and applying methods and organizational procedures
  • Influence individuals and organizational processes
  • Provide coaching, instruction, and administrative oversight in support of a specific major University student athletic program
  • Use discretion in prioritizing work and selecting and applying methods and organizational procedures 
  • Influence individuals, organizational processes and University operations
Expertise
  • Develop course outlines, instructional strategies, activities, and student and course evaluation processes
  • Assess student progress
  • Provide direct coaching for designated competitive conference and regional intercollegiate athletic teams
  • Assess individual and team progress
  • Serve as departmental leader in athletic activities
  • Provide direct coaching for designated highly competitive conference, regional, and national intercollegiate athletic teams
  • Assess individual and team progress
Interaction
  • Guide, counsel, and instruct student athletes
  • Provide information to internal and external constituents
  • Use comprehensive knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with NCAA, conference and institutional athletic regulations.
  • Guide, counsel, and instruct student athletes
  • Provide information to internal and external constituents
  • Perform recruiting activities
  • Collaborate with medical staff to assess athletic rehabilitation needs, protocols, and exercise plans
  • Use thorough knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with NCAA, conference and institutional athletic regulations
  • Guide, counsel, and instruct student athletes
  • Provide information to internal and external constituents that may be highly charged
  • Perform highly competitive recruiting
  • Collaborate with medical staff to assess athletic rehabilitation needs, protocols, and exercise plans
  • Use thorough knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with NCAA, conference and institutional athletic regulations.
Supervision
  • Provide guidance to student employees
  • Provide functional supervision to exempt, non-exempt, and student employees
  • Provide functional supervision to exempt, non-exempt, and student employees
Conditions
  • Exposure to inclement weather
  • Exposure to inclement weather
  • Moderate travel
  • Exposure to inclement weather 
  • Frequent travel
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a specialized or related field and one to three years’ related experience
  • Specialized certification may be required
  • Knowledge of and adherence to all applicable rules, regulations and policies stipulated by the NCAA, the affiliated conference and institutional athletic regulations required.
  • Bachelor's degree in a specialized or related field and two to four years’ experience
  • Specialized certification may be required
  •  Knowledge of and adherence to all applicable rules, regulations and policies stipulated by the NCAA, the affiliated conference and institutional athletic regulations required.
  • Bachelor's degree in a specific or related field and five to seven years' related experience
  • Specialized certification may be required
  •  Knowledge of and adherence to all applicable rules, regulations and policies stipulated by the NCAA, the affiliated conference and institutional athletic regulations required.